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4th Edition

Classic Case Studies in Psychology Fourth Edition

By Geoff Rolls Copyright 2020
    380 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    380 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    380 Pages 37 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge
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    The human mind is both extraordinary and compelling. From the leader who convinced his followers to kill themselves to the man who lost his memory, these famous accounts have provided invaluable insights for scholars and researchers and amazed the public at large. Brought to life by Rolls, each case is contextualized with more typical behaviour, while the latest thinking in each subfield is also discussed.

    Revised and updated, this new edition features two new case studies including the 'Jim Twins' by Thomas Bouchard, an amazing case of twins separated at birth and adopted by different parents yet when reunited 30 years later shared so many behavioural characteristics. It also features a new issues and debates chapter.

    Classic Case Studies in Psychology is accessibly written and requires no prior knowledge of psychology, just an interest in the human condition. The book will amaze, sometimes disturb, but above all enlighten its readers.

    Geoff Rolls has taught psychology for over 26 years and is currently Head of Psychology at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, UK. He is the author of the popular Women Can’t Park, Men Can’t Pack (Chambers, 2009), which investigates gender stereotypes (including driving), and also Taking the Proverbial (Chambers, 2007), which explores the psychological truth behind well-known proverbs and sayings.

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    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Part 1: Cognitive Psychology

    1. The man who couldn’t forget: the story of Solomon Shereshevsky (‘S’)

    2. The man who lived for the present: the story of H.M. (Henry Gustav Molaison)

    3. The man who was disappointed by what he saw: the story of S.B.

    4. Kim Peek: The real Rain Man

    5. Holly Ramona and the nature of memory

      6. Part 2: Social Psychology

    6. The girl who cried murder: the story of Catherine ‘Kitty’ Genovese

    7. Jonestown and the dangers of obedience

    8. The end of the world is nigh: the case of Dorothy Martin

    9. Bad apples or bad barrels?: Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib and Stanford University

      10. Part 3: Developmental psychology

    10. Innocence lost: the story of Genie

    11. The boy who was never a girl: the story of David Reimer

    12. The Wild Boy of Aveyron: the story of Victor

    13. Two little boys: The story of Little Albert and Little Peter

    14. The ‘Jim’ Twins: Identical yet raised apart

      15. Part 4: Individual differences

    15. The boy who needed to play: the story of Dibs

    16. The man who was turned on by prams and handbags

    17. Freud’s analysis of phobia in a young boy: the story of Little Hans

    18. The three faces of Eve: the story of Chris Sizemore

    19. The boy who couldn’t stop washing: a story of OCD

      20. Part 5: Physiological psychology

    20. The men who didn’t sleep: the story of Peter Tripp and Randy Gardner

    21. The man who lived with a hole in his head: The story of Phineas Gage

    22. The man with no brain?

    23. Natural Born Killer?: Charles Decker: the case of the Crocodile Man

      24. Part 6: Comparative psychology

    24. Talking to the animals: Washoe and Roger Fouts

    Signposting Approaches, Issues and Debates

    Glossary

    Biography

    Geoff Rolls has taught Psychology for over 26 years, and is currently Head of Psychology at Peter Symonds College, Winchester. He is the author of the popular ‘Women Can't Park, Men Can't Pack’ (Chambers 2009) which investigates gender stereotypes (including driving) and also ‘Taking the Proverbial’ (Chambers, 2007) which explores the psychological truth behind well-known proverbs and sayings.

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