The Rough Guide to Psychology An Introduction to Human Behaviour and the Mind (Rough Guides)

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Contents

Preface v

Acknowledgements vi

Introduction: What is psychology? 3

Part I: Welcome to you

1 How you see yourself 23
2 Your brain 34
3 Your sense of the world and movement within it 55
4 Your memories 74
5 Decisions and emotions 89
6 Your development 105

Part II: You and me

7 Personal relationships 133
8 Romantic interest 147
9 Talking to each other 156

Part III: Same difference

10 Nature–Nurture 171
11 Personality 176
12 Intelligence 186
13 Gender and species differences 202

Part IV: All of us

14 Prejudice and racism 215
15 Beliefs and morals 223
16 Dangerous mobs vs. wise crowds 240