Tâm lí học: Khái lược những tư tưởng lớn

Big Ideas Simply Explained

by Nigel C. Benson

Tâm Lí Học - Khái Lược Những Tư Tưởng Lớn

Ta có thực sự là những cá nhân tự do với bản sắc riêng… hay tất cả chúng ta đều chỉ biết tuân phục số đông? Thiên tài là nhờ dưỡng dục hay tự nhiên? Vô thức điều khiển chúng ta như thế nào? Những câu hỏi như trên chính là tiền đề cho các công trình của nhiều tư tưởng gia và khoa học gia lớn của thế giới, trong một lĩnh vực giàu sức lôi cuốn, đó là tâm lí học.

Với văn phong dễ hiểu và sáng sủa, Tâm lí học – Khái lược những tư tưởng lớn là tập hợp những bài viết ngắn gọn hàm súc giải thích rõ những điều khó hiểu, những sơ đồ giúp làm sáng tỏ những lí thuyết rối rắm, những trích dẫn dễ nhớ, cùng những minh họa dí dỏm giúp chúng ta chơi đùa với những kiến thức nền tảng về tâm lí học.

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Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Science, Reference, Philosophy, History, Self Help

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Voula Grand · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to confess an interest: I am one of the contributing authors to this book, having written the sections on the psychology of difference.
My personal interest apart, this book is a really brilliant summary of the major psychological thinkers, setting out the big ideas, and explaining them clearly and concisely, using charts and illustrations to clarify the main points.
A book of interest to anyone with an interest in psychology.
Winner of the British Psychological Society Book of the Year Award 2012.

[Hiba · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was just what it promised, lots of big ideas, simply explained and put. The book had several schools of psychology, several theories of different psychologists throughout history with each of their ideas simply put and layed out in a way that makes it fun to read the book.
There were charts, to clarify the main ideas of each psychological thinker, which I found extremely useful.
The book is perfect for anyone who wants some major knowledge about the subject, or is about to enroll in this field of studies.

[Dave Edmunds · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Soren Kierkegaard

I picked this book up as I wanted to refresh my knowledge on psychology as someone who studied the subject over twenty years ago. Yes, back in the 90's! A time when I was partying a lot more than I was studying. It was certainly going to be interesting to see how much I remembered! Plus having an understanding of the subject is something that comes in handy in day-to-day life, trying to understand other people and yourself.

The book itself give a broad explanation of psychology, including a wide variety of theories, detailing the historical development from way back in ancient Greece. And I have to say it does this very well. Everything is covered, with sections on:

Philosophical Roots
Behaviourism
Psychotherapy
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Psychology of Difference

Each section includes the most prominent figures in each area and the contribution they made. We have such eminent figures as Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, Viktor Frankl, Carl Rogers, Albert Bandura and of course Sigmund Freud.


"Tell me about your mother" Sigmund Freud

It's all written in an engaging style that's easy to understand, getting right to the point. Although it doesn't go really in depth that's of course not the purpose of the book. It's an excellent quick reference that provides a good starting point in identifying areas that interest you that will require further research. It even provides the most prominent works of each psychologist if you wanted to look any of those up.

Overall, this is a great starting point for a beginner or someone who has a general interest in the field. It certainly scratched my itch to revisit the subject after all these years and it was surprising how a lot came flooding back to me. So if you're someone completely new to the subject or as old as the hills like me and looking to get back into psychology then I thoroughly recommend it. So do yourself a favour and you might just learn something useful.

Thanks for reading and...cheers!

[Arielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I am about to enter my first semester of college (as a psych major) within the next week, I found reading this book to be a great refresher of all the intro information I learned last year in high school. In addition to reviewing previously learned information, there were some new ideas thrown in to keep me intrigued. This is a great choice for students interested in studying psychology, or even for those who just have an interest in it, who want to understand some main ideas without overly complex explanations.

[Sam Lidester · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has a shotgun of text that seems like it was copied and pasted from the Wikipedia articles on Psychology. The author(s) make no attempt to analyze or explain any ideas beyond a cursory sentence or two. Irrelevant details are more numerous than examples illustrating the ideas. Would you like to know where 100 different people were born and worked for no reason? There is also no attempt at organization: related people, ideas, and timelines are seemingly randomly placed throughout the text. It somehow fills that sweet spot of not having enough detail to be used a reference, but also not enough explaining for basic understanding.

