Psychology vs Research in psychology: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychologie, Psychology
Psychology
Weiten's PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, 11th Edition immerse you in the excitement of this fascinating field while helping you study and retain what you learn. Filled with practical ways that you can apply…
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Research in psychology
"How do experimental psychologists think? How do they acquire psychological knowledge? What methods do they use in their efforts to understand behavior? You'll find a clear, lucid source of answers to these questions in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Research in psychology is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 12 for Psychology.
- Psychology has the widest readership — 48 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Psychology | Research in psychology | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (48) | 5.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Psychology | Research in psychology | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 48 | 2 |
| Editions | 42 | 27 |
| Citations | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 93 | 2 |
| Reading it now | 8 | — |
| Written reviews | 12 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 59994 | — |
| Pages | 679 | 555 |