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Decent pop-psych books?

  • 05-11-2008 12:00am
    #1
    Nervous Wreck
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    For fun reading mostly... Recommend?!


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  • #2
    Xander82
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    Id actually buy a very basic textbook with colour pics and stuff if I was you. There are no good pop-psych books.


  • #3
    p.pete
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    Not read it yet but plan to look at Cialdini's books on influence - was referred to in an attitudes lecture.
    Also take a look at Obedience to Authority - a classic study and the book is fairly enjoyable.
    Anything by Oliver Sacks.


  • #4
    Nervous Wreck
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    Cheeeeeeeeers.


  • #5
    eth0_
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    Pretty offensive to Sacks and Milgram to call their books "pop psychology", p.pete! They're nothing of the sort.


  • #6
    p.pete
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    Well the books are popular at least, sorry to cause offence.


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  • #7
    eth0_
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    "pop psychology" means the "fluffy" stuff like "Chicken soup for the soul", Paul McKenna's books etc, just to clear that up ;-)


  • #8
    p.pete
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    my faith in humanity led me to hope that while pop psychology was asked for, maybe they'd accept something better.


  • #9
    Nevyn
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    There are psych pop up books now ? cool.
    How many pop up penis will there be in the Freud editions ?


  • #10
    Red Sleeping Beauty
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    There's a few of them "Introduction to..." books that touch on psychology. I think I had one on Freud and another simply called "An Introduction to Psychology". Waterstones and Hodgy Fidgy both have a psych section you should find something light in there.


  • #11
    taztastic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭taztastic


    POP UP FREUD TEXTBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

    I love it!
    Someone get a publisher now!


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