An original history of psychology told through the stories of its most
important breakthroughs and the people who made them Advances in
psychology have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind.
Imaging technology allows researchers to monitor brain activity,
letting us see what happens when we perceive, think, and feel. But
technology is only part of how ideas about the mind and brain have
developed over the past century and a half. In Our Minds, Our Selves,
distinguished psychologist and writer Keith Oatley provides an
engaging, original, and authoritative history of modern psychology
told through the stories of its most important breakthroughs and the
men and women who made them. Our Minds, Our Selves traverses a
fascinating terrain: forms of conscious and unconscious knowledge;
brain physiology; emotion; stages of mental development from infancy
to adulthood; language acquisition and use; the nature of memory;
mental illness; morality; free will; creativity; the mind at work in
art and literature; and, most important, our ability to cooperate with
one another. Controversial experiments--such as Stanley Milgram's
investigation of our willingness to obey authority and inflict pain
and Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues' study of behavior in a
simulated prison—are covered in detail. Biographical sketches
illuminate the thinkers behind key insights and turning points:
historical figures such as Hermann Helmholtz, Charles Darwin, Sigmund
Freud, Jean Piaget, B. F. Skinner, and Alan Turing; leading
contemporaries such as Geoffrey Hinton, Michael Tomasello, and Tania
Singer; and influential people from other fields, including Margaret
Mead, Noam Chomsky, Jane Goodall, and Gabrielle Starr. Enhancing our
understanding of ourselves and others, psychology holds the potential
to create a better world. Our Minds, Our Selves tells the story of
this most important of sciences in a new and appealing way.
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ISBN
9781400890040
Publisert
2018
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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