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Dr Alan Porter
Dr Alan Porter is Assistant Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster, where he has taught the BSc Psychology course for many years. He studied psychology at the Polytechnic of Central London and the London School of Economics, and has over 25 years of experience in the field. He is the author of books including Psychology 101 and A Degree in a Book: Psychology.
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Dr Alan Porter is an academic psychologist — Assistant Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster — whose writing translates the discipline for general readers through visual learning tools like mind maps, diagrams and timelines. We've reviewed 1 of his books, A Degree in a Book: Psychology, which compresses the field's major subfields into a single accessible volume and holds a 4.6/5 reader rating on Amazon (from 1731 ratings). It works best as an orientation for newcomers or a refresher for returning readers, rather than a substitute for deeper study.
- Where should I start?
- A Degree in a Book: Psychology is the natural starting point — it's the only Dr Alan Porter book we've reviewed, and it's explicitly built as an entry point into the subject. Its mind maps, diagrams and timelines cover the discipline's major subfields in one volume, making it a strong orientation for newcomers. It holds a 4.6/5 reader rating on Amazon from 1731 ratings.
- What's their writing style?
- Dr Alan Porter writes as an educator first: in A Degree in a Book: Psychology, they condense the discipline's major subfields into a visually driven format built on mind maps, diagrams and timelines. The approach prioritises clarity and orientation over depth — our review cautions only that no one should mistake the map for the territory.
- Books we've reviewed
- We've reviewed 1 Dr Alan Porter book. A Degree in a Book: Psychology (Arcturus, 2018) condenses psychology's major subfields into one visually driven volume of mind maps, diagrams and timelines — an accessible orientation for newcomers and a refresher for returning readers, with a 4.6/5 reader rating on Amazon from 1731 ratings.
- What genre do they write?
- Dr Alan Porter writes non-fiction in the Psychology genre — specifically accessible introductions to the academic discipline. A Degree in a Book: Psychology, the book we've reviewed, surveys the field's major subfields from Freud and Skinner to cognitive, clinical and forensic psychology.
- Who is A Degree in a Book: Psychology for?
- Based on our review, it suits two audiences: newcomers wanting an accessible first orientation to psychology's major subfields, and returning readers looking for a refresher. Its mind-map and diagram format makes the broad sweep of the discipline — from Freud and Skinner to forensic psychology — easy to take in at a glance.
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Who is Dr Alan Porter?
Dr Alan Porter is Assistant Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster, where they have taught the BSc Psychology course for many years. They studied psychology at the Polytechnic of Central London and the London School of Economics, and have over 25 years of experience in the field. Their books include Psychology 101 and A Degree in a Book: Psychology, the latter of which we've reviewed.
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