All in the Mind Psychology for the Curious.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Furnham, Adrian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter Descriptions
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Some Quirky Quotes About Psychology
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Public Ignorance About Psychology
  • 1.3 Tackling Student Skepticism About Psychology
  • 1.4 Psychology and Control
  • 1.5 How People Get Tricked
  • 1.6 Conclusion
  • 2 "Untangling" Myths and Psychological Realities
  • 2.1 Popular Myths
  • 2.2 Mind and Brain Myths
  • 2.3 Myths about Happiness
  • 2.4 Modern Myths of Popular Psychology
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3 The Names and Dates That Shaped Psychology's History and Development
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 The Psychology Thinkers and Their Ideas
  • 3.3 Conclusion
  • 4 Science, Pseudo-Science, and Conspiracy Theories
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Maxims for Distinguishing Science From Non-Science
  • 4.3 Superstition vs. Science
  • 4.4 Common Sense
  • 4.5 Beware the Fortune Cookie
  • 4.6 Conspiracies and Cover-Ups
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • 5 The Man Called Freud
  • 5.1 Knowledge of Psychoanalysis
  • 5.2 Quizzes
  • 5.3 The Basics
  • 5.4 The Dynamics of Personality
  • 5.5 The Structure of Personality
  • 5.6 The Development of Personality
  • 5.7 Dreaming
  • 5.8 Critiques
  • 5.9 Freud and Falsifiability
  • 5.10 Freud Today
  • 6 A Guide Into Abnormal Psychology
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Being Sane in an Insane Place
  • 6.3 Mental Illnesses
  • 6.4 How Good Are You?
  • 6.5 Conclusion
  • 7 Psychology and Work
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Management and Common Sense
  • 7.3 Psychologists as Business Consultants
  • 7.4 The Hawthorne Effect
  • 7.5 Money, Motivation, and Happiness
  • 7.6 Stress at Work
  • 7.7 Conclusion
  • 8 Do Looks Matter?
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Defining Attractiveness
  • 8.3 Are Attractive People More Intelligent?
  • 8.4 Why do we Find Particular Physical Characteristics Attractive?
  • 8.5 What Are the Key Factors?
  • 8.6 Physical Characteristics and Personality
  • 8.7 Attractive Personalities
  • 8.8 Attractiveness at Work
  • 8.9 Conclusion
  • 9 Judging and Nudging
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Cognitive Biases
  • 9.3 Behavioral Economics
  • 9.4 Conclusion
  • 10 A Psychologist in the Marketplace
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 The Consumer as an Individual
  • 10.3 Children and Advertising
  • 10.4 Vulnerability
  • 10.5 Consumer Decision Making
  • 10.6 The Social Consumer
  • 10.7 Services and Products
  • 10.8 Ethics and Consumer Well-Being
  • 10.9 Conclusion
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Index
  • End User License Agreement

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