Psychology for Beginners: Introduction to the Basics of Psychology - Simple Explanation of 25 psychological Effects

By Victor Langbehn

Psychology for Beginners: Introduction to the Basics of Psychology- Simple Explanation of 25 psychological Effects

The psych book for the learning of Psychological Basics

Have you ever asked yourself of how the human Psyche operates?

Do you know the psychological traps that you're often subjected to unconsciously?

"Psychological mechanisms is a topic that has been explored for a long time. These mechanisms controls us and our behavior on a daily basis. It's very important to be aware of this so as to move forward and regain total control of your thoughts, feelings as well as behavior. To do this, you need a stable foundation on which you can build. That's exactly what we're going to take care of first. Although it takes a little time and energy but you'll soon realize that it's advantageous. Despite a theoretical introduction to the topic, this guide is nevertheless largely practice-oriented. Basically, you can imagine it as a Fitness training. What makes you to read a book on theory for the twelfth time, if you still haven't taken a dumbbell into your hand? Absolutely right: Nothing at all! It's very important to act by reading this book ..."

What you're going to learn in this book ...

… What psychology is all about

... Different psychological Mechanisms

... Historical and psychological origin of our actions

... How to recognize and change psychological Mechanisms

...  25 psychological Effects

...  And much more!

Secure the book today and start acquiring the psychological basics

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victor Langbehn
• Release date: Mar 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393965596

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Psychology for Beginners

Introduction to the Basics of Psychology

Simple Explanation of 25 psychological Effects

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by Victor Langbehn

Table of Contents

Preface

Psychology for beginners: Simple explanation of  psychological mechanisms

What really is Psychology?

Psychology made simple: Explaining psychological Mechanisms

Understanding Psychological Mechanisms correctly

How does the human Psyche operates? A Journey Back to the Stone Age period!

How to recognize and change psychological mechanisms:  Psychology in everyday life

Simple explanation of 25 psychological Effects

1. Social Proof

2. Illusion of Control

3. The Ownership Effect

4. The Base-Rate Neglect

5. Reciprocity

6. Action Bias

7. The Swimmer's Body Illusion

8. The Halo Effect

9. The hedonistic Treadmill

10. The Self-Serving Bias

11. The Dunning Kruger effect

12. The Scarcity Bias

13. The Survivorship Bias

14. The Liking Bias

15. The Association Bias

16. The Gambler's Fallacy

17. The Errors of Omission

18. The Paradox of Choice

19. The Outcome Bias

20. The Authority Bias

21. The Confirmation Bias

22. The Availability Bias

23. The Sunk Cost Fallacy Effect

24. The Contrast Effect

25. Social Loafing

Closing remarks

Preface

Psychological mechanisms is a topic that has been explored for a long time. These mechanisms controls us and our behavior on a daily basis. It’s very important to be aware of this so as to move forward and regain total control of your thoughts, feelings as well as behavior.

To do this, you need a stable foundation on which you can build. That's exactly what we're going to take care of first. Although it takes a little time and energy but you'll soon realize that it’s advantageous. Despite a theoretical introduction to the topic, this guide is nevertheless largely practice-oriented. Basically, you can imagine it as a fitness training. What makes you to read a book on theory for the twelfth time, if you still haven’t taken a dumbbell into your hand? Absolutely right: Nothing at all! It’s very important to act by reading this book.

While reading, you should always take much of your time rather than rushing. If you take this into account, you will realize that you can take a bigger step forward so as to reach your goals much more easily. It’s useless to flip through this book at once if you don’t find it afterwards.

In most cases, it’s logical to read a particular chapter twice to make sure you've really understood everything. In addition, the notes you take while reading can be very useful. After all, our brains have the tendency of forgetting things. So it’s very important to recall some information over and over again. In fact, it works better in the old-fashioned way- a paper with a pen.

When implementing, you should always be careful to set realistic goals. With these words, I’d like to end with the introduction and wish you a lot of fun reading.

Psychology for beginners: Simple explanation of

psychological mechanisms

What really is Psychology?

Sigmund Freud, the pioneer (father) of psychology and his works still influence many practices and forms of therapy today. But what’s psychology and what makes it so special? From an objective view point, psychology is nothing more than an empirical science that studies the human mind and behavior. Here, in the context of psychology, external and internal causes and circumstances are always examined.

However, psychology, as we know it today, hasn’t been influenced solely by the father of psychoanalysis. Philosophy also contributed and influenced the current state of the psychology practiced on a large scale and directly. Many of the teachings of the philosopher Socrates and his fellows are still today taken up and developed by psychologists for various therapies.

In daily life, psychology is mainly known as behavioral psychology. Behavioral psychology aims to better understand and, if necessary, positively change human behavior. The main objective is to find an appropriate solution to the problems. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) has become increasingly influential in psychology. This can be