Mark R. Leary Livres

The discussion centers on the evolution of psychological theories, highlighting how once-popular concepts have become outdated curiosities. Graduate students explore historical trivia, including Le Bon's "group mind" and Mesmer's animal magnetism, while questioning the unusual pairing of abnormal and social psychology in a single journal. This prompts a deeper inquiry into the historical context that linked these fields and the implications of such combinations in the development of psychological thought. The conversation reveals the shifting landscape of psychology and its theories over time.

Although the capacity for self-awareness is an essential aspect of human nature, self-reflection comes at a high price. Self-awareness and its accompanying egoism profoundly affect people's lives, interfering with their success, polluting their relationships with other people, and undermining their happiness. Drawing from work in psychology and other behavioral sciences, in The Curse of the Self, Mark Leary explores personal and social problems that are created by the human capacity for self-reflection and offers insights regarding how these problems may be minimized.

Why does social anxiety occur, and why are some people more prone to it than others? Drawing on work on personality and social psychology, this book provides an overview of research into anxiety, shyness and embarrassment that are often the

Taking into consideration the four basic approaches to behavioral research, this text shows students how to conceptualise questions, measure variables, design studies, and analyse data.