PSYCHOLOGY OF FREEDOM
RECOMMENDED READING LIST
What Psychological Research Tells Us about
Why People Do Better When They are Free to Act Autonomously
A partial list, with more to follow...
Individualism and Personal Autonomy
The Psychology of Individualism by Alan Waterman
Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation by Edward L. Deci and Richard Flaste
The Psychology of Self-Determination by Edward L. Deci
Discovering Free Will and Personal Responsibility by J.F. Rychclak
Social Psychology
Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View by Stanley Milgram
Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm edited by Thomas Blass
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Phillip Zimbardo
Crimes of Obedience: Toward a Social Psychology of Authority and Responsibility by V. Lee Hamilton and Herbert C. Kelman
The Social Psychology of Good and Evil by Arthur G. Miller
The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others by Ervin Staub
The Science of Good and Evil by Michael Shermer [evolutionary perpsective on the origins of morality]
The Brighter Side of Human Nature by Alfie Kohn [research on helping behavior]
For more articles on authority, see www.rit.org/authority/authority.php
Forensic Psychology
Eyewitness Testimony by Elizabeth Loftus [on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony]
A Tremor in the Blood by David T. Lyyken [on the unreliability of the polygraph test]
Death by Design: A Social Psychological System by Craig Haney [how the jury and judicial systems are biased in favor of death penalties]
Brain Science/Neuroplasticity
[what modern neuroscience tells us about the flexibility of the human brain and its power to adapt and change even in old age]
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain by Sharon Begley
The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
Children
For a recommended reading list of books that promote critical thinking for children, see www.rit.org/resources/books/children.php
Applied Psychology
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life by Martin Seligman
What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement by Martin Seligman
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin Seligman
Honoring the Self by Nathaniel Branden
The Art of Living Consciously by Nathaniel Branden
Taking Responsibility: Self-Reliance and the Accountable Life by Nathaniel Branden
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