Altruism and Aggression

ISBN-13: 9781854332523 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 60 str.

Anne Campbell;British Psychological Society

Opis

Following the A-level psychology syllabus, this textbook takes an interactice approach to the subject of social psychology. There are open questions, self-assessment questions and Something to Try activities, all designed to encourage students to discuss and review the topics covered as they work through the unit. Additionally, there are suggestions for experimental projects and essays.

Spis treści

1. Altruism and aggression: what are they?.

2. Altruism and relationships.

3. Altruism and emotions.

4. Instrumental theories of aggression.

5. Expressive theories of aggression.

6. The impact of culture.

References.

Further Reading.

Answers to Self–Assessment Questions.

Glossary.

Acknowledgements

O autorze

Anne Campbell is a highly experienced and well known academic psychologist. She has authored and edited several books, though has the academic background and credibility to back up the controverisal thesis she presents in her book.

Blurb

Open Learning Units offer a very flexible approach to the teaching of psychology. They are designed to be more than sufficient for the purposes of A/S and A–Level psychology, and the applied emphasis will appeal to various vocational courses such as those offered by BTEC and also to mature students on Access courses.
Their primary use will be in the classroom with a tutor′s guidance, but the interactive style makes them equally appropriate for the purposes of self–study. More advanced students might want to use the Units to learn at their own pace, and in all cases, the careful structure of the writing and the extensive use of Examples, Open Questions and Self–Assessment Questions make them ideal revision guides.