Acknowledgments ix Prologue xi I Significant Ideas 1 1 Conscious and Unconscious 3 2 The Sad Case of Phineas Gage 23 3 Understanding Our Ancestors, Understanding Our Emotions 37 4 Individual Differences and Development 53 II Learning, Language, Thinking 65 5 Stimulus and Response 67 6 Language 81 7 Mental Models 89 8 The Digital World 13 III Mind and Brain 121 9 You Need Your Head Examined 123 10 Mental Illness, Psychosomatic Illness 137 11 fMRI and Brain Bases of Experience 153 12 Feeling within the Self, Feeling for Others 163 IV Community 173 13 In Affection and Conflict 175 14 Cooperation 187 15 What Is It about Love? 201 16 Culture 213 V Common Humanity 225 17 Imagination, Stories, Empathy 227 18 Authority and Morality 247 19 Creativity, Expertise, Grit 259 20 Consciousness and Free Will 275 Epilogue 289 Notes 293 References 309 Name Index 343 Subject Index 351 Image Credits 361
Keith Oatley is a distinguished academic researcher and teacher, as well as a prize-winning novelist. He has written for scientific journals, the New York Times, New Scientist, Psychology Today, and Scientific American Mind. He is the author of many books, including Such Stuff as Dreams and The Passionate Muse, and a coauthor of the leading textbook on emotion. He is professor emeritus of cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto and lives in Toronto.
"[Oatley’s] narrative showcases the breadth and importance of the
discipline with lively writing that enhances the flow of
ideas."---B. C. Beins, Choice
"A comprehensive survey of psychological knowledge grounded in
empirical research and presented in a highly readable and engaging
manner by a writer endowed with both psychological expertise and
literary skill. . . . I can think of no better example of ‘bringing
psychology of the people’ than this book. I recommend it to all —
to high school students and members of the public curious about
mind and behavior, to psychology undergraduates seeking a
comprehensive summary and overview of the vast spectrum of
psychological knowledge, and even to psychologists like me, for it
is good to be reminded about what our discipline has accomplished.
Oatley’s blending of these accomplishments with history,
literature, philosophy, and the personal backgrounds of some of the
movers and shakers in the discipline makes this an excellent read
for all."---James Alcock, American Journal of Psychology
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