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TIME The Science of You: The Factors That Shape Your Personality
What is it, precisely, that makes you unique? TIME probes the science of human development in search of answers and identifies the major factors that shape your personality and thought patterns. Learn why some people are introverts and others extroverts and why some people lack confidence while others have it in abundance. Discover how genetics, physicality, brain function, family, cultural and social influences-including surprising factors such your dreams and what you consume-define the science of YOU.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published May 14, 2013
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February 8, 2019
interesting, the dancing between social science and neuroscience
January 23, 2014
Meh. I've never read a TIME-related science book before, and I'm not sure I will again.
This was basically a collection of psychology-related essays written by a variety of people. A few of them were really interesting, a few made me want to roll my eyes in irritation (really, people? You see a lack of generosity and willingness to share money as a sign of introversion? And you see hanging upside down in a playground as automatically being better in all circumstances than what a child can learn via technology?)
Most of them, though, held a point or two of interest about "how psychological knowledge has changed since I studied it" (hint: quite a lot really, which you'd expect, given that it's been nearly 20 years since I did my degree)
I'd be loathe to recommend this as "a good introduction to psychology" (too much clear bias coming through in too many of the essays). But if you read it as "This is a collection of the thoughts of a few different experts in their particular areas, with some evidence they've collected to back up their viewpoints (and with little recognition of any contradictory evidence), you might enjoy it.
This was basically a collection of psychology-related essays written by a variety of people. A few of them were really interesting, a few made me want to roll my eyes in irritation (really, people? You see a lack of generosity and willingness to share money as a sign of introversion? And you see hanging upside down in a playground as automatically being better in all circumstances than what a child can learn via technology?)
Most of them, though, held a point or two of interest about "how psychological knowledge has changed since I studied it" (hint: quite a lot really, which you'd expect, given that it's been nearly 20 years since I did my degree)
I'd be loathe to recommend this as "a good introduction to psychology" (too much clear bias coming through in too many of the essays). But if you read it as "This is a collection of the thoughts of a few different experts in their particular areas, with some evidence they've collected to back up their viewpoints (and with little recognition of any contradictory evidence), you might enjoy it.
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