Simply Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780367550158 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 547 str.

Michael W. (Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the psycholo

Opis

Simply Psychology, fifth edition, is an engaging and reader-friendly introduction to the key principles of psychology. Organised around the major approaches to the subject, it covers biological, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as individual differences.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. History of Psychology  3. Methods of Investigation;  Part 1: Biological Approach  4. Biological Bases of Behaviour  5. Stress  6. Emotion  7. Aggression;  Part 2: Developmental Approach  8. Cognitive Development  9. Language Development  10. Moral Development  11. Sex and Gender;  Part 3: Social Approach  12. Attachment and Deprivation  13. Prejudice and Discrimination  14. Prosocial Behaviour  15. Social Influence  16. Social Perception and Attraction;  Part 4: Individual Differences  17. Intelligence  18. Personality  19. Self-concept  20. Approaches to Abnormal Psychology  21. Abnormal Psychology: Therapeutic Approaches;  Part 5: Cognitive Approach  22. Visual Prception  23. Memory  24. Problem Solving, Expertise, and Creativity;  Part 6: Effective Learning  25. Effective Studying and Learning

O autorze

Michael W. Eysenck is one of the best-known psychologists in Europe. He is Professor Emeritus in the psychology department at Royal Holloway University of London, UK, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Roehampton, UK. He is especially interested in cognitive psychology (about which he has written several books) and most of his research focuses on the role of cognitive factors in anxiety within normal and clinical populations.