Mindwatching

London England: Book Club Associates, 1981. Psychological experimentation has always captured the imagination of ordinary people. But what really goes on behind closed doors in psychological laboratories around the world? Are experiements really necessary? This book provides amazing information about some of the most fascinating and thought-provoking work being conducted by psychologists, and relates the finding to our lives. This book conveys some of the reasons why work in psychology has re-shaped the ways in which people regard themselves. This scheme is developed by presenting several of the most momentous and revealing psychological experiments that are often regarded as classic. Brilliant deceptions, so often part and parcel of the ingenuity of the science of psychology, are exposed, and research techniques are demystified. The authors also consider why psychologists have chosen to address themselves to certain aspects of human behaviour rather than to others, how psychologists set about the research enterprise, and what the implications of their research might be for behaviour in everyday life. The astonishing information that comes out of this lavishly illustrated book highlights not only how far the science of psychology has advanced over the years, but, more importantly dramatizes how much we have yet to discover about ourselves. Illustrated. Very slight shelf wear to top of spine and one corner of D/J.. First BCA Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.