Psychology vs Research in psychology: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychologie, Psychology

Cover of Psychology

Psychology Wayne Weiten · 1989 ★★★★☆ 3.8 679 pages · ≈ 12 h 34 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Research in psychology

Research in psychology C. James Goodwin · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.9 555 pages · ≈ 10 h 17 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Research in psychology is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 12 for Psychology.

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