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  • Summary with the book: Chapters on History of Psychology by Van der Velde - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Consciousness: An Introduction by Blackmore and Troscianko - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology by Brysbaert and Rastle - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Pioneers of Psychology by Fancher and Rutherford - 5th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychological Communication: Theories, Roles and Skills for Counsellors by Van der Molen a.o. - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychological Science by Gazzaniga - 7th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychology by Ciccarelli and White - 6th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychology by Gray and Bjorklund - 8th edition
  • Summary with the book: Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell a.o. - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein - 1st edition

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Summary of Chapters on History of Psychology by Van der Velde - 1st edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - How has psychology as a science developed?
  • Chapter 2 - Who were Descartes and Hobbes?
  • Chapter 3 - What is empiricism?
  • Chapter 4 - What kind of science is or should psychology be?
  • Chapter 5 - How did psychology develop in the 19th and 20th century?
  • Chapter 6 - What is psychoanalysis?
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Who were Descartes and Hobbes? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What is empiricism? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What kind of science is or should psychology be? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How did psychology develop in the 19th and 20th century? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What is psychoanalysis? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
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Summary - Consciousness: An Introduction - Blackmore, Troscianko - 3rd edition

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Summary of Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology by Brysbaert and Rastle - 2nd edition

Summary of Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology by Brysbaert and Rastle - 2nd edition

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Psychology: the wider picture, where did it all start? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What was the scientific revolution in the 17th century about? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
Which psychological science theories emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
How has psychology as a science evolved in recent centuries? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
What is the history of the scientific reputation of psychology? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What is the history of brain research within psychology? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
What are the historical views within psychology of the "mind-brain dilemma"? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
How does psychological science affect our daily lives? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
What is science and how did the scientific method arise? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
Is psychology a science? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
What is the contribution of qualitative and quantitative research models within psychology? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
How do biological, psychological and sociological influences relate to psychology? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What is the influence of psychology on society? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
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Summary of Pioneers of Psychology by Fancher and Rutherford - 5th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Pioneers of Psychology by Fancher and Rutherford - 5th edition - Exclusive

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  • Introduction to the book Pioneers of Psychology
  • Chapter 0 - Why does one study history of psychology?
  • Chapter 1 - Foundational ideas from the Antiquity
  • Chapter 2 - Philosophy of the mind: what are the thoughts of Descartes, Locke and Leibniz?
  • Chapter 3 - Physiologists of the mind: which important scientists examine the brain in the period between Gall and Penfield?
  • Chapter 4 - The sensing and perceptive spirit: which developments took place in this area in the period between Kant and the Gestalt psychologists?
  • Chapter 5 - How did Wundt develop experimental psychology?
  • Chapter 6 - What is the impact of Darwin's ideas on psychological concepts?
  • Chapter 7 - Measuring the mind: what are Galton's thoughts about individual differences?
  • Chapter 8 - American pioneers: what are the thoughts of
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Why does one study history of psychology? – Chapter 0 - Exclusive
Foundational ideas from the Antiquity - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
Philosophy of the mind: what are the thoughts of Descartes, Locke and Leibniz? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
Physiologists of the mind: which important scientists examine the brain in the period between Gall and Penfield? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
The sensing and perceptive spirit: which developments took place in this area in the period between Kant and the Gestalt psychologists? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How did Wundt develop experimental psychology? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What is the impact of Darwin's ideas on psychological concepts? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
Measuring the mind: what are Galton's thoughts about individual differences? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
American pioneers: what are the thoughts of James, Hall, Calkins and Thorndike? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
Psychology as behavioural science: how is this area affected by Pavlov, Watson and Skinner? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
Social psychology: how did this psychology develop? The period after Mesmer? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
The mind in conflict: what does Freud's psychoanalysis mean? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
Personality psychology: what are the thoughts of Allport and Maslow? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
The developed spirit: how have Binet and Piaget contributed to the study of intelligence? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What does cognitive psychology entail? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What does applied psychology mean? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
What does clinical psychology mean? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
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Summary of Psychological Communication: Theories, Roles and Skills for Counsellors by Van der Molen a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

