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12484838 No.12484838 [Reply] [Original]

what are some god tier books about psychology for a beginner

>> No.12484890

Unironically a textbook

I havn't read Kahneman's 'thinking, fast and slow' (though I did cite it one time) but it could be a good entry point into cognitive psyc

I enjoyed 'obedience to authority' by Milgram

>> No.12484889

Any specific field of psychology?

>> No.12484893

the 48 laws of power

the art of seduction

the psychology of influence

>> No.12484900

>>12484838
JP's 12 rules for life

>> No.12484997

>>12484838
yes

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>>12484838
The story of philosophy by Will Durant

>> No.12485422

>>12485378
Psychology isn't philosophy

>> No.12486813

>>12484838
Unironically Modern Man in Search of Soul by Jung is great. I know Jung has been thrown into the trashcan because of Wash-Your-Lobster Man, but Jung does have a lot of stuff that is pretty great. Freud even has some good work despite being the Ur Jew.

>> No.12486828

>>12484893
>>12484900
based front-of-barnes-and-nobles tier

>> No.12487326

>>12484838
The vectors of mind: Multiple-factor analysis for the isolation of primary traits

by thurstone

>> No.12487365

In search of meaning, Viktor Frankel
Development throughout the lifespan, Pearson
Research methods and statistics in psychology, Cooligan
Abnormal Psychology Holen Noeksema
Health Psychology, Taylor
The Sage Handbook of Counselling Psychology, Feltham
Social Psychology, Pearson

just pick a place to start

>> No.12487383

>>12487365
I especially reccomend the sage handbook of counselling Psychology.

Colin is a pretty alright dude, and I've had the pleasure of learning from him myself.

In search of meaning flows well narratively and will teach you a lot of intuitive stuff that you won't find in a textbook.

Research methods and statistics is only relevant if you want to read the scientific literature

Abnormal psychology is good if you're interested in the nuances of disorder

>> No.12488993

It's old, but try William James

>> No.12489102

Taleb's twitter feed.

>> No.12489139

>>12485422
They're intimately related

>> No.12489157

>>12489139
so are me and your mom but that don't make us the same person, tiger. stick to the op's topic, champ. got it?

>> No.12489163

>>12486813
unironically this

>> No.12489218

>>12484838
The blank slate, by Steven pinker. Best thing he ever wrote and literally btfos half of the world's psychophilosophies by identifying just three of the assumptions they're based on.

>> No.12489581

>>12484838
obviously General Psychological Theory by Freud. Has all his bangers in it.