Ask HN: Introduction to Psychology?

2 points·mrleiter··3 comments

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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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

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！

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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