18 books like The world of psychology

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Psychology Wayne Weiten · 1989 · ★ 3.8 · 679p · ≈ 22h · Moderate 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 psychology to your everyday life, this bestselling textbook is an experience in learning that you'll remember long after you complete your Introductory Psychology course. Critical Thinking… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychologie, Psychology

Psychological testing and assessment Cohen, Ronald Jay. · 1991 · ★ 3.7 · 720p · ≈ 24h · Moderate Psychological Testing and Assessment presents students with a solid grounding in psycho-metrics and the world of testing and assessment. The book distinguishes itself through its logical organization, readable text, and many pedagogical aids, such as the “Meet an Assessment Professional” feature in every chapter which highlights the works of people such as Dr. Stephen Finn, architect of… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychology

Research in psychology C. James Goodwin · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 555p · ≈ 18h · Moderate "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 C. James Goodwin's Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, Fifth Edition." "A step-by-step approach and an array of study aids - including self-tests, review questions,… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychologie, Psychology

A Primer of Freudian Psychology Calvin S. Hall · 1954 · ★ 3.7 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The purpose of this primer is to present clearly, briefly, and systematically the psychological theories advanced by Sigmund Freud. Freud's contributions in the areas of abnormal psychology, psychopathology, psychotherapy, and psychiatry have been summarized by a number of writers, but his work as a psychological theorist in the area of general psychology has not been presented in a systematic… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Personality, Psychologie

Towards a psychology of being. Abraham H. Maslow · 1962 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In this second edition of Toward A Psychology of Being, there is a constant optimistic thrust toward a future based on the intrinsic values of humanity. Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Personality, Psychology

The Psychology of Everyday Things Donald A. Norman · 1988 · ★ 4.1 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The Design of Everyday Things is a best-selling book by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Donald Norman about how design serves as the communication between object and user, and how to optimize that conduit of communication in order to make the experience of using the object pleasurable. One of the main premises of the book is that although people are often keen to blame themselves when… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychology

Your Mind and How to Use It William Walker Atkinson · 1911 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Psychology is generally considered to be the science of mind, although more properly it is the science of mental states—thoughts, feelings, and acts of volition. It was formerly the custom of writers on the subject of psychology to begin by an attempt to define and describe the nature of mind, before proceeding to a consideration of the subject of the various mental spates and activities. But… Shares: Psychologie, Psychology

Psychology Scott O. Lilienfeld · 2007 · 840p · ≈ 28h · Moderate 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their… Shares: Psychologie, Psychology

Psychology Robert S. Woodworth · 1929 · 674p · ≈ 22h · Challenging First published in 1922, this popular title by R. S Woodworth was revised several times. This twentieth edition from 1949 brought D.G. Marquis on board and was thoroughly revised again, originally published in its current form in 1963. One of the most famous and successful introductions to psychology ever published, this book was very popular in universities and training colleges at the time. Now… Shares: Psychologie, Psychology

The Dogma of Christ Erich Fromm · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "Fromm's developing thought merits the critical attention of all concerned with the human condition and its future." —The Washington Post The essays in this fascinating volume examine present-day psychological and cultural problems with the keen insight and humanistic sympathies characteristic of Erich Fromm's work. The Dogma of Christ provides some of the sharpest critical insights into how the… Shares: Psychology textbooks, Humanities textbooks, Psychology

Psychology Carole Wade · 1987 · ★ 3.8 · 720p · ≈ 24h · Moderate The brain’s superpowers have been discovered by neuroscience. Your genius mind knows how to make your brain dissolve worry and stay in your best internal states longer. The result is a life full of possibility.The Worry-Free Mind shows you how to decipher the architecture of your model of reality, shift it to a newer version, and overcome your tendency to worry every day. With the powerful tools… Shares: Psychologie, Psychology

Menschenkenntnis Alfred Adler · 1927 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Adler explores the development of our personality, introducing all his key themes to explore the nature of the psyche, how character forms, how we see the world, and how we become who we are. Shares: Personality, Psychologie, Psychology

Psychology and the human dilemma Rollo May · 1967 · ★ 4.1 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The development of an existential psychology in America is in good part the work of Rollo May. He helped bring existentialism to psychology some fifteen years ago, and since then his impact has increased each year. As he says here, he isn't an existentialist in a cultist sense. In American psychology, the existential approach is part of a wider trend which includes many views" (Eugene T. Gendlin,… Shares: Psychologie, Psychology

Représentation du monde chez l'enfant Jean Piaget · 1929 · 397p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Issu de plusieurs années d'examen clinique et théorique, ce livre étudie la façon dont l'enfant distingue le monde extérieur d'un monde interne ou subjectif et la coupure qu'il établit entre le moi et la réalité subjective. « Quelles sont les représentations du monde que se donnent spontanément les enfants au cours de leur développement intellectuel ? Quels sont les plans de réalité sur laquelle… Shares: Child development, Psychology

Advances in child development and behavior Hayne W. Reese · 1970 · 254p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Dealing with the methodological and data analytic problems in developmental research, this book presents solutions advanced from the disciplinary perspectives of psychology, behavior analysis and behavioral systems, sociology, and anthropology. Topics addressed include: the metatheoretical issues about the relationship between data and theory the identification and analysis of age, cohort,… Shares: Child development, Psychology

A Spy in the House of Love Anaïs Nin · 1954 · ★ 3.7 · 133p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of deceit across New York. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a bar, and begins a… Shares: Sexuality, Psychology

Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie Sigmund Freud · 1905 · ★ 3.6 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Challenging "The traditional story about the historical origins of Freudian psychoanalysis implies that the Oedipus complex was part of Freudian theory from the very beginning. However, in this first edition of Three Essays on Sexuality, first published in 1905 and never before translated into English, we find no reference whatsoever to the Oedipus complex. Is there a Freudian psychoanalysis that is not… Shares: Sexuality, Psychology

Peau Noire, Masques Blancs Frantz Fanon · 1952 · ★ 4.3 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Fanon, born in Martinique and educated in France, is generally regarded as the leading anti-colonial thinker of the 20th century. His first book is an analysis of the impact of colonial subjugation on the black psyche. It is a very personal account of Fanon's experience being black: as a man, an intellectual, and a party to a French education.--Adapted from wikipedia.org. Shares: Racism, Psychology

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