To what extent is memory based on mood‎?‎ Why do we compare ourselves to others‎?‎ Are there different types of intelligence‎?‎ How do we change with age‎?‎ This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays‎.‎ From Pavlov‎'‎s dogs to experimental ethics and from the development of personality to cognitive behavioural therapy‎,‎ this book will take you from the foundations of psychological thought to modern‎-day applications‎,‎ drawing on recent research and established theories‎.‎ Each essay is accompanied by an illustration or diagram to help unravel complex ideas‎.‎ The principles of psychology apply to each and every one of us as they shed light on everything from our childhood development to our interaction with others ‎- and Psychology in Minutes is the perfect insight to this fascinating subject‎.‎ Contents include‎:‎ Behaviourism‎,‎ Experimental ethics‎,‎ Problem solving‎,‎ Illusions and paradoxes‎,‎ Dream analysis‎,‎ Management and leadership‎,‎ Compliance and conformity‎,‎ Attitudes and prejudices‎,‎ Attraction‎,‎ Moral development‎,‎ Gender development‎,‎ The big five personality traits‎,‎ Classification of mental disorders‎,‎ Criticisms of psychoanalysis‎,‎ Positive psychology‎,‎ Advertising and the media and The working environment‎.‎