Essential psychology /
Essential psychology /
edited by Philip Banyard, Gayle Dillon, Christine Norman and Belinda Winder.
- Third edition.
- 840 pages : illustrations (some coloured) ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
PART I: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings; Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time...The Evolution of Human Behaviour; Chapter 2: How Psychology Became a Science; Chapter 3: Doing Psychological Research; Chapter 4: The Replication Crisis; PART II: Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World; Chapter 5: Memory; Chapter 6: An Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention; Chapter 7: Learning; Chapter 8: Thinking and Problem Solving; Chapter 9: Language and Literacy; PART III: Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour; Chapter 10: The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy; Chapter 11: Communication within the Brain; Chapter 12: Brain and Behaviour: Sex Differences; Chapter 13: Motivation and Emotion; PART IV: Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other; Chapter 14: Behaviour within Groups; Chapter 15: Behaviour between Groups; Chapter 16: Social Judgements and Behaviour; PART V: Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change; Chapter 17: Development during the Early Years; Chapter 18: Development during the School Years; Chapter 19: Atypical Child Development; Chapter 20: Adulthood to Ageing; PART VI: The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality; Chapter 21: Personality; Chapter 22: Intelligence: Measuring the Mind; Chapter 23: Self; PART VII: Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology; Chapter 24: Mental Health, Mental Illness and Psychopathology; Chapter 25: Psychological Interventions; Chapter 26: Health Psychology; Chapter 27: Forensic Psychology
The third edition of Essential Psychology provides a thorough introduction for students and anyone who wishes to gain a strong overview of the field. This team of authors provide a student-friendly guide to Psychology, with a vivid narrative writing style, features designed to stimulate critical thinking and inspire students to learn independently, and online resources for lecturers and students. This comprehensive introductory text is relevant for both the specialist and non-specialist psychology student, challenging those who studied psychology before university while remaining accessible to those who did not. The third edition gives students a firm foundation in all areas covered on accredited British Psychological Society degree courses, includes new chapters on psychopathology, research methods, language, motivation and emotion, lifespan development, health psychology, forensic psychology and critical social psychology, relates theory to the real world to help students think about where they will employ their degree after undergraduate study
9781526456854
Psychology
BF77 ESS
Includes bibliographical references and index
PART I: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings; Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time...The Evolution of Human Behaviour; Chapter 2: How Psychology Became a Science; Chapter 3: Doing Psychological Research; Chapter 4: The Replication Crisis; PART II: Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World; Chapter 5: Memory; Chapter 6: An Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention; Chapter 7: Learning; Chapter 8: Thinking and Problem Solving; Chapter 9: Language and Literacy; PART III: Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour; Chapter 10: The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy; Chapter 11: Communication within the Brain; Chapter 12: Brain and Behaviour: Sex Differences; Chapter 13: Motivation and Emotion; PART IV: Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other; Chapter 14: Behaviour within Groups; Chapter 15: Behaviour between Groups; Chapter 16: Social Judgements and Behaviour; PART V: Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change; Chapter 17: Development during the Early Years; Chapter 18: Development during the School Years; Chapter 19: Atypical Child Development; Chapter 20: Adulthood to Ageing; PART VI: The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality; Chapter 21: Personality; Chapter 22: Intelligence: Measuring the Mind; Chapter 23: Self; PART VII: Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology; Chapter 24: Mental Health, Mental Illness and Psychopathology; Chapter 25: Psychological Interventions; Chapter 26: Health Psychology; Chapter 27: Forensic Psychology
The third edition of Essential Psychology provides a thorough introduction for students and anyone who wishes to gain a strong overview of the field. This team of authors provide a student-friendly guide to Psychology, with a vivid narrative writing style, features designed to stimulate critical thinking and inspire students to learn independently, and online resources for lecturers and students. This comprehensive introductory text is relevant for both the specialist and non-specialist psychology student, challenging those who studied psychology before university while remaining accessible to those who did not. The third edition gives students a firm foundation in all areas covered on accredited British Psychological Society degree courses, includes new chapters on psychopathology, research methods, language, motivation and emotion, lifespan development, health psychology, forensic psychology and critical social psychology, relates theory to the real world to help students think about where they will employ their degree after undergraduate study
9781526456854
Psychology
BF77 ESS