Essential psychology edited by Philip Banyard, Gayle Dillon, Christine Norman & Belinda Winder - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2015. - x, 588 p. : col ill. ; 28 cm
Previous edition titled: Essential psychology : a concise introduction, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-572) and index.
Section A. The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings : --
1. Once Upon a Time ... The Evolution of Human Behaviour --
2. How Psychology Became a Science --
3. Issues and Debates in Psychology --
4. Doing Psychological Research --
Section B. Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World : --
5. Memory --
6. An Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention --
7. Thinking and Problem Solving --
8. Language --
Section C. Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour : --
9. The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy --
10. Communication within the Brain --
11. Brain and Behaviour: Sex Differences --
12. Motivation and Emotion --
Section D. Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other : --
13. Behaviour within Groups --
14. Behaviour between Groups --
15. Social Judgements and Behaviour --
16. Critical Social Psychology --
Section E. Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change : --
17. Development during the Early Years --
18. Development during the School Years --
19. Atypical Child Development --
20. Adolescence, Adulthood and Ageing --
Section F. The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality : --
21. Personality --
22. Intelligence: Measuring the Mind --
23. Self --
Section G. Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology : --
24. Psychopathology: Theories and Causes --
25. Psychological Interventions --
26. Health Psychology --
27. Forensic Psychology.
"Essential Psychology returns for a second edition with a vivid narrative writing style designed for undergraduates, features designed to stimulate critical thinking and inspire students to learn independently, and an expanded companion website full of useful 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."
9781446274828 (pbk.) 9781446274811 (hardcover)
2014942690
Psychology
150 ES SE
Previous edition titled: Essential psychology : a concise introduction, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-572) and index.
Section A. The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings : --
1. Once Upon a Time ... The Evolution of Human Behaviour --
2. How Psychology Became a Science --
3. Issues and Debates in Psychology --
4. Doing Psychological Research --
Section B. Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World : --
5. Memory --
6. An Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention --
7. Thinking and Problem Solving --
8. Language --
Section C. Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour : --
9. The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy --
10. Communication within the Brain --
11. Brain and Behaviour: Sex Differences --
12. Motivation and Emotion --
Section D. Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other : --
13. Behaviour within Groups --
14. Behaviour between Groups --
15. Social Judgements and Behaviour --
16. Critical Social Psychology --
Section E. Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change : --
17. Development during the Early Years --
18. Development during the School Years --
19. Atypical Child Development --
20. Adolescence, Adulthood and Ageing --
Section F. The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality : --
21. Personality --
22. Intelligence: Measuring the Mind --
23. Self --
Section G. Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology : --
24. Psychopathology: Theories and Causes --
25. Psychological Interventions --
26. Health Psychology --
27. Forensic Psychology.
"Essential Psychology returns for a second edition with a vivid narrative writing style designed for undergraduates, features designed to stimulate critical thinking and inspire students to learn independently, and an expanded companion website full of useful 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."
9781446274828 (pbk.) 9781446274811 (hardcover)
2014942690
Psychology
150 ES SE