Summary of Psychological Communication: Theories, Roles and Skills for Counsellors by Van der Molen a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is psychological conversation?
  • Chapter 2 - Which attitude suits a care provider?
  • Chapter 3 - What is the 'client-centered' method?
  • Chapter 4 - What does the social learning theory consist of?
  • Chapter 5 - How are goals, roles, and models of conversation related to one another?
  • Chapter 6 - What general skills does a social worker need?
  • Chapter 7 - How does a social worker find a good interpretation?
  • Chapter 8 - What role does the counselor play in the client's life changes?
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What is psychological conversation? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
Which attitude suits a care provider? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What is the 'client-centered' method? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What does the social learning theory consist of? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How are goals, roles, and models of conversation related to one another? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What general skills does a social worker need? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
How does a social worker find a good interpretation? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What role does the counselor play in the client's life changes? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
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Summaries per chapter with the 7th edition of Psychological Science by Gazzaniga

Summaries per chapter with the 7th edition of Psychological Science by Gazzaniga

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  • What is the science of psychology? - Chapter 1
  • Which research methods are used in psychology? - Chapter 2
  • How does biology influence behavior? - Chapter 3
  • What is the difference between conscious and unconscious processes? - Chapter 4
  • How do the processes of perception and sensation work? - Chapter 5
  • How do we learn? - Chapter 6
  • How does memory work? - Chapter 7
  • What is the psychological view on thinking, language and intelligence? - Chapter 8
  • What is the psychological perspective on human development? - Chapter 9
  • How do emotions and motivations work? - Chapter 10
  • Which factors can influence health and well-being? - Chapter 11
  • What is social psychology? - Chapter 12
  • How does psychology view personality? - Chapter 13
  • What are different psychological disorders? - Chapter 14
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What is the science of psychology? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
Which research methods are used in psychology? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
How does biology influence behavior? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What is the difference between conscious and unconscious processes? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How do the processes of perception and sensation work? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
How do we learn? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
How does memory work? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What is the psychological view on thinking, language and intelligence? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
What is the psychological perspective on human development? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
How do emotions and motivations work? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
Which factors can influence health and well-being? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
What is social psychology? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
How does psychology view personality? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What are different psychological disorders? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
How are psychological disorders treated? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
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Summary of Psychology by Ciccarelli and White - 6th edition

Summary of Psychology by Ciccarelli and White - 6th edition

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  • Chapter 1 - What does psychology consist of?
  • Chapter 2 - What is the biology behind our behavior?
  • Chapter 3 - How do our senses work and how do we process them?
  • Chapter 4 - What is consciousness and how is it affected?
  • Chapter 5 - How does learning work?
  • Chapter 6 - How does memory work?
  • Chapter 7 - What is cognition?
  • Chapter 8 - How do people develop across the life span?
  • Chapter 9 - How do motivation and emotion work?
  • Chapter 10 - What are sexuality and gender and what are their influence on our lives?
  • Chapter 11 - How does stress work?
  • Chapter 12 - What is social psychology?
  • Chapter 13 - What theories of personality are there?
  • Chapter 14 - What psychological disorders are there?
  • Chapter 15 - What psychological therapies are there?
What does psychology consist of? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What is the biology behind our behavior? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
How do our senses work and how do we process them? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What is consciousness and how is it affected? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How does learning work? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
How does memory work? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
What is cognition? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
How do people develop across the life span? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
How do motivation and emotion work? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
What are sexuality and gender and what are their influence on our lives? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
How does stress work? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
What is social psychology? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What theories of personality are there? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What psychological disorders are there? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What psychological therapies are there? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
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Summary of Psychology by Gray and Bjorklund - 8th edition - Exclusive

