Psych Experiments

Psychologys most famous theories--played out in real life! Forget the labs and lecture halls. You can conduct your very own psych experiments at home! Famous psychological experiments--from Freuds ego to the Skinner box--have changed the way science views human behavior. But how do these tests really work? In Psych Experiments, youll learn how to test out these theories and experiments for yourself...no psychology degree required! Guided by Michael A. Britt, creator of popular podcast The Psych Files, you can conduct your own experiments when browsing your favorite websites (to test the curiosity effect), in restaurants (learning how to increase your tips), when presented with advertisements (youd be surprised how much youre influenced by the color red), and even right on your smartphone (and why you panic when you cant find it). Youll even figure out how contagious yawning works! With this compulsively readable little book, you wont just read about the history of psychology--youll live it!