[عبدالرحمن عقاب · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتابٌ شيّق ورائع، يعتبر رحلة ممتعة وسريعة في عالم "علم النفس" على اختلاف مدارسه وتطوّراته.
يعرض الكتاب لأهم علماء النفس على مرّ التاريخ المعروف لهذا العلم، موجزًا فيما معدله صفحتين أسئلة هذا العالم وإجاباته وأهم تجاربه ونتائجه، ويقدّم كل فصل قصير بجدول زمني لتطوّر الفكرة، ورسم بياني مبسط لفكرة ذلك العالم. ويعتمد الكتاب التقسيم الموضوعي (كعلم النفس الإجتماعي والتطوري و الذهني..) وأيضًا التقسيم الزمني التراتبي.
والكتاب يستحقّ القراءة من المهتمين بعلم النفس، أو الراغبين في الإطلاع على أهمّ ملامحه حتى زماننا هذا.
هذا الكتاب ومثله من الكتب من دار
DK
للنشر ، والتي تحمل على غلافها جملة
( Big ideas simply explained)
أفكار كبيرة بشرح سهل؛ تُعتبر وبحقّ "مراجع" سريعة و"مقدمات" موجزة بأسلوب جميل للعلوم التي تتناولها، وأظنّ أنّ هذا ما يحتاجه القاريْ المتعلّم في زمن تكاثر المعلومات وتوالد التخصصات والعلوم المذهل .

[Alireza Aghamohammadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

بعد از خواندن این کتاب با حدود ۱۰۰ نفر از بزرگان روانشناسی و طرز فکر آن‌ها آشنا می‌شوید. یک دید خوبی نسبت به شاخه‌های مختلف روانشناسی، تاریخچه هر کدام و ارتباط بین نظریه‌های مختلف پیدا می‌کنید.

قطعاً این کتاب ارزش خواندن دارد مخصوصاً برای افرادی مثل من که در رشته‌ای دیگر تحصیل کرده‌اند و می‌خواهند مطالب را به زبان ساده یاد بگیرند.

[erigibbi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Valutazione: 4.5

Il libro della psicologia inizia con un approfondimento sulla filosofia, senza di essa probabilmente non ci sarebbe stata la psicologia. Si incontrano nomi probabilmente noti anche a chi non ha mai studiato questa materia come Cartesio e Kierkegaard per dirne due.

E si comincia poi ad entrare in quella che è davvero psicologia con Wundt, Ebbinghaus, Binet e Piaget. Nomi che mi hanno accompagnata per anni di studi.

C’è il comportamentismo, l’inconscio, la psicologia cognitiva, la psicologia sociale, la psicologia dello sviluppo e la psicologia delle differenze.

Da persona che ha studiato per anni queste materie, posso dirvi che questo libro è fatto bene. Metterci tutti i nomi del mondo, tutte le teorie del mondo e tutti gli esperimenti del mondo è impossibile. Ma se volete un’infarinatura generale ci può stare. Io ho addirittura preso qualche appunto 😂🙈

[Brooke Nelson]

DNF for now but I might pick it up again when I’m in the mood!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was pretty good as a refresher for people already knowledgeable about psychology and contained some things I didn't know. However, some concepts are considered inaccurate now and it isn't clear enough in this book which concepts those are.

Also, there is a major error in the chapter on Skinner. Negative reinforcement is actually the process of removing an aversive stimulus in order to encourage a behavior to continue. Not application of an aversive stimulus in order to stop a behavior. This is really basic in psychology and this error makes me wonder what else may be incorrect.

The therapy chapter was actually really helpful for me because I am trying to reinforce some of the concepts from some of those approaches to improve my self-concept.

[Osama · Rating 5 out of 5]

مقدمة مفيدة لعلم النفس تشمل نظريات متعددة مكتوبة بأسلوب مبسط.

[Chaitra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it so much.

[Alistair · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book.It's simplicity is the key to it.I would recommend it to people with at least a passing interest in psychology.I also want to get others in the series.

