This text analyzes friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our well-being and happiness.
This text analyzes friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and...
With up-to-date marking analysis to reflect changes made in April 1998, this text offers advice for candidates of the Aeb examining board on how to select and answer questions to provide maximum grades with minimum effort.
With up-to-date marking analysis to reflect changes made in April 1998, this text offers advice for candidates of the Aeb examining board on how to se...
This volume looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination. Suitable for the AQA-A A2 and AQA-B AS level examintation, mnd students studying social cognition for the first time at undergraduate level.
This volume looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, ...
Humans have the capacity to help others and be altruistic yet also to be aggressive and unco-operative. The author considers both of these type s of behaviour and the theories psychologists use to explain them. He also looks at these behaviours in relation to everyday situations such as noise, crowding, personal space and culture. Finally, he discusses how pro-social behaviour can be encouraged and anti-social behaviour reduced.
Humans have the capacity to help others and be altruistic yet also to be aggressive and unco-operative. The author considers both of these type s of b...
This work explores the relationship between the brain and our motivation to do things, asking questions such as, why don't we eat ourselves to death? and how do we know when we are thirsty?. It also considers the different psychosocial and psychological theories of motivation offered by psychologists, as well as theories that combine the two. Finally it looks at the nature of emotions and explanations of emotional behaviour.
This work explores the relationship between the brain and our motivation to do things, asking questions such as, why don't we eat ourselves to death? ...
Motivation and Emotion provides an explanation of emotional experience and aspects of human behaviour using psychological, physiological and alternative approaches. The brain mechanisms that govern motivations are discussed and questions such as 'Why don't we eat ourselves to death?' and 'How do we know we are thirsty?' are answered. Phil Gorman is an A-Level teacher at Stafford College, UK, and a chief examiner for the Edexcel A Level Examination Board. The Routledge Modular Psychology series is a completely new approach to introductory level psychology, tailor-made for...
Motivation and Emotion provides an explanation of emotional experience and aspects of human behaviour using psychological, physiological a...
Psychology and Work provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to the field of occupational psychology. The book covers the main issues in the psychology of work and organizations. Topics discussed include the significance of work to the individual, the motivation to work, selection and training and the effects of work on health and quality of life. Organizational psychology is covered in such topics as group behaviour, leadership and management. The book assumes little or no background knowledge and is made accessible to all by the use of everyday examples...
Psychology and Work provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to the field of occupational psychology. The book covers the main issues i...
Personality is a topic which has fascinated both psychologists and individuals alike for many years. This volume is an introduction to the important contributions psychology has made towards understanding personality and the related areas of gender development and adolescence. Key theories in each area are outlined, compared and evaluated.
Personality is a topic which has fascinated both psychologists and individuals alike for many years. This volume is an introduction to the important c...
Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually means. This volume introduces the main psychological research on attention and the methods that have been used to study it. It also examines the subdivisions of focused and divided attention and explores how people recognize patterns and faces.
Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually m...
