Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions (58 books)

Behaviour change and social psychology: how people make decisions

Books relating to behaviour change, or how people make decisions.
Covers books from areas ranging from psychology and social science to economics.

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1	Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 142,882 ratings score: 3,855, and 39 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 221,675 ratings score: 3,059, and 31 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 21,730 ratings score: 2,866, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 20,086 ratings score: 2,765, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer (Goodreads Author) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 14,394 ratings score: 2,168, and 22 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 9,039 ratings score: 1,657, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 14,310 ratings score: 1,359, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 11,845 ratings score: 1,276, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 15,121 ratings score: 1,261, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Goodreads Author) 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15,903 ratings score: 1,156, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg (Goodreads Author) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 26,339 ratings score: 1,153, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Discarded Ones by James Tipper 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 989, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 6,928 ratings score: 952, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Walking the Corporate Beat: Police School for Business People by Michael Tabman (Goodreads Author) 4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 890, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (Goodreads Author) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 37,797 ratings score: 873, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy and the New Science of Desire by Martin Lindstrom 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 3,166 ratings score: 654, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman (Goodreads Author) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 5,451 ratings score: 652, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,334 ratings score: 574, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive by Noah J. Goldstein 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 2,038 ratings score: 470, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do by Tom Vanderbilt 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 3,275 ratings score: 458, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Thinking and Deciding by Jonathan Baron 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 380, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 3,977 ratings score: 372, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature by Mark Earls 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 367, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 2,541 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 478 ratings score: 363, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Logic of Life by Tim Harford (Goodreads Author) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,695 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	What's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective of the Intelligence of Human Nature and Gut Instinct by Martha Char Love (Goodreads Author) 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 359, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average by Joseph T. Hallinan 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 1,674 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping by Paco Underhill 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 3,037 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary F. Marcus 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 614 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Bozo Sapiens: Why to Err is Human by Michael Kaplan 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 273, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases by Daniel Kahneman (Editor) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 9,255 ratings score: 267, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 3,580 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Talking Back to Dr. Phil: Alternatives to Mainstream Psychology by David Bedrick 3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 257, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 256, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 4,071 ratings score: 251, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or Ahead of Their Time? by Jason Hartley (Goodreads Author) 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 190 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Ciutadania de Catalunya: etnicitat, nacionalisme i llengua by Jordi Plens 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race by Robert A. Wascher 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Educating Intuition by Robin M. Hogarth 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Collaborate or Perish!: Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked World by Zachary Tumin (Goodreads Author) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World by Sam Sommers (Goodreads Author) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Social Commitments in a Depersonalized World by Edward J. Lawler 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Fostering Sustainable Behaviour by Doug McKenzie-Mohr 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Reimagined: How amazing people design lives they love by Ian Breck 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (Goodreads Author) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 9,509 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Impulse Factor: Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All by Nick Tasler 3.06 of 5 stars 3.06 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Mind-Lines: Lines for Changing Minds by L. Michael Hall 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire-- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What WeDo by Alan S. Miller 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Changing Minds: The Art And Science of Changing Our Own And Other People's Minds by Howard Gardner 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 205 ratings score: 138, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory Of Social And Economic Behaviour by Paul Ormerod 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,745 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century by Howard Bloom (Goodreads Author) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 5,593 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Sleight of Mouth: The Magic of Conversational Belief Change by Robert Dilts 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	سيكولوجية الجماهير by Gustave Le Bon (مؤلف) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 659 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars