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An award-winning cartoonist teams up with an award-winning psychologist to introduce readers to the complex -- and often comedic -- world of psychology. Psychology is the study of human behavior. It is a serious and worthy endeavor that has given us scientific knowledge of the ways our minds make sense of the world. Yet, as cartoonist Grady Klein and psychologist Danny Oppenheimer point out, the study of human experience can also be often really funny. This is the field, after all, that brought us drooling dogs, snacking rats, and "Freudian slips." With detailed observations on perception, stress, emotions, cognition, and more, Psychology: The Comic Book Introduction offers students and curious readers an entertaining guide to the ways our brains help us navigate incredibly complicated environments, yet often fool us in fascinating ways.
About the Author
Danny Oppenheimer is an associate professor at UCLA with a joint appointment in the Anderson School of Business and the Department of Psychology. Previously, he was on the faculty at Princeton University in the Department of Psychology and the Woodrow Wilson School for Public Affairs. Primarily interested in cognitive psychology, he researches causal discounting, charitable giving, metacognition, and people's perceptions of randomness.He won the 2006 Ig Nobel Prize in Literature for his paper "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with using long words needlessly" which argues that simple writing makes authors appear more intelligent than complex writing.Professor Oppenheimer received his B.A. from Rice University in 2000 and his Ph.D. from Stanford in 2004.