Contents
10.Introduction

Philosophical Roots - Psychology in the making
18. The four temperaments of personality - Galen
20. There is a reasoning soul in this machine - Descartes
22. Dormez! - Abbé Faria
24. Concepts become forces when they resist one another - Johann Friedrich Herbart
26. Be that self which one truly is - Søren Kierkegaard
28. Personality is composed of nature and nurture - Francis Galton
30. The laws of hysteria are universal - Jean-Martin Charcot
31. A peculiar destruction of the internal connections of the psyche - Emil Kraepelin
32. The beginnings of the mental life date from the beginnings of life - Wilhelm Wundt
38. We know the meaning of "consciousness" so long as no one asks us to define it - William James
46. Adolescence is a new birth - G. Stanley Hall.
48. 24 hours after learning something, we forget two-thirds of it - Hermann Ebbinghaus
50. The intelligence of an individual is not a fixed quantity - Alfred Binet
54. The unconscious sees the men behind the curtains - Pierre Janet

Behaviourism - Responding to our environment
60. The sight of tasty food makes a hungry man's mouth water - Ivan Pavlov
62. Profitless acts are stamped out - Edward Thorndike
66. Anyone, regardless of their nature,can be trained to be anything - John B. Watson
72. That great God-given maze which is our human world - Edward Tolman
74. Once a rat has visited our grain sack we can plan on its return - Edwin Guthrie
75. Nothing is more natural than for the cat to 'love' the rat - Zing-Yang Kuo
76. Learning is just not possible - Karl Lashley
77. Imprinting cannot be forgotten! - Konrad Lorenz
78. Behaviour is shaped by positive and negative reinforcement - B.F. Skinner.
86. Stop imagining the scene and relax - Joseph Wolpe

Psychotherapy - The unconscious determines behaviour
92. The unconscious is the true physical reality - Sigmund Freud
100. The neurotic carries a feeling of inferiority with him constantly -Alfred Adler
102. The collective unconscious is made up of archetypes - Carl Jung
108. The struggle between the life and death instincts persists throughout life - Melanie Klein
110. The tyranny of the 'shoulds' - Karen Horney
111. The superego becomes clear only when it confronts the ego with hostility - Anna Freud
112. Truth can be tolerated only if you discover it yourself - Fritz Perls
118. It is notoriously inadequate to take an adopted child into one's home and love him - Donald Winnicott
122. The unconscious is the discourse of the Other - Jacques Lacan
124. Man's main task is to give birth to himself - Erich Fromm
130. The good life is a process not a state of being -Carl Rogers
138. What a man can be, he must be - Abraham Maslow
140. Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds meaning - Viktor Frankl
141. One does not become fully human painlessly - Rollo May
142. Rational beliefs create healthy emotional consequences - Albert Ellis
146. The family is the 'factory' where people are made - Virginia Satir
148. Turn on,tune in,drop out - Timothy Leary
149. Insight may cause blindness - Paul Watzlawick
150. Madness need not be all breakdown.It may also be break-through - R.D. Laing
152. Our history does not determine our destiny - Boris Cyrulnik
154. Only good people get depressed - Dorothy Rowe
155. Fathers are subject to a rule of silence - Guy Corneau

Cognitive Psychology - The Calculating brain
160. Instinct is a dynamic pattern - Wolfgang Köhler
162. Interruption of a task greatly improves it's chances of being remembered - Bluma Zeigarnik
163. When a baby hears footsteps, an assembly is excited - Donald Hebb
164. Knowing is a process not a product - Jerome Bruner
166. A man with a conviction is a hard man to change - Leon Festinger
168. The magical number 7, plus or minus 2 - George Armitage Miller
174. There's more to the surface than meets the eye - Aaron Beck
178. We can only listen to one voice at once - Donald Broadbent
186. Time's arrow is bent into a loop - Endel Tulving
192. Perception is externally guided hallucination - Roger N. Shepard
193. We are constantly on the lookout for causal connections - Daniel Kahneman
194. Events and emotion are stored in memory together - Gordon H. Bower
196. Emotions are a runaway train - Paul Ekman
198. Ecstasy is a step into an alternative reality - Mihály Csíkszentmihlyiá
200. Happy people are extremely social - Martin Seligman
202. What we believe with all our hearts is not necessarily the truth - Elizabeth Loftus
208. The seven sins of memory - Daniel Schacter
210. One is not one's thoughts - Jon Kabat-Zinn
211. The fear is that biology will debunk all that we hold sacred - Steven Pinker
212. Compulsive behaviour rituals are attempts to control intrusive thoughts - Paul Salkovskis

