Themes Lists Trending New
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...

📊 Empirical Psychology

Psychology anchored in measurable data and reproducible experiments, moving the study of the mind from armchair speculation to rigorous, evidence-based science.
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican • 1990
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
3.84
194
📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design📝 Qualitative Methods🛡️ Research Ethics
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology 92%
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
by Hugh Coolican 1990
3.84
194 ratings
📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design📝 Qualitative Methods🛡️ Research Ethics
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
3.65
1k+
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧬 Nature And Nurture🦎 Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology Summary
Psychology 91%
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
by Gillian Butler 1998
3.65
1k+ ratings
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧬 Nature And Nurture🦎 Evolutionary Psychology
Degree in a Book
by Alan Porter • 2018
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
4.02
278
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Degree in a Book Summary
Degree in a Book 91%
Psychology's biggest ideas: why conditioning works, how memory fails, and what shapes personality.
by Alan Porter 2018
4.02
278 ratings
📜 History Of Psychology🧠 Psychology Fundamentals💻 Cognitive Science👥 Social Influence🎭 Personality Theory
Cognitive Psychology
by Robert J. Sternberg • 2005
From raw sensation to intelligent action: the mental systems that make meaning possible.
3.88
453
🧠 Cognitive Science🔬 Experimental Psychology💾 Memory Systems👁️ Perception🗣️ Language Processing
Cognitive Psychology Summary
Cognitive Psychology 91%
From raw sensation to intelligent action: the mental systems that make meaning possible.
by Robert J. Sternberg 2005
3.88
453 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Science🔬 Experimental Psychology💾 Memory Systems👁️ Perception🗣️ Language Processing
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds
by Dennis Proffitt • 2020
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
4.01
238
🧠 Embodied Cognition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌏 Cultural Psychology🌿 Ecological Psychology👁️ Perception Studies
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds Summary
Perception - How Our Bodies Shape Our Minds 91%
Hills steepen with fatigue and distances swell with weight: a tour of the body-built reality.
by Dennis Proffitt 2020
4.01
238 ratings
🧠 Embodied Cognition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌏 Cultural Psychology🌿 Ecological Psychology👁️ Perception Studies
30-Second Psychology
by Christian Jarrett • 2011
50 psychology theories, each in half a minute: from cognitive biases to the illusions of memory.
3.74
1k+
🕰️ History Of Psychology👥 Social Psychology💭 Cognitive Biases🧠 Brain Plasticity🧬 Nature And Nurture
30-Second Psychology Summary
30-Second Psychology 91%
50 psychology theories, each in half a minute: from cognitive biases to the illusions of memory.
by Christian Jarrett 2011
3.74
1k+ ratings
🕰️ History Of Psychology👥 Social Psychology💭 Cognitive Biases🧠 Brain Plasticity🧬 Nature And Nurture
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room
by Jacob Burak • 2013
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
3.61
74
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room Summary
How To Find a Black Cat in a Dark Room 91%
The hidden rules of trust, rivalry, and happiness that your brain follows without your permission.
by Jacob Burak 2013
3.61
74 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology📊 Behavioral Economics😊 Happiness Research
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Adrian Furnham • 2008
Why we obey, misremember, and misjudge: psychology's 50 essential ideas, explained.
3.47
1k+
🧠 Popular Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence💭 Emotional Intelligence😊 Positive Psychology
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know 91%
Why we obey, misremember, and misjudge: psychology's 50 essential ideas, explained.
by Adrian Furnham 2008
3.47
1k+ ratings
🧠 Popular Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence💭 Emotional Intelligence😊 Positive Psychology
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
4.14
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🪤 Cognitive Biases🌑 Unconscious Mind👶 Child Development
Psych Summary
Psych 91%
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023
4.14
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🪤 Cognitive Biases🌑 Unconscious Mind👶 Child Development
Psychology For Dummies
by Adam Cash • 2002
A plain-English map of the mind: what drives you, why you forget, how to think clearer.
3.74
1k+
🧠 Psychology Fundamentals🔬 Behavioral Science🧘 Mental Health Basics🪞 Self-Awareness👥 Social Psychology
Psychology For Dummies Summary
Psychology For Dummies 91%
A plain-English map of the mind: what drives you, why you forget, how to think clearer.
by Adam Cash 2002
3.74
1k+ ratings
🧠 Psychology Fundamentals🔬 Behavioral Science🧘 Mental Health Basics🪞 Self-Awareness👥 Social Psychology
Introducing Psychology
by Nigel C. Benson • 1994
Psychology isn't one science but six rival traditions. This illustrated guide covers them all.
