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Best books to learn Social psychology, in order
Social psychology is the experimental study of how other people change what we think, feel and do, and it produced the most quoted findings in the whole of psychology — Milgram's obedience experiments, Zimbardo's Stanford prison study, Asch's conformity lines, Festinger's cognitive dissonance. It is also the field that the replication crisis hit hardest.
Reading paths for social psychology
Social Psychology: The Best Books on How Other People Change Us, in Order
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Frequently asked questions
- How should I approach learning social psychology?
- Social psychology is the experimental study of how other people change what we think, feel and do, and it produced the most quoted findings in the whole of psychology — Milgram's obedience experiments, Zimbardo's Stanford prison study, Asch's conformity lines, Festinger's cognitive dissonance. It is also the field that the replication crisis hit hardest.
- What's a good book to start social psychology with?
- A strong starting point is Obedience to Authority by Stanley Milgram. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
- What should I read after social psychology?
- Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like Social science research methods.