A brand new edition of the thinking person’s guide to popular psychology. In a journey spanning 50 books, hundreds of ideas and over a century, 50 Psychology Classics looks at some of the most intriguing questions relating to what motivates us, what makes us feel and act in certain ways, how our brains work, and how we create a sense of self. This edition includes contemporary classics like Thinking, Fast and Slow; Quiet and The Marshmallow Test. EXPLORE the human condition through the great thinkers in psychology: Alfred Adler on human nature – Albert Bandura on self-efficacy – Isabel Briggs-Myers on personality type – Hans Eysenck on the four dimensions of personality – Albert Ellis on emotions – Erik Erikson on identity crises – Anna Freud on defense mechanisms – Sigmund Freud on dreams – Eric Hoffer on mass psychology – Karen Horney on inner conflicts – Carl Jung on the collective unconscious – Alfred Kinsey on sexual psychology – Melanie Klein on envy – Abraham Maslow on human potential – Stanley Milgram on obedience to authority – I. P. Pavlov on conditioning – Carl Rogers on counselling – Jean Piaget on child psychology – B. F. Skinner on the power of environment DISCOVER the findings of contemporary research and practice: Susan Cain on introversion – Carol Dweck on mindset – Martin Gilbert on happiness – Malcolm Gladwell on intuition – John Gottman on marriage – Temple Grandin on autism – Stephen Grosz on self-delusion – Daniel Kahneman on thinking – Walter Mischel on self-control – Leonard Mlodinow on the subconscious – Steven Pinker on nature vs nurture – V. S. Ramachandran on neurology – Barry Schwartz on the burden of choice GAIN the essence of great writings in psychology: The Nature of Prejudice – The Female Brain – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – A Guide To Rational Living – The Will To Meaning – The Nature of Love – I’m OK, You’re OK – The Divided Self – Gestalt Therapy – The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat – Authentic Happiness – Darkness Visible
ISBN: 978-1-85788-674-0
