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Index

Title Copyright Contents Introduction Old School, New School

GLOSSARY Wundt’s introspection Watson’s behaviourism Psychoanalysis profile: Sigmund Freud The cognitive revolution Evolutionary psychology Positive psychology

Growth & Change

GLOSSARY Piaget’s stages Vygotsky’s zone Birth order profile: Jean Piaget Harlow’s monkeys Kohlberg’s moral stages Neuroplasticity

Decision Making & Emotions

GLOSSARY Ekman’s universal emotions Festinger’s boring task James–Lange theory of emotion profile: William James Damasio’s emotional decision making Wason’s confirmation bias Baumeister’s ego depletion Kahneman & Tversky’s prospect theory

Social Psychology

GLOSSARY The bystander effect Janis’ groupthink Allport’s contact hypothesis Zimbardo’s prison profile: Stanley Milgram Milgram’s obedience study Stereotype threat Follow the leader

Ways We Differ

GLOSSARY The Lake Wobegon effect The big five Fundamental attribution error profile: Hans Eysenck Nature via nurture The Flynn effect Ericsson’s 10,000-hour rule Nominative determinism

Disordered Minds

GLOSSARY Sperry’s split brains Seligman’s prepared learning Charcot’s hysteria Rosenhan’s insane places profile: Aaron Beck Kapur’s aberrant salience Maslow’s humanistic psychology Beck’s cognitive therapy Extreme male brains

Thoughts & Language

GLOSSARY The placebo effect Pavlov’s dogs Sapir–Whorf hypothesis Chomsky’s universal grammar Loftus’ false memories profile: Elizabeth Loftus Embodied cognition Broadbent’s bottleneck Miller’s seven Consciousness

APPENDICES

Resources Notes on contributors Index Acknowledgments