Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century

The "Inside the Mind" book by Dr.

Lisa Slater is a groundbreaking exploration of the human mind, tracing the developments in psychology over the course of the 20th century through nine influential and controversial experiments.

This comprehensive guide delves into the personal and intimate details of each experiment, providing readers with a unique perspective on the science of the human mind.

With a focus on the bleak news about the predictability and malleability of human behavior revealed by theorists such as B.F.

Skinner, this book is both an urgent reassessment and historical re-creation.

The chapter on David Rosenhan's experiment, in which volunteers presented vague symptoms at psychiatric facilities and were immediately admitted, proves that the diagnosis of "mental illness" is a largely contextual affair.

By personally reproducing the experiment, Dr.

Slater shows the importance of context in understanding the human mind.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science of the human mind and its complexities.