Psychology is one of the most important applied sciences, investigating everything from the way we interact with each other to the means by which we perceive and interpret the world around us. This is vital to self-understanding, but to the outsider psychological concepts can all too often seem like a blur of jargon and buzzwords. Ever wondered how your thought process works? Why you act the way you do? How you learn and remember? Psychology Squared is the key to a better understanding of the way your mind works. Psychology Squared is an accessible introduction to the evidence, theories and hypotheses that inform the modern science of the human mind. With 100 topics divided into 10 chapters, it guides the reader from basic concepts, through the current thinking about areas such as cognition, problem solving and emotion, to the latest ideas about psychological problems and interventions. Psychology Squared is the ideal primer or refresher for those who want to get to s with exactly what makes us tick— previously complex topics are made much more engaging and comprehensible with infographics and accessible text.

Daniel is an active social psychologist with an interest in how the study of psychology can improve our lives on an everyday basis. His research is consistently published in scientific journals and covers areas such as group decision making, social influence and motivation and has been applied to domains such as performance, habit and addiction.

More generally, Daniel believes psychology should be available to all at affordable prices in accessible ways. He loves writing for a non-academic audience, and you can catch up on his musings on this subject at www.psychologyitbetter.com - a blog discussing how a deeper understanding of psychology can improve our well-being, performance and life!