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Great book lists for psychology books

There are hundreds of books about different areas of psychology. Below are some links with some interesting lists of books you might enjoy.

https://www.sparringmind.com/psychology-books/

https://www.waterstones.com/category/politics-society-education/psychology

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-great-psychology-books-change-your-life.html

https://scottjeffrey.com/best-psychology-books/

WEBSITES (LOOK AT ARTICLES)

10 Psychological Studies That Will Change What You Think You Know About Yourself..

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/20-psychological-studies-_n_4098779/amp

PsychCentral - From their about page: “Psych Central is the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health social network. Since 1995, our award-winning website has been run by mental health professionals offering reliable, trusted information and over 250 support groups to consumers.”

The NeuroSkeptic column From their website: “Neuroskeptic is a British neuroscientist who takes a skeptical look at his own field, and beyond. His blog offers a look at the latest developments in neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology through a critical lens.”

Psychology Today- From their about page: “Psychology Today is devoted exclusively to everybody’s favorite subject: Ourselves. On this site, we have gathered a group of renowned psychologists, academics, psychiatrists and writers to contribute their thoughts and ideas on what makes us tick. We’re a live stream of what’s happening in ‘psychology today’.”

Scientific American Mind - From Wikipedia: “Scientific American Mind is a bimonthly American popular science magazine concentrating on psychology, neuroscience, and related fields. By analyzing and revealing new thinking in the cognitive sciences, the magazine tries to focus on the biggest breakthroughs in these fields.”

Research Digest - From their about page: “We digest at least one new psychology study every weekday. Published by the British Psychological Society since 2005, this blog aims to demonstrate that psychological science is fascinating and useful while also casting a critical eye over its methods.”

PsyBlog - From their about page: “This website is about scientific research into how the mind works. The studies I cover have been published in reputable academic journals in many different areas of psychology.”

MindHacks - From WikiPedia: “Mind Hacks is an ongoing psychology and neuroscience blog that publishes daily news and commentary on mind and brain issues. It won a Scientific American Science and Technology Web Award in 2005 and was listed as a Top 30 science blog by The Times in 2010.”

The National Institute of MentalHealth news page - From their about page: “The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).”

The Association for PsychologicalScience news page - From their about page: “The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level.”

The Public Library of Science’s Mindand Brain blog - From Wikipedia: “PLOS (for Public Library of Science) is a nonprofit open access scientific publishing project aimed at creating a library of open access journals and other scientific literature under an open content license.”

Psychiatric Times- From Wikipedia: “Psychiatric Times is a medical trade publication written for an audience involved in the profession of psychiatry. It is published monthly by MJH Associates and is distributed to about 50,000 psychiatrists monthly.

Below are some more websites that are not exclusively about psychology, but often feature quality articles about psychological research.

The Conversation - From their about page: “The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public.”

ScienceAlert - From their about page: “ScienceAlert is an independently run news website that covers the most important developments in the world of science and scientific research, while sharing fun, interesting information.”

Medical News Today - From their about page: “Medical News Today (MNT) is owned and operated by Healthline Media UK Ltd., a leading healthcare publishing company. There are offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan. MNT is within the top 10 most popular health websites worldwide, as reported by Comscore, with more than 90 million monthly visits.”