All in the Mind, 3rd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Chapter Descriptions
4. Preface to the Third Edition
5. Acknowledgments
6. Some Quirky Quotes About Psychology
7. 1 Introduction
   1. 1.1 Introduction
   2. 1.2 Public Ignorance About Psychology
   3. 1.3 Tackling Student Skepticism About Psychology
   4. 1.4 Psychology and Control
   5. 1.5 How People Get Tricked
   6. 1.6 Conclusion
8. 2 “Untangling” Myths and Psychological Realities
   1. 2.1 Popular Myths
   2. 2.2 Mind and Brain Myths
   3. 2.3 Myths about Happiness
   4. 2.4 Modern Myths of Popular Psychology
   5. 2.5 Conclusion
9. 3 The Names and Dates That Shaped Psychology’s History and Development
   1. 3.1 Introduction
   2. 3.2 The Psychology Thinkers and Their Ideas
   3. 3.3 Conclusion
10. 4 Science, Pseudo‐Science, and Conspiracy Theories
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Maxims for Distinguishing Science From Non‐Science
    3. 4.3 Superstition vs. Science
    4. 4.4 Common Sense
    5. 4.5 Beware the Fortune Cookie
    6. 4.6 Conspiracies and Cover‐Ups
    7. 4.7 Conclusion
11. 5 The Man Called Freud
    1. 5.1 Knowledge of Psychoanalysis
    2. 5.2 Quizzes
    3. 5.3 The Basics
    4. 5.4 The Dynamics of Personality
    5. 5.5 The Structure of Personality
    6. 5.6 The Development of Personality
    7. 5.7 Dreaming
    8. 5.8 Critiques
    9. 5.9 Freud and Falsifiability
    10. 5.10 Freud Today
12. 6 A Guide Into Abnormal Psychology
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Being Sane in an Insane Place
    3. 6.3 Mental Illnesses
    4. 6.4 How Good Are You?
    5. 6.5 Conclusion
13. 7 Psychology and Work
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Management and Common Sense
    3. 7.3 Psychologists as Business Consultants
    4. 7.4 The Hawthorne Effect
    5. 7.5 Money, Motivation, and Happiness
    6. 7.6 Stress at Work
    7. 7.7 Conclusion
14. 8 Do Looks Matter?
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Defining Attractiveness
    3. 8.3 Are Attractive People More Intelligent?
    4. 8.4 Why do we Find Particular Physical Characteristics Attractive?
    5. 8.5 What Are the Key Factors?
    6. 8.6 Physical Characteristics and Personality
    7. 8.7 Attractive Personalities
    8. 8.8 Attractiveness at Work
    9. 8.9 Conclusion
15. 9 Judging and Nudging
    1. 9.1 Introduction
    2. 9.2 Cognitive Biases
    3. 9.3 Behavioral Economics
    4. 9.4 Conclusion
16. 10 A Psychologist in the Marketplace
    1. 10.1 Introduction
    2. 10.2 The Consumer as an Individual
    3. 10.3 Children and Advertising
    4. 10.4 Vulnerability
    5. 10.5 Consumer Decision Making
    6. 10.6 The Social Consumer
    7. 10.7 Services and Products
    8. 10.8 Ethics and Consumer Well‐Being
    9. 10.9 Conclusion
17. References
18. Further Reading
19. Index
20. End User License Agreement