Social Psychology - Being in a world of others
218. You cannot understand a system until you try to change it - Kurt Lewin
224. How strong is the urge towards social conformity? - Solomon Asch
228. Life is a dramatically enacted thing - Erving Goffman
230. The more you see it, the more you like it - Robert Zajonc
236. Who likes competent women? - Janet Taylor Spence
237. Flashbulb memories are fired by events of high emotionality - Roger Brown
238. The goal is not to advance knowledge, but to be in the know - Serge Moscovici
240. We are, by nature, social beings - William Glasser
242. We believe people get what they deserve - Melvin Lerner
244. People who do crazy things are not necessarily crazy - Elliot Aronson
246. People do what they are told to do - Stanley Milgram
254. What happens when you put good people in an evil place? - Philip Zimbardo
256. Trauma must be understood in terms of the relationship between the individual and society - Ignacio Martín-Baró

Developmental Philosophy - From infant to adult
262. The goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things - Jean Piaget
270. We become ourselves through others - Lev Vygotsky
271. A child is not beholden to any particular parent - Bruno Bettelheim
272. Anything that grows has a ground plan - Erik Erikson
274. Early emotional bonds are an integral part of human nature -John Bowlby
278. Contact comfort is overwhelmingly important - Harry Harlow
279. We prepare children for a life about whose course we know nothing - Françoise Dolto
280. A sensitive mother creates a secure attachment Mary Ainsworth
282. Who teaches a child to hate and fear a member of another race? - Kenneth Clark
284. Girls get better grades than boys - Eleanor E. Maccoby
286. Most human behaviour is learned through modelling - Albert Bandura
292. Morality develops in six stages - Lawrence Kohlberg
294. The language organ grows like any other body organ - Noam Chomsky
298. Autism is an extreme form of the male brain - Simon Baron-Cohen

Psychology Of Difference - Personality and intelligence
304. Name as many uses as you can think of for a toothpick - J.P. Guilford
306. Did Robinson Crusoe lack personality traits before the advent of friday? Gordon Allport
314. General intelligence consists of both fluid and crystallized intelligence - Raymond Cattell
316. There is an association between insanity and genius - Hans J. Eysenck
322. Three key motivations drive performance - David C. McClelland
324. Emotion is an essentially unconscious process - Nico Frijda
326. Behaviour without enviromental cues would be absurdly chaotic - Walter Mischel
328. We cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in psychiatric hospitals - David Rosenhan
330. The three faces of Eve - Thigpen & Cleckley
332. Directory
340. Glossary
344. Index
351. Acknowledgments


quotes

"People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us" Albert Ellis

"Human remembering does not work like a videotape recorder or a movie camera"
Elizabeth Loftus

"Behaviour partly created the environment, and the resultant environment, in turn, influenced the behaviour." Albert Bandura

"The I is always in the field of the Other"
Jacques Lacan

"In wartime, a soldier does not ask whether it is good or bad to bomb a hamlet."
Stanley Milgram

"Obedience to authority is not a feature of German culture, but a seemingly universal feature of human behaviour"
Stanley Milgram

[melhara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, I enjoy reading textbooks in my spare time. My knowledge of psychology is limited to what I learned in high school and Sociology 101 in university. This book did help a psychology noob, such as myself, further my understanding of the discipline. I think this book is probably best suited for high school or first-year university students, as it provides very basic background information on various psychological concepts.

Of course, I did recognize many of the psychologists and concepts that were presented. They've covered everything from Freud, to Pavlov, to Zimbardo. But here are some things I found interesting from each chapter that I don't remember learning in school.

Philosophical Roots
In this chapter, we learn about the earliest psychologists and some of the (weird) things they believed in. For example, Wilhelm Wundt believed that every living being has a consciousness, even single-celled organisms (an amoeba's ability to devour food means it has some form of consciousness).

Behaviorism
The most famous behaviourists were, obviously, Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner. But what I found fascinating was Joseph Wolpe's research that shows that you can 'unlearn' fear by relaxing and facing your fears head on.

Psychotherapy
Besides learning more about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, I learned about Fritz Perls who developed the very zen Gestalt prayer with principles that I would love to live by.

"I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectation, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped."

