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Cognitive Psychology (Behavioral Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cognitive Psychology (Behavioral Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $11.99, median 2,988 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).

26Opportunity / 100
$11.99Median price
2,988Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$10.48 – $16.41
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)10%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,988 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
  • At $11.99 its median price is below 82% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.

Top 10 Cognitive Psychology best sellers

  1. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself book cover by Michael A. Singer

    The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

    by Michael A. Singer

    • List rank#1
    • Price$9.19
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews45,402

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  2. Thinking, Fast and Slow book cover by Daniel Kahneman

    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    by Daniel Kahneman

    • List rank#2
    • Price$21.59
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews48,832

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  3. Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best book cover by Angela Duckworth

    Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best

    by Angela Duckworth

    • List rank#3
    • Price$15.64
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews190

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  4. The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living book cover by Russ Harris

    The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

    by Russ Harris

    • List rank#4
    • Price$11.29
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews6,158

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  5. A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness book cover by Michael Pollan

    A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

    by Michael Pollan

    • List rank#5
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,130

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  6. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts book cover by Annie Duke

    Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

    by Annie Duke

    • List rank#6
    • Price$12.99
    • Rating4.3
    • Reviews5,415

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  7. The Art of Thinking Clearly: The International Bestseller That Improves Decision Making an book cover by Rolf Dobelli

    The Art of Thinking Clearly: The International Bestseller That Improves Decision Making and Counters Faulty Reasoning with Research-Backed Good Sense

    by Rolf Dobelli

    • List rank#7
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews8,318

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  8. As a Man Thinketh book cover by James Allen

    As a Man Thinketh

    by James Allen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$3.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews44,262

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  9. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance book cover by Angela Duckworth

    Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

    by Angela Duckworth

    • List rank#9
    • Price$10.48
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews20,934

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  10. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know book cover by Adam Grant

    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

    by Adam Grant

    • List rank#10
    • Price$11
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews18,181

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FAQ

Is Cognitive Psychology a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,988 reviews and sells for $11.99.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Cognitive Psychology?

The median best seller has 2,988 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Cognitive Psychology best sellers cost?

The median price is $11.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $16.41.

Can new books break into Cognitive Psychology?

10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.