Multimind: A New Way of Looking at Human Behavior

by Robert Ornstein

Book Overview

Robert Ornstein's classic, Multimind, presents a startling new concept of how the human mind works. In a readable and accessible way, he introduces a new science of the mind, explaining why our emotions and attitudes are so easily swayed, and the difficulty of ever really knowing oneself or another person. Ornstein faults the narrowness of IQ tests, stressing the many varied abilities that make up intelligence. Citing studies of hypnosis and multiple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883536294
• ISBN13: 9781883536299
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Malor Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Did you think your mind is single ?

Ornstein here provides in this concise book arguments in favour of the multi-faceted working of the mind. If something can be called "mind", then it must be realized that several minds (functions) work throughout the brain. There is no single entity that can be called the "mind" as several processes work in parallel and contend for a higher-layer, call it consciousness, soul or whatever. Using recent works in psychology, Ornstein demonstrates that no single entity can cover the different, and even inconsistent aspects that underlie our human behavior.