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Books like The Social Animal
The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson is about social psychology, conformity, persuasion. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
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The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
Philip Zimbardo · Psychology
Philip Zimbardo designed the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971, then watched it spin out of control within days.
Read the summary → - The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time
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The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time
Maria Konnikova · Psychology
Maria Konnikova has a PhD in psychology and writes about it for a wide audience.
Read the summary → - Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson · Psychology
Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson wrote this book about the mechanisms by which people protect their sense of themselves as competent, moral, and well-intentioned after they have done something that contradicts that self-image.
Read the summary → - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert B. Cialdini · Psychology
Influence is Robert Cialdini's account of why people say yes, and how that agreement is manufactured.
Read the summary → - Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
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Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
Robert B. Cialdini · Psychology
Robert Cialdini spent decades studying the principles of persuasion that animate Influence, his 1984 masterwork.
Read the summary → - 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
Susan Weinschenk · Psychology
Susan Weinschenk is a behavioral scientist and UX consultant, and this book is her translation of cognitive science research into practical guidance for designers.
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