Ask HN: Introduction to Psychology?

Posted by mrleiter on Sunday July 28, 2019 @06:08AM
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Dear community,

I've recently become interested in psychology. Do you have any recommendations for starters? I doesn't really matter if it is books, podcasts, websites or documentaries.

Thanks in advance!

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Re:Ask HN: Introduction to Psychology? by SE_Student on Sunday July 28, 2019 @06:13AM (#20546754)

This was the require textbook when i took a PSY101 class, I found that it covered many aspects in psychology in friendly and easy manner, along with examples and explanations: "Psychology And Life" https://www.amazon.com/dp/0205843379/

there is also some interesting articles about psychology on the website "Psychology Today": https://www.psychologytoday.com/us

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Re:Ask HN: Introduction to Psychology? by HanQi on Sunday July 28, 2019 @06:37AM (#20546819)

I love psychology！When I was an undergraduate I read a lot of psychology books and take some courses which totally change my life .

I figure out that introduction to psychology is pretty boring to me because it is too broad and not relevant with everyday life ,so I highly recommend to learn two significant branches of psychology:

Positive Psychology :https://positivepsychology.com/harvard-positive-psychology-c... Great course taught by great teacher.

Cognitive bias:https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-What-Isnt-Fallibility/dp/002...

Modern psychology is very interesting and powerful，enjoy it！

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Re:Ask HN: Introduction to Psychology? by DanBC on Sunday July 28, 2019 @06:32AM (#20546804)

The British Psychological Society has a range of interesting articles, especially in their research digest: https://digest.bps.org.uk/

The Mental Elf will sometimes cover psychology: https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/

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