Psychology is the science and art of mind and behavior. Psychology is the study of conscious and subconscious phenomena. It also includes thoughts and feelings. Psychology is a broad academic discipline that crosses the boundaries of the social and natural sciences.

Psychologists are interested in understanding the brain’s emergent properties and linking neuroscience with it. Psychology is a social science that aims to understand human behavior.

Psychologists are professionals who work in this field as researchers or practitioners. Psychologists can also be called social, behavioural, and cognitive scientists.

Psychologists attempt to understand how mental functions play a role in social and individual behaviour. Others examine the physiological and biological factors that influence cognitive functions and behaviour.

Top 20 Best Books On Human Psychology:

Here you can check our selected 20 Best Books On Human Psychology.

• Thinking, Fast and Slow

The best-selling book Thinking, Fast, and Slow was published in 2011 by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner Daniel Kahneman. It won the National Academies Communication award 2012 for the best creative work that improves the understanding of topics in engineering, medicine and behavioural science.

This book summarises the research Kahneman has done over many decades, often with Amos Tversky. The book covers all three phases in Kahneman’s career: his early work regarding cognitive biases, his work with prospect theory, and later his work on happiness. In the midst of the psychological replication crisis, the integrity of many priming studies cited has been questioned. However, Kahneman’s studies have shown that they can be replicated.

• Influence: Science and Practice

Influence: Science and Practice is an e-book on psychology that examines the key ways in which “Compliance Professionals” can influence people. Robert B. Cialdini is a Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University.

The book’s central idea is that people rely on generalizations to make decisions in complex environments where they are overwhelmed with too much information. Because they enable people to act correctly with limited thought and time, generalizations are a way of expressing their thoughts. They can also be used to influence others and become weapons. The most recent edition now includes a seventh lever about “unity”.

• Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely’s 2008 book Predictably Irrational – The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions challenges our assumptions about rational thinking and encourages us to question our assumptions. Ariely says, “My goal is to help people and myself fundamentally rethink the things that make us tick.” You will find a variety of scientific findings, anecdotes, and experiments that I have presented quite entertaining.

I believe you’ll be able to see the systematic nature of certain errors and how we repeat them over and over again. This book has been republished as a revised and expanded edition.

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell’s second book is Blink: The Power to Think Without Thinking (2005). The book presents popular science research from psychology and behavioural economy on the adaptive unconscious, which is a group of mental processes that operate quickly and autonomously from very little information. It examines both the strengths and pitfalls of the adaptive subconscious, such as expert judgment and prejudice.

The main topic of his book is “thin-slicing”, which refers to our ability to draw conclusions from limited information. This idea suggests that spontaneous decisions can be just as good, or even better than, carefully planned and considered ones.

• The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg is a New York Times reporter. His book, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We do in Life and Business, was published by Random House in February 2012. This book explores the science of habit formation and reformation. The New York Times, Amazon.com and USA Today ranked the book as their best-selling title. The book was long-listed for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book Award of the Year in 2012.

• Stumbling on Happiness

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert is a nonfiction book. It was published by Knopf in the United States and Canada, in 2006. It has been translated into over 30 languages. It is a New York Times bestseller.

Gilbert’s central thesis states that people perceive the future poorly and are more likely to be unhappy if they have cognitive biases or perceptions. He points out that imagination is flawed in three ways.

People tend to imagine adding and subtracting details. However, they don’t realize that important details can be faked or left out of the scenario.

Imagined futures and pasts are closer to the present than they really will be or were.

It is difficult to imagine that things will feel differently once they happen. Most notably, the psychological immune systems will make things not feel as bad as they seem.

• Games People Play

Eric Berne’s 1964 bestseller, The Psychology of Human Relationships, is called “Games People Play”. It has been sold over five million times since its publication. It describes both dysfunctional and functional social interactions.

Berne introduces transactional analytics as a method of understanding social interactions in the first half. He defines three roles, or ego states, which are the Child, Adult, and Parent. He suggests that many negative behaviours can be traced back to confusion or switching between these roles. This analysis allows him to discuss social behaviour and rituals. A boss who treats his staff as a parent will often cause self-abasement, tantrums and other childlike behaviours from his or her employees.

• Man’s Search for Meaning

Viktor Frankl’s 1946 book Man’s Search For Meaning describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. He also discusses his psychotherapeutic approach, which consisted of identifying a positive purpose for life and then imagining it in a vivid way. Frankl claims that the way prisoners imagined the future would affect their longevity.

Frankl’s book aims to answer the question, “How was daily life in a concentration prison reflected in the minds of average prisoners?” Frankl’s experiences in concentration camps are analyzed in Part One. Part Two introduces Frankl and his theories of meaning, called logotherapy.

• The Happiness Hypothesis

Jonathan Haidt’s 2006 psychology book, The Happiness Hypothesis – Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, is available for general consumption. Haidt presents a number of “Great Ideas” about happiness that were espoused in the past by thinkers such as Buddha, Jesus and Plato. He then examines these ideas in light of modern psychological research to extract any lessons that can be applied to our current lives. The book’s central concepts are virtue, happiness and fulfilment.

• The Lucifer Effect

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil is a 2007 publication that includes Philip Zimbardo’s first written account of the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. This was a prison simulation study that had to be stopped after six days because of several distressing outcomes.

This book contains over 30 years’ worth of research on the psychological and sociological factors that lead to immoral acts by otherwise moral people. The book also looks at Abu Ghraib’s 2003 prisoner abuse, which is similar to the Stanford experiment.

Its title derives its name from the pious tale of Lucifer, the favoured angel God, and his fall from grace. He then assumed the role of Satan, who is the embodiment of evil. The book briefly appeared on The New York Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers and was awarded the 2008 William James Book Award by American Psychological Association.

• Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book Emotional Intelligence. Why it Can Matter More than IQ. Goleman argues that emotional intelligence is just as important as IQ to achieve success in all aspects of life, academic, professional and interpersonal. Goleman argues that emotional intelligence can be taught and nurtured, and provides methods to incorporate emotional skills training into the school curriculum.

Emotional Intelligence, which was on The New York Times Bestseller List for a year and a half, was a top-seller in many nations. It is also available in print in 40 languages worldwide.

• Flow: The Psychology Of Optimal Experience

This book, more than any other, is an exploration of happiness. What makes us happy? How can we have a happy life? These are not easy questions to answer, but Csikszentmihalyi presents a convincing and clear argument for how happiness can be achieved (in passing, Csikszentmihalyi even provides simple explanations of consciousness and the meanings of life). The author also touches upon many principles that are derived from ancient religions and philosophies, including Buddhism and Stoicism.

Flow’s approach to a happy life is based on scientific research and not ancient wisdom. It’s not that ancient wisdom is bad, but it’s impressive to see modern guidelines for happiness based upon scientific research. Happiness is not something you can achieve, but something that must be nurtured.