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Psychology reading list: Cambridge, Churchill College (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences)

Cambridge, Churchill College (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences) lists 5 books for applicants and new students in Psychology. The list starts with Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are by LeDoux, J, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Pinker, S and Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman, D. 1 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.

Source

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences: Suggested Reading (University of Cambridge). www.chu.cam.ac.uk/?p=1531

Retrieved 3 October 2026. Check the source for the current year's version.

The 5 books

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  1. 1.
    Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are
    LeDoux, J
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  2. 2.
    The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
    Pinker, S
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  3. 3.
    Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Kahneman, D
    Chapter-by-chapter guide →Find it on Amazon
    Also on: Psychology · Oxford, St Hilda's College (Experimental Psychology and PPL)
  4. 4.
    Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
    Hrdy, S
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  5. 5.
    Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain
    Damasio, A.
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How this list was made

We fetched the list from the institution's own page or PDF on the date shown and recorded each title and author as printed. We did not add books, and we copied no descriptions. Obvious misprints are corrected and marked. The extraction was done with AI assistance and checked against the source. Lists change every year, so check the source page before you buy anything.