On the other spectrum of loving and respecting yourself, is Donald Winnicott's notion of 'healthy hatred' - where he claims that it's natural and completely appropriate for parents to hate their children in a healthy way by acknowledging and tolerating the hate (without acting on it, of course).

"People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us" - Albert Ellis

Cognitive Psychology
This was probably my favourite chapter as it focuses on the fascinating topic of how the mind works (especially in terms of memory - how we remember things, and why our memories are unreliable). For example, Bluma Zeigarnik discovers that the human mind remembers details of an interrupted task better than a completed task. Furthermore, Gordon H. Bower realized that we store memories of events and emotions together (when we are happy, we remember happy things and when we are sad, we recall sad memories). Daniel Schacter and Elizabeth Loftus' research shows that our memories are unreliable - what we believe is not necessarily the truth. Meanwhile, Leon Festinger realizes that people with unshakeable conviction are difficult to change - they will find ways to create new evidence that is aligned with their beliefs (I'm sure we all know stubborn people like this).

Social Psychology
Famous social psychologists include Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo but have you heard of Robert Zajonc? Robert Zajonc's experiments showed that 'the more you see it the more you like it.' Meaning that we tend to like things that we're familiar with, or that we've been exposed to frequently. For example, you may not like the design of a poster in your classroom, but the more you see it, the more it starts to grow on you. This causes an attitude change on a subconscious level - you can start liking things that you didn't like without even realizing it! (Which is, I suppose, is why advertisements are such an important aspect of marketing)

Developmental Psychology
This was also a fascinating chapter on the development of the brain from childhood to adulthood, and how psychologists have revolutionized educational curriculums worldwide based on their discoveries on how children process information.
What I found to be the most interesting part of this chapter was the section on 'Who teaches a child to hate and fear a member of another race?' Here, Kenneth Clark made very important discoveries on how society teaches kids to form prejudices at an early age.

Psychology of Difference
What I found to be absolutely entertaining to read in this section, was David Rosenhan's experiment that led to the discovery that psychiatric hospitals in the 1970s were incapable of distinguishing the sane from the insane.

[Scout Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book that highlights the major influences, studies and basis of psychology.
It took me 2 months to get through because it is packed with information like a textbook and is hard to digest (you can only read a little bit at a time).

Also as I mentioned with other books in this series I'm not a big fan of the format; in this book it was alright but that added to how slowly I got through it.

I'd recommend to those who are very interested in psychology and are willing to read textbook format to glean information.

[Marijus Gailius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kai viskas taip vikipedizuota ir įgūglinta, net pamiršti, koks gėris yra atsiversti enciklopediją. Šioji leidžia pasikartoti žinomus dalykus ir atrasti naujų, labai patogios struktūros, o svarbiausia, kad vos atsivertus tarytum perkrauna mąstymą – nuo grandininio (nuo nuorodos iki nuorodos), iki tokio rišulinio, korinio, suteikiančio visumos pojūtį.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained” is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the fascinating field of psychology. The book covers more than 100 influential ideas and theories from the history and present of psychology, ranging from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience. Each idea is explained with clear and engaging text, accompanied by colorful graphics and illustrations that help the reader visualize the concepts. The book also includes biographies of key figures in psychology, such as Freud, Jung, Skinner, and Piaget, as well as timelines, charts, and glossaries that provide additional information and context.

The audiobook version of The Psychology Book is narrated by Cassandra Campbell, a veteran voice actor who has narrated over 700 audiobooks. Campbell's voice is pleasant and expressive, and she delivers the content with clarity and enthusiasm. She also uses different accents and tones to distinguish the quotes and dialogues of various psychologists and thinkers, adding some variety and personality to the narration. Campbell's narration makes the audiobook easy to follow and enjoyable to listen to, even for complex and abstract topics.

The Psychology Book is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn more about psychology, whether they are students, professionals, or curious readers. The book covers a wide range of topics, such as personality, cognition, emotion, motivation, social psychology, developmental psychology, abnormal psychology, and psychotherapy. The book also explores the connections between psychology and other disciplines, such as biology, philosophy, art, and religion. The book is organized into six sections, each focusing on a major branch of psychology. The reader can choose to read the book from cover to cover, or skip to the sections and ideas that interest them the most.

“The Psychology Book” is not only informative, but also entertaining and inspiring. The book showcases the diversity and creativity of psychology, and how it has shaped our understanding of ourselves and others. The book also invites the reader to reflect on their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and to apply the insights of psychology to their own lives. The book is a stimulating and enjoyable journey through the human mind, and a valuable addition to any library.

[♛✨Christine ♛✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a helpful and informative read. It won't let you down when it comes to all psychological research and their researchers. A great starter package for anyone interested in psychology.

[Maria Ferreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aborda as principais teorias da psicologia e resume a história da psicologia ao longo de séculos.
É um livro interessante, mas pouco profundo.

[Soko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Үнэхээр үнэхээр сонирхолтой ном. Баталгаатай, нотолгоотой судалгаанд үндэслэн бичихдээ энгийн сонирхогчдод ойлгомжтой тайлбарласан нь над мэтийн энэхүү шинжлэх ухааны зах далайгаас хачирхан өнгийх бяцхан тархинд оч бадрууланхан дууслаа. Дараа дараагийн психологийн номыг унших суурийг тавьлаа. Өөрийн зан байдал, түүнийг хэрхэн өөрчлөх, суурь ойлголтоо өөрчлөх номнуудыг унших жил болгосон юм уу, энэ жилийн сонгож уншиж буй номнууд нэг л өөр, нэг л өөр жил байх чинь ээ. Энгийн амьдралын хэм хэмнэлээс жаахан гажуу өөрөөр хэлбэл сонирхдоггүй, мэддэггүй зүйлээ сонирхон судлах нь бас нэгэн аялал шүү гэж өөрийгөө өөрөөр мэдрэх нэгэн боломж уриатай л зарим номыг сүнгэнүүлэнхэн явна дөө. Бас монголоос алдартай социологич төрөх болтугай хэмээн ерөөл тавиад дуусгая өө...

[Mohamed Lagzouli · Rating 4 out of 5]

And here i quote the main character of golden boy, "This is so educational! "

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you’re brand new to psychology this book is probably a good place to start as it gives you an overview of all the prominent psychologists across time from the dawn of psychology to almost the present day. It also categories them into different approaches within psychology such as behaviourist, cognitive etc. which gives a contextual wrap around to the development of psychology across time. My only concern is the factual accuracy of some of the theory, as I noticed that negative reinforcement was actually incorrectly explained, and so I worried that some of what I was reading that I was unfamiliar with may not actually be true. If you’re familiar with psychology I wouldn’t bother as it’s a basic description of the research and contributions to the field and so probably isn’t any more illuminating than what you already know.

[Mireya]

No le voy a poner nota porque no se que decir. Me encantan los temas de psicologia, aprender y leer sobre ello, pero creo que este libro no es lo que me esperaba. Es un breve repaso de las diferentes corrientes psicológicas. Así visto me parecía perfecto para empezar y tener una idea general, pero se me ha hecho tremendamente tedioso, he estado 3 meses para leerlo...

No cuenta nada en profundidad, es como un libro de texto que no te incita nada a seguir leyendo y no parece que te aporte nada de interés que luego vayas a recordar, porque es una forma de comunicar demasiado seca.

No lo puntúo porque no me creo en el conocimiento de criticarlo, simplemente no es lo que me esperaba yo y me ha aburrido mucho.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you haven't studied psychology (or have forgotten everything you learned in school) this is a solid read to help enlighten you about human nature (from several different and frequently contradictory points of view).

It covers quickly about 75 different "discoveries" in psychology across several major areas (like psychoanalysis, behaviorism, etc). A few of the sections really struck me as important realizations (like people's desires to remain consistent even in the face of overwhelming facts against their beliefs).

[Razi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic, beautifully illustrated road map to major ideas and milestones in the field of psychology, from its philosophical roots, to its beginnings with behaviorism and psychoanalysis, to the more recent concepts and scientific discoveries.

I appreciate most how easy it is to digest, comfortable to read, and easy it is to refer back to it as a brief refresher. I also like how there are recommendations for further reading, should one wish to.

[Sacrela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful to read through before taking a psychology course.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very thorough and beautifully made encyclopedia of the history of psychology for the general public.

[Ana Arenzana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe it would be great if every person who is thinking about studying a Psychology degree read this in advance! I think every author is explained in an accesible way to the general public.

[Charisse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meaty and dense, but a great intro to a variety of philosophies and thought schools.

[Aiste · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5*