3.64
3k+
🧠 Introductory Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🏫 Schools Of Psychology🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🎨 Illustrated Guides
Introducing Psychology Summary
Introducing Psychology 91%
Psychology isn't one science but six rival traditions. This illustrated guide covers them all.
by Nigel C. Benson 1994
3.64
3k+ ratings
🧠 Introductory Psychology📜 History Of Psychology🏫 Schools Of Psychology🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🎨 Illustrated Guides
Personality
by Lawrence A. Pervin • 1984
The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.
3.80
301
🧠 Personality Psychology📚 Personality Theories🧩 Individual Differences📏 Psychometrics📋 Personality Assessment
Personality Summary
Personality 91%
The central questions of personality psychology, and the scientific tools to answer them.
by Lawrence A. Pervin 1984
3.80
301 ratings
🧠 Personality Psychology📚 Personality Theories🧩 Individual Differences📏 Psychometrics📋 Personality Assessment
How Pleasure Works
by Paul Bloom • 2010
You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.
3.71
4k+
🧠 Hedonic Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔮 Essentialism🎨 Aesthetics
How Pleasure Works Summary
How Pleasure Works 91%
You don't enjoy what you sense; you enjoy what you believe. The underlying nature of pleasure.
by Paul Bloom 2010
3.71
4k+ ratings
🧠 Hedonic Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💰 Behavioral Economics🔮 Essentialism🎨 Aesthetics
The Rough Guide to Psychology
by Christian Jarrett • 2011
A clear-eyed tour of psychology's essential discoveries, from your biased brain to your social self.
3.98
153
📘 Psychology Primers🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence🧬 Neuroplasticity💭 Memory Illusions
The Rough Guide to Psychology Summary
The Rough Guide to Psychology 90%
A clear-eyed tour of psychology's essential discoveries, from your biased brain to your social self.
by Christian Jarrett 2011
3.98
153 ratings
📘 Psychology Primers🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence🧬 Neuroplasticity💭 Memory Illusions
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda N. Edelstein • 1999
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
3.91
1k+
🎭 Character Creation🧠 Personality Types💔 Psychological Disorders🔍 Criminal Psychology👶 Child Development
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits 90%
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999
3.91
1k+ ratings
🎭 Character Creation🧠 Personality Types💔 Psychological Disorders🔍 Criminal Psychology👶 Child Development
Inside the Criminal Mind
by Stanton E. Samenow • 1984
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
3.77
2k+
🧠 Criminal Psychology⚖️ Forensic Psychology🎭 Psychopathy💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
Inside the Criminal Mind Summary
Inside the Criminal Mind 90%
The criminal is not a victim; he is a calculating architect who genuinely sees himself as decent.
by Stanton E. Samenow 1984
3.77
2k+ ratings
🧠 Criminal Psychology⚖️ Forensic Psychology🎭 Psychopathy💭 Cognitive Biases🔄 Cognitive Therapy
This Book Has Issues
by Christian Jarrett • 2008
Your brain lies to you constantly. A guided tour of psychology's most unsettling experiments.
3.55
350
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Perception And Illusion💾 Memory Science👥 Social Psychology
This Book Has Issues Summary
This Book Has Issues 90%
Your brain lies to you constantly. A guided tour of psychology's most unsettling experiments.
by Christian Jarrett 2008
3.55
350 ratings
🎓 Introductory Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases👁️ Perception And Illusion💾 Memory Science👥 Social Psychology
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
782
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology🤝 Social Connectedness👶 Early Childhood
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler 90%
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920
4.06
782 ratings
🧠 Psychodynamic Theory🏥 Clinical Psychology🌱 Humanistic Psychology🤝 Social Connectedness👶 Early Childhood
The Science of Evil
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2011
Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.
