Introductory PsychologyIntroductory