Our Minds, Our Selves: A Brief History of Psychology

Synopsis

Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part One. Significant Ideas -- 1. Conscious And Unconscious -- 2. The Sad Case Of Phineas Gage -- 3. Understanding Our Ancestors, Understanding Our Emotions -- 4. Individual Differences And Development -- Part Two. Learning, Language, Thinking -- 5. Stimulus And Response -- 6. Language -- 7. Mental Models -- 8. The Digital World -- Part Three. Mind And Brain -- 9. You Need Your Head Examined -- 10. Mental Illness, Psychosomatic Illness -- 11. Fmri And Brain Bases Of Experience -- 12. Feeling Within The Self, Feeling For Others -- Part Four. Community -- 13. In Affection And Conflict -- 14. Cooperation -- 15. What Is It About Love? -- 16. Culture -- Part Five. Common Humanity -- 17. Imagination, Stories, Empathy -- 18. Authority And Morality -- 19. Creativity, Expertise, Grit -- 20. Consciousness And Free Will -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Image Credits. Keith Oatley. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.