Being Social: A Conversation with Roy Baumeister

Oct 2020 · Open Agenda Publishing

Ebook

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland. This extensive conversation explores Roy Baumeister’s unique combination of biological and psychological thinking from recognizing essential energetic factors involved with willpower and decision-making, to framing free will in evolutionary biological terms to measuring the numbness associated with social rejection as a form of analgesic response, and more.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Human Animal, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

I. Psychology, Eventually - Third time lucky

II. A Discipline Evolves - The changing fashions of social psychology

III. The Energetic Agent - Yet another reason to eat more ice cream

IV. A Philosophical Digression - Mind, brain, and the difference between them

V. Free Will - Incorporating cultural factors into our decision-making

VI. Cultural Distinctiveness - And its relevance

VII. Numbed By Rejection - More than just a metaphor

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets

Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.

Laptops and computers

You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.

eReaders and other devices

To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.