Heads Up Psychology

· Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Sara Bowes
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Understand psychology's big ideas, from psychoanalysis to cognition.

"What do dreams mean?" "How do I fit in?" You can learn more about some of the possible answers to these and many other questions in the world of psychology. Heads Up Psychology introduces you to Freud, Maslow, Pavlov and other psychologists, using questions and answers to show how psychology is related to real life.

Psychology is all around us, influencing emotions, motivation and personality. Want the big ideas broken down and explained? Heads Up Psychology makes it easy to engage with psychology's big concepts, including psychoanalysis, intelligence and mental disorders. This introduction to psychology clearly explains psychological theories to answer the questions that you care about in everyday life, such as "Why do good people do bad things?" Heads Up Psychology also includes 'real world' features explaining the influence of psychology in all areas of life and 'case study' panels that describe ground-breaking experiments.

Heads Up Psychology is perfect for anyone looking for the real-life relevance of psychology.

© 2014 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio
Understand psychology's big ideas, from psychoanalysis to cognition. "What do dreams mean?" "How do I fit in?" You can learn more about some of the possible answers to these and many other questions in the world of psychology. Heads Up Psychology introduces you to Freud, Maslow, Pavlov and other...

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Marcus Weeks studied music and philosophy and worked as a teacher before embarking on a career as an author. He has contributed to many books on the arts and popular sciences, including several in DK’s Big Ideas series. He is the author of Heads Up Philosophy, Psychology in Minutes, and Mozart: The Boy Who Changed the World with His Music.
Marcus Weeks studied music and philosophy and worked as a teacher before embarking on a career as an author. He has contributed to many books on the arts and popular sciences, including several in DK’s Big Ideas series. He is the author of Heads Up Philosophy, Psychology in Minutes, and Mozart: T...

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