The Rough Guide to Psychology
Christian JarrettPsychology finds the scientific answers to questions that people have pondered for centuries, replacing folk wisdom and supposition with research and experiment. The Rough Guide to Psychology provides an illuminating tour of this varied subject, exploring such topics as:
• Memories, illusions and whether technology is changing our brains
• Criminal profiling and neuroscience
• Personality and intelligence tests—are we getting cleverer?
• Language, swearing and that tip-of-your-tongue feeling
• Psychological conditions, from ADHD to depression
• Gender differences—innate or culturally determined
• Leadership and persuasion in business and politics
From the classic studies to the most recent academic findings, this book ensures you're up to speed with the latest psychological science.
Christian Jarrett is an award-winning journalist for The Psychologist journal, the flagship publication of the British Psychological Society. A coauthor of This Book Has Issues: Adventures in Popular Psychology, he has also written for New Scientist magazine, the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, and the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. To learn more, visit psychologywriter.org.uk.