How to Kill an Earworm: And 500+ Other Psychology Facts You Need to Know

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Discover why you were always afraid of a monster under your childhood bed, why people truly believe in their lucky lotto numbers, and more with hundreds of quick facts, research-based explanations, and challenging quiz questions on everything from the psychology of our ancient ancestors to the dark side of the world of psychology.

Did you know:
-The fear of losing your cell phone is realand theres even a name for it.
-The way you kiss might actually be based in science
-That gaslighting actually has a psychological cousin known as moonwalking

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior, which means theres a lot of ground to cover. But this isnt your average intro to psychology book. Instead, How to Kill an Earworm is here to help you learn those little-known trivia facts you really want to know.

This must-have guide features hundreds of fun facts and challenging quiz questions about psychology, covering everything from influential historical figures who impacted the study of psychology as we know it today to learning psychological principles you might not realize are at work right now in your everyday life. Did you know about the dark side of daylight savings time What about the way kids cereal boxes are intentionally designed to manipulate the childs emotions

From zombie behaviors to the doorway effect, its time to dive into over 500 psychological facts you definitely didnt know before picking up this book!

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Jana Louise Smit honed her craft as a trivia writer at Listverse, the internets original Top Ten site. She also wrote for the award-winning Introvert, Dear, the worlds largest online community and blog for introverts. Born and raised in sunny South Africa, Jana has now settled in the Eastern Cape where she enjoys life as a busy freelance writer, a blogger on various topics, and a deep thinker (mostly about snacks and dogs).