3.77
7k+
🧠 Empathy Research🧬 Social Neuroscience👥 Theory Of Mind🎭 Personality Disorders🧩 Autism Spectrum
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil 90%
Zero empathy produces both cruelty and extraordinary systems. The neuroscience behind the split.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011
3.77
7k+ ratings
🧠 Empathy Research🧬 Social Neuroscience👥 Theory Of Mind🎭 Personality Disorders🧩 Autism Spectrum
Born to Be Good
by Dacher Keltner • 2009
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
3.57
729
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Born to Be Good Summary
Born to Be Good 90%
Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.
by Dacher Keltner 2009
3.57
729 ratings
🌞 Positive Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⚖️ Moral Psychology🧠 Emotional Intelligence🗣️ Nonverbal Communication
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation🦴 Embodied Cognition🧠 Attention Management
Look Summary
Look 90%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation🦴 Embodied Cognition🧠 Attention Management
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
🧠 Cultural Psychology📖 Narrative Psychology🗣️ Folk Psychology💬 Meaning Making🪞 Self And Identity
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 90%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
🧠 Cultural Psychology📖 Narrative Psychology🗣️ Folk Psychology💬 Meaning Making🪞 Self And Identity
Out of My Skull
by James Danckert • 2020
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
3.50
359
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
Out of My Skull Summary
Out of My Skull 90%
Boredom is a distress call, not a defect. Muting it with screens only deepens the emergency.
by James Danckert 2020
3.50
359 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience😶 Affective Science🎯 Agency And Motivation🔍 Attention And Engagement🌟 Meaning And Purpose
The Psychopath Inside
by James Fallon • 2013
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
3.50
6k+
🧠 Psychopathy Research🔍 Forensic Psychology💔 Empathy And Emotion🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
The Psychopath Inside Summary
The Psychopath Inside 90%
A neuroscientist studied killers' brain scans and found one that matched his own.
by James Fallon 2013
3.50
6k+ ratings
🧠 Psychopathy Research🔍 Forensic Psychology💔 Empathy And Emotion🌱 Nature Vs Nurture📖 Neuro-Memoir
The Psychology of the Simpsons
by Alan S. Brown • 2006
Homer, Bart, and all of Springfield are walking psychology case studies, and their flaws are ours.
3.67
150
📺 Pop Culture Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Philosophy Of Mind📊 Behavioral Economics🎭 Personality Psychology
The Psychology of the Simpsons Summary
The Psychology of the Simpsons 90%
Homer, Bart, and all of Springfield are walking psychology case studies, and their flaws are ours.
by Alan S. Brown 2006
3.67
150 ratings
📺 Pop Culture Psychology🧠 Cognitive Biases🤔 Philosophy Of Mind📊 Behavioral Economics🎭 Personality Psychology
Cognition
by Daniel Reisberg • 2005
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
3.78
281
🧠 Cognitive Psychology👁️ Attention & Perception🧩 Memory Systems🗣️ Language And Mind💭 Thinking And Reasoning
Cognition Summary
Cognition 90%
How the mind constructs perception, memory, and reasoning, revealed by key experiments.
by Daniel Reisberg 2005
3.78
281 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology👁️ Attention & Perception🧩 Memory Systems🗣️ Language And Mind💭 Thinking And Reasoning
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice
by Jon G. Allen • 2008
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
4.31
39
🧸 Attachment Theory🧠 Social Cognition🌊 Affect Regulation🩹 Trauma Treatment🎭 Borderline Personality
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice Summary
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice 90%
All effective therapy rests on a single trainable capacity: reading the mind behind behavior.
by Jon G. Allen 2008
4.31
39 ratings
🧸 Attachment Theory🧠 Social Cognition🌊 Affect Regulation🩹 Trauma Treatment🎭 Borderline Personality
A Little History of Psychology
by Nicky Hayes • 2024
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
3.90
225
🏛️ History Of Psychology🧭 Schools Of Thought🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
A Little History of Psychology Summary
A Little History of Psychology 90%
Psychology's biggest insights grew from its bitterest feuds and its most embarrassing mistakes.
by Nicky Hayes 2024
3.90
225 ratings
🏛️ History Of Psychology🧭 Schools Of Thought🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Influence
Positive Neuroscience
by Joshua D. Greene • 2016
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
2.50
2
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Affective Neuroscience💭 Emotion And Cognition👁️ Attention And Perception💡 Creativity Research
Positive Neuroscience Summary
Positive Neuroscience 90%
The brain circuit for joy isn't about reward. It widens attention and drives exploration instead.
by Joshua D. Greene 2016
2.50
2 ratings
🧠 Positive Psychology🧬 Affective Neuroscience💭 Emotion And Cognition👁️ Attention And Perception💡 Creativity Research
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity🌍 Cultural Psychology🎭 Free Will Debate
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 90%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity🌍 Cultural Psychology🎭 Free Will Debate
Read People Like a Book
by Patrick King • 2020
You misread people about a quarter of the time. Stacking psychology's models cuts the error rate.
