Opening Skinner's Box was, to say the least, shocking. As I read chapter after chapter I became more and more interested. The topics of each chapter consumed my thoughts until I started the next. It was truly an amazing book. It made me second guess every single memory I have. I no longer know which ones I have made up in my head and which are actual, accurate memories. In a way, this is extremely frustrating, yet I still love it. I love just how many questions this book resolved, however it also created more, deeper questions, which is fantastic. Lauren Slater seemed to investigate nearly every corner of psychology though I know there are still many, many more parts to it.
This book made me think, more than anything. It also forced me to question everything which, personally, I really enjoy. I did not believe the Audrey Santo story at all until Slater tried some of the oil on her own cut. It worked. I was amazed and overcome with thoughts and questions. Furthermore, the fact that Lauren Slater made all of these experiments into short stories, instead of just talking about them, made the entire book much, much better. It peaked my interest and told stories of psychology in a language I, as a senior in high school, could understand. In my opinion, Lauren Slater composed an extremely interesting, easy to read psychology book full of incredible stories and even more incredible questions.
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