
Psychology
Why It Matters
Richard Wiseman(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-5095-5042-5 (ISBN)
Description
You are remarkable: You experience a vast range of thoughts and emotions, including falling in love, remembering last Tuesday, contemplating the meaning of life, and calculating complex equations. And you can carry out an almost infinite range of behaviours, such as sauntering down the street, juggling tennis balls, singing in falsetto or riding a unicycle.
Psychology is the study of these things: of how we think, feel and behave, of what makes us special as individuals, and of what we have in common with our fellow human beings.
Psychologist, bestselling author and YouTube star Richard Wiseman argues that psychology matters in five key ways: it boosts critical thinking, reveals the hidden workings of the mind, debunks popular and harmful myths about human behaviour, provides vital material to inform debates in politics, education, medicine and other fields, and can be used to improve ourselves and our societies.
If you've ever wondered why we often fail to see what's right before our eyes, how to spot a liar, about the secret to happiness, or how to create a more altruistic society, then this book is for you.
Psychology is the study of these things: of how we think, feel and behave, of what makes us special as individuals, and of what we have in common with our fellow human beings.
Psychologist, bestselling author and YouTube star Richard Wiseman argues that psychology matters in five key ways: it boosts critical thinking, reveals the hidden workings of the mind, debunks popular and harmful myths about human behaviour, provides vital material to inform debates in politics, education, medicine and other fields, and can be used to improve ourselves and our societies.
If you've ever wondered why we often fail to see what's right before our eyes, how to spot a liar, about the secret to happiness, or how to create a more altruistic society, then this book is for you.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
252 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-5042-5 (9781509550425)
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Richard Wiseman is Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, and the bestselling author of numerous books which have been translated into over thirty languages. He has given keynote addresses to The Royal Society, The Swiss Economic Forum, Google and Amazon. He is the creator of the YouTube channel Quirkology which has two and a half million subscribers.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 How Does Your Mind Really Work?
2 A Unique Toolkit
3 Myth Busting
4 Informing and Resolving Debate
5 Creating a Better World
Conclusion
Notes
References and Further Reading
Introduction
1 How Does Your Mind Really Work?
2 A Unique Toolkit
3 Myth Busting
4 Informing and Resolving Debate
5 Creating a Better World
Conclusion
Notes
References and Further Reading