Reviews

50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know by Adrian Furnham

inthelunaseas's review against another edition

3.0

Well, it's okay. If you've already got a basic grasp on psychology/if you've taken a psychology in your time, you're not going to learn anything new. I wouldn't say it's 'stuff you really need to know', because if you're going to encounter any of the ideas presented in this book regularly, you're likely to have already known them. Furthermore, I think a lot of these ideas aren't things you 'really need to know', but more, 'things that you might encounter some point in your life, and you won't likely be seen as an idiot for not knowing them, but if you're the type who worries about losing face at every possible moment and want to act as though you know everything and need to one-up people, then you might want to know them.'

But it's okay. A book to have on your shelf to talk over with coffee, maybe.

sienna_123's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

inthelunaseas's review

3.0

Well, it's okay. If you've already got a basic grasp on psychology/if you've taken a psychology in your time, you're not going to learn anything new. I wouldn't say it's 'stuff you really need to know', because if you're going to encounter any of the ideas presented in this book regularly, you're likely to have already known them. Furthermore, I think a lot of these ideas aren't things you 'really need to know', but more, 'things that you might encounter some point in your life, and you won't likely be seen as an idiot for not knowing them, but if you're the type who worries about losing face at every possible moment and want to act as though you know everything and need to one-up people, then you might want to know them.'

But it's okay. A book to have on your shelf to talk over with coffee, maybe.

sunny_not's review

informative medium-paced

2.5