Essential Psychology returns for a 2nd 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. The 2nd edition: Gives students a firm foundation in all areas covered on accredited British Psychological Society degree courses Is also designed for students on introductory Psychology courses outside of the UK, especially in Northern Europe 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 INDICE: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human BeingsOnce Upon a Time: The Evolution of Human BehaviourHow Psychology Became a ScienceIssues and Debates in PsychologyDoing Psychological ResearchCognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the WorldMemoryAn Introduction to Sensation, Perception and AttentionThinking and Problem SolvingLanguageBiological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our BehaviourThe Human Nervous System: Functional AnatomyCommunication within the BrainBrain and Behaviour: Sex DifferencesMotivation and EmotionSocial Psychology: How We Interact with Each OtherBehaviour within GroupsBehaviour between GroupsSocial Judgements and BehaviourCritical Social PsychologyDevelopmental Psychology: How We Grow and ChangeDevelopment during the Early YearsDevelopment during the School YearsAtypical Child DevelopmentAdolescence, Adulthood and AgeingThe Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our IndividualityPersonalityIntelligence: Measuring the MindSelfApplied Psychology: How We Use PsychologyPsychopathology: Theories and CausesPsychological InterventionsHealth PsychologyForensic Psychology
- ISBN: 978-1-4462-7482-8
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 570
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2015
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