3.40
6k+
🧠 Social Intelligence🧍 Body Language💡 Emotional Intelligence🔍 Lie Detection🔬 Behavioral Psychology
Read People Like a Book Summary
Read People Like a Book 90%
You misread people about a quarter of the time. Stacking psychology's models cuts the error rate.
by Patrick King 2020
3.40
6k+ ratings
🧠 Social Intelligence🧍 Body Language💡 Emotional Intelligence🔍 Lie Detection🔬 Behavioral Psychology
How to Get People to Do Stuff
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2013
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
3.82
712
🎯 Applied Psychology🎨 Behavioral Design⚡ Motivation Science🔁 Habit Formation🧠 Cognitive Biases
How to Get People to Do Stuff Summary
How to Get People to Do Stuff 90%
Seven motivations that override logic, and how to ethically build them into everything you design.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2013
3.82
712 ratings
🎯 Applied Psychology🎨 Behavioral Design⚡ Motivation Science🔁 Habit Formation🧠 Cognitive Biases
Handwriting Analysis
by Karen Kristin Amend • 1980
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
3.82
247
✍️ Graphology🧩 Personality Types🤫 Nonverbal Communication📋 Projective Tests🛋️ Freudian Psychology
Handwriting Analysis Summary
Handwriting Analysis 90%
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
by Karen Kristin Amend 1980
3.82
247 ratings
✍️ Graphology🧩 Personality Types🤫 Nonverbal Communication📋 Projective Tests🛋️ Freudian Psychology
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
10k+
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🔄 Interpersonal Psychology⚡ Existential Psychotherapy🎓 Therapists In Training🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy 90%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ ratings
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🔄 Interpersonal Psychology⚡ Existential Psychotherapy🎓 Therapists In Training🛋️ Psychotherapy Methods
Mind Hacks
by Tom Stafford • 2004
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
3.74
1k+
🧠 Cognitive Science🔧 Applied Psychology📚 Brain-Based Learning🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Perception And Attention
Mind Hacks Summary
Mind Hacks 90%
The user manual your brain never came with: how perception, attention, and memory actually work.
by Tom Stafford 2004
3.74
1k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Science🔧 Applied Psychology📚 Brain-Based Learning🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Perception And Attention
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology
by Scott O. Lilienfeld • 2009
Your psychology textbook got it wrong: 50 widely held beliefs science has disproven.
3.66
5k+
🧠 Pop Psychology Myths🤔 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💭 Memory Illusions📊 Intelligence Testing
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Summary
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology 90%
Your psychology textbook got it wrong: 50 widely held beliefs science has disproven.
by Scott O. Lilienfeld 2009
3.66
5k+ ratings
🧠 Pop Psychology Myths🤔 Cognitive Biases🔬 Scientific Skepticism💭 Memory Illusions📊 Intelligence Testing
The Psychopath Whisperer
by Kent A. Kiehl • 2014
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
4.07
4k+
🏛️ Forensic Psychology🧠 Neurocriminology🎭 Antisocial Personality💔 Empathy Deficits🧬 Affective Neuroscience
The Psychopath Whisperer Summary
The Psychopath Whisperer 90%
Psychopaths share a brain deficit visible by childhood, discovered inside prison with a mobile MRI.
by Kent A. Kiehl 2014
4.07
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Forensic Psychology🧠 Neurocriminology🎭 Antisocial Personality💔 Empathy Deficits🧬 Affective Neuroscience
Destructive Trends in Mental Health
by Rogers H. Wright • 2005
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
3.95
21
🧠 Clinical Psychology🏷️ Diagnostic Overreach⚖️ Psychology Ethics🎭 Victimhood Culture🪄 Pseudoscience Critique
Destructive Trends in Mental Health Summary
Destructive Trends in Mental Health 90%
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
by Rogers H. Wright 2005
3.95
21 ratings
🧠 Clinical Psychology🏷️ Diagnostic Overreach⚖️ Psychology Ethics🎭 Victimhood Culture🪄 Pseudoscience Critique
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity👥 Group Identity💀 Existential Psychology
Selfless Summary
Selfless 90%
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023
3.77
414 ratings
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity👥 Group Identity💀 Existential Psychology
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely • 2008
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
4.12
132k+
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
Predictably Irrational Summary
Predictably Irrational 90%
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
by Dan Ariely 2008
4.12
132k+ ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics📊 Decision Psychology💲 Pricing Psychology🤝 Social Norms⏳ Self-Control
The Optimism Bias
by Tali Sharot • 2011
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
3.78
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias 90%
Your brain overestimates good outcomes; a neuroscientist reveals how this bias shapes memory.
by Tali Sharot 2011
3.78
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Cognitive Biases🌈 Positive Illusions💪 Emotional Resilience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Attention and effort
by Daniel Kahneman • 1973
Your pupils don't just react to light: they track effort, and attention runs out like a tank.
4.12
822
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🔬 Experimental Psychology🔍 Attention Research🎯 Selective Attention⚖️ Cognitive Load
Attention and effort Summary
Attention and effort 90%
Your pupils don't just react to light: they track effort, and attention runs out like a tank.
by Daniel Kahneman 1973
4.12
822 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🔬 Experimental Psychology🔍 Attention Research🎯 Selective Attention⚖️ Cognitive Load
Anger
by Carol Tavris • 1983
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
3.81
257
👥 Social Psychology😤 Anger Management🧠 Emotion Regulation💭 Cognitive Psychology🔍 Myth-Busting Psychology
Anger Summary
Anger 90%
Venting anger doesn't cool you down; it fuels the fire. The evidence against catharsis.
by Carol Tavris 1983
3.81
257 ratings
👥 Social Psychology😤 Anger Management🧠 Emotion Regulation💭 Cognitive Psychology🔍 Myth-Busting Psychology
The Empathy Effect
by Helen Riess • 2018
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
3.81
275
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
The Empathy Effect Summary
The Empathy Effect 90%
Your brain misfires with strangers. A clinician's seven-part method for fixing the empathy circuit.
by Helen Riess 2018
3.81
275 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🧬 Interpersonal Neurobiology🎯 Empathy Training🎭 Cognitive Bias💖 Self-Compassion
The Developing Mind
by Daniel J. Siegel • 1999
Your mind is built by relationships as much as neurons, and the missing ingredient is integration.
4.30
2k+
🧒 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧠 Social Neuroscience⚖️ Emotional Regulation🧘 Mindfulness Meditation
The Developing Mind Summary
The Developing Mind 90%
Your mind is built by relationships as much as neurons, and the missing ingredient is integration.
by Daniel J. Siegel 1999
4.30
2k+ ratings
🧒 Attachment Theory👶 Child Development🧠 Social Neuroscience⚖️ Emotional Regulation🧘 Mindfulness Meditation
La psicopatia
by Robert D. Hare • 2018
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
4.21
28
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
La psicopatia Summary
La psicopatia 90%
Rational, not psychotic: the clinical tool that separates true psychopaths from ordinary offenders.
by Robert D. Hare 2018
4.21
28 ratings
🏛️ Forensic Psychology📋 Clinical Assessment🧠 Psychopathy🎭 Personality Disorders⚠️ Antisocial Behavior
The Blank Slate
by Steven Pinker • 2002
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
4.09
25k+
🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧪 Behavioral Genetics👶 Innate Cognition🧩 Cognitive Biases
The Blank Slate Summary
The Blank Slate 90%
Science has overturned the blank slate. Human nature is real, and building a just world requires it.
by Steven Pinker 2002
4.09
25k+ ratings
🧬 Nature Vs Nurture🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧪 Behavioral Genetics👶 Innate Cognition🧩 Cognitive Biases
Surfing Uncertainty
by Andy Clark • 2015
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
4.09
381
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Philosophy Of Mind🔮 Predictive Processing🧘 Embodied Cognition🌱 Enactivism
Surfing Uncertainty Summary
Surfing Uncertainty 90%
Reality is the brain's best guess, and action is how the body makes it come true.
by Andy Clark 2015
4.09
381 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Philosophy Of Mind🔮 Predictive Processing🧘 Embodied Cognition🌱 Enactivism
Unlocking the Emotional Brain
by Bruce Ecker • 2012
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
4.44
248
🧠 Clinical Psychology🧬 Neuroplasticity💭 Emotional Schemas💾 Memory And Emotion🔗 Therapy Integration
Unlocking the Emotional Brain Summary
Unlocking the Emotional Brain 90%
The brain has a built-in undo for emotional learnings. Most therapy triggers it by accident.
by Bruce Ecker 2012
4.44
248 ratings
🧠 Clinical Psychology🧬 Neuroplasticity💭 Emotional Schemas💾 Memory And Emotion🔗 Therapy Integration
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
3.75
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models💰 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science🌏 Cultural Psychology
Mindware Summary
Mindware 90%
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2015
3.75
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🧩 Mental Models💰 Behavioral Economics⚖️ Decision Science🌏 Cultural Psychology
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 31,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel