Psychology Books

Published:

2019-10-11

Updated:

2023-11-23

Summary

Reading list of recommended UX books on psychology. The books are relevant for everyone interested in human behavior, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, design psychology, and social psychology.

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited
A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

Human Factors

Written by usability guru Steve Krug. Since its first publication, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on this guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design.

Evil by Design
Interaction Design to Lead Us Into Temptation

Human Factors

Written by user researcher, UX fiend, and interaction design specialist Chris Nodder. He organized the book by the seven deadly sins and describes how to leverage human fallibility to create powerful persuasive interfaces that people will love to use.

Thinking Fast & Slow

Human Factors

Written by Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate Daniel Kahneman. The book was the winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that promotes public understanding of behavioral science, engineering and medicine.

Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Human Factors

Written by professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, Richard H. Thaler, who is also a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. In this book he explains how people make choices and how they can make better ones.

Emotional Design
Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things

Human Factors

Written by cognitive scientist and usability engineer Don Norman, the book shows how principles of human psychology apply to the invention and design of new technologies and products. It is about making affective tools that mesh well with emotions.

Predictably Irrational
The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Human Factors

Written by best-selling author Dan Ariely, the book refutes the common assumption that people behave in fundamentally rational ways. The misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They are systematic and predictable.

Well-Designed
How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love

Human Factors

Written by Jon Kolko, the refreshingly jargon-free and practical book takes readers from Design Thinking to Design Doing. Kolko explains how to deeply understand customer needs and feelings and how to reflect them in a product.

Hooked
How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Human Factors

Written by author, lecturer and investor Nir Eyal, the book explains, with the help of the Hook Model — a four-step process embedded into products to encourage customer behavior, how companies create products people can not put down.

100 Things
Every Designer Needs to Know About People

Human Factors

Written by behavioral psychologist Susan M. Weinschenk, the book explains how to design to elicit responses from people. It combines real science and research with practical examples to deliver a guide every designer needs.

The Power of Habit
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

Human Factors

Written by Pulitzer-prize winner journalist and author Charles Duhigg, the book explains why habits exist and how they can be changed. This helps to understand users and their needs and aspirations. An essential manual for business and living.

Switch
How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

Human Factors

Written by Professor of Organizational Behavior Chip Heath, the book brings together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change.

Influence
The Psychology of Persuasion

Human Factors

Written by Professor of Psychology and Marketing Robert Beno Cialdini, the book explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these principles ethically in business and everyday situations. A manual to become a skilled persuader.

Yes!
50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive

Human Factors

Written by Professor of Management and Organizations Noah J. Goldstein, the book explains 50 scientifically proven techniques, based on more than 60 years of research into the psychology of persuasion, for increasing persuasive powers in business and life.

The Paradox of Choice
Why More Is Less

Human Factors

Written by psychologist and Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Barry Schwartz. The book explains how people make decisions and discusses their obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret.

Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics

Human Factors

Written by behavioral social scientist Stephen Wendel. The book explains how to apply behavioral economics and psychology to the practical problems of product design and the development of effective interface designs that are enjoyable to use.

Neuro Web Design
What Makes Them Click?

Human Factors

Written by behavioral psychologist Susan M. Weinschenk, the book applies the research on motivation, decision making, and neuroscience to web design. Learn how to apply the principles of persuasion to design Web sites that encourage users to click.

Habit
The 95% of Behavior Marketers Ignore

Human Factors

Written by expert in consumer behavior and customer satisfaction Dr. Neale Martin, the book explains why 80% of new products fail, why so many advertising budgets are wasted every year, and why even satisfied customers aren’t loyal.

Persuasive Technology
Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do

Human Factors

Written by social scientist Brian Jeffrey Fogg, who is a research associate at Stanford University, the book reveals how Web sites, software applications, and mobile devices can be used to change people's attitudes and behavior.

Psychology and user behavior #

Welcome to our meticulously curated selection of recommended books on Psychology, thoughtfully tailored for those intrigued by the intricacies of User Experience (UX) on the Web. These scholarly works delve into the realms of cognitive psychology, user behavior, and human-centered design principles. Immerse yourself in these authoritative texts to gain profound insights into the psychological underpinnings that shape and enhance digital interactions.