Psy-Q: You know your IQ - now test your psychological intelligence - Couverture souple

Ambridge, Ben

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781252106 ISBN 13 : 9781781252109

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Psychology is everywhere. Our emotions and desires, the decisions we make on a daily basis - absolutely every aspect of the way we think and feel has been studied by psychologists. Through dozens of interactive puzzles, IQ tests, quizzes, jokes, puns and visual illusions, Ben Ambridge guides us through this wealth of research, showing us how we can better understand ourselves. Debunking tabloid speculation, revisiting old favourites like the Stanford Prison Experiment and unearthing bleeding edge research unknown to the general reader, renowned psychologist Ben Ambridge blows away the received wisdom to reveal to enthusiasts and novices alike the psychology behind our daily lives. With wit and humour aplenty, he explains whether your blue eyes make you more or less trustworthy, how analogies can help cure cancer, whether Rorschach's famous inkblot tests really work, what your love for heavy metal (or Mozart) says about you, how psychology could help solve the obesity crisis and countless other revealing, entertaining and downright astonishing tests of your Psy-Q. Visit Ben's accompanying website, benambridge.wordpress/, and test yourself - and your friends.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

A cornucopia of brain-teasers and other (psycho)logical delights that will challenge, surprise and amuse - Guy Deutscher, author of Through the Language Glass

A book that manages to be both broad and deep, serious but lots of fun. Recommended - Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist

A clear and engaging explanation of many psychological phenomena you've vaguely heard of, and many more you'll be glad to learn about --Stephen Pinker

Biographie de l'auteur :

Ben Ambridge is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. His article 'Why Can't We Talk to the Animals?' was shortlisted for the 2012 Guardian-Wellcome Science Writing Prize. Psy-Q is his first book for a general audience.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781252106
• ISBN 13: 9781781252109
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352