Summary of Psychology by Gray and Bjorklund - 8th edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - What is the background of the study of psychology?
  • Chapter 2 - What different methods are there in the field of psychology?
  • Chapter 3 - How do genetics and evolution form the foundation for behavior?
  • Chapter 4 - How do neurons control behavior?
  • Chapter 5 - What are the mechanisms of motivation and emotion?
  • Chapter 6 - How are smell, taste, pain and hearing studied?
  • Chapter 7 - How does the psychology of vision work?
  • Chapter 8 - What basic processes underly learning?
  • Chapter 9 - How do memory, attention, and consciousness work?
  • Chapter 10 - How do we solve problems when taking reasoning and intelligence into account?
  • Chapter 11 - How did thought and language develop?
  • Chapter 12 - What is the course of psychosocial development?
  • Chapter 13
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What is the background of the study of psychology? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What different methods are there in the field of psychology? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
How do genetics and evolution form the foundation for behavior? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
How do neurons control behavior? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
What are the mechanisms of motivation and emotion? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
How are smell, taste, pain and hearing studied? – Chapter 6 - Exclusive
How does the psychology of vision work? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What basic processes underly learning? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
How do memory, attention, and consciousness work? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
How do we solve problems when taking reasoning and intelligence into account? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
How did thought and language develop? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
What is the course of psychosocial development? – Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What is social psychology? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What is personality psychology? – Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What psychological dysfunctionalities do exist? – Chapter 15 - Exclusive
What kind of treatments do exist for psychological disorders? – Chapter 16 - Exclusive
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Summary of Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

Summary of Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell a.o. - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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  • How do we fall off the straight and narrow? - Chapter 1
  • What is decision quality and its historical context? - Chapter 2
  • What are the stages of judgment? Part I Discovering, acquiring, and combining information - Chapter 3
  • What are the stages of judgment? Part II Feedback effects and dynamic environments - Chapter 4
  • How can we appraise probability judgments? - Chapter 5
  • What are judgmental heuristics and biases? - Chapter 6
  • What is associative thinking? - Chapter 7
  • How can we analyze decisions? Part I A general framework - Chapter 8
  • How can we analyze decisions? Part II Prospect theory and preference reversals - Chapter 9
  • What role does experience play in decisions? - Chapter 10
  • How does time influence decision? - Chapter 11
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How do we fall off the straight and narrow? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What is decision quality and its historical context? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What are the stages of judgment? Part I Discovering, acquiring, and combining information - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What are the stages of judgment? Part II Feedback effects and dynamic environments - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How can we appraise probability judgments? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What are judgmental heuristics and biases? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
What is associative thinking? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
How can we analyze decisions? Part I A general framework - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
How can we analyze decisions? Part II Prospect theory and preference reversals - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
What role does experience play in decisions? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
How does time influence decision? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
How can we learn to choose, and choose to learn? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What role do optimality and expertise play? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
Two systems of judgment and decision making? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What role do emotional influences play in decision making? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
How does group decision making work? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
How can we apply psychological insights to the world outside the laboratory? - Chapter 17 - Exclusive
When, how, and why can we (or can we not) learn to make good decisions? - Chapter 18 - Exclusive
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Summary of Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein - 1st edition - Exclusive

Summary of Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein - 1st edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 2 - What sparks the passion for procedures?
  • Chapter 3 - How can the invisible be seen?
  • Chapter 4 - How biased is our thinking?
  • Chapter 5 - How do intuition and analysis compare or differ?
  • Chapter 6 - How can intuition and analysis be blended to make rapid decisions?
  • Chapter 7 - Why do experts sometimes commit errors?
  • Chapter 8 - How can decisions be automated?
  • Chapter 9 - When is more less?
  • Chapter 10 - When is practice a vice?
  • Chapter 11 - What are the limits of feedback?
  • Chapter 12 - How can one connect the dots when it comes to sensemaking?
  • Chapter 13 - Do we think like computers?
  • Chapter 14 - When is it time for moving targets?
  • Chapter 15 - What are
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How can the invisible be seen? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
How biased is our thinking? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How do intuition and analysis compare or differ? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
How can intuition and analysis be blended to make rapid decisions? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
Why do experts sometimes commit errors? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
How can decisions be automated? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
When is more less? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
When is practice a vice? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
What are the limits of feedback? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
How can one connect the dots when it comes to sensemaking? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
Do we think like computers? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
When is it time for moving targets? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What are the risks of Risk Management? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
How is cognitive wavelength correlated to the creation of common grounds? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
What is the significance of unlearning? - Chapter 17 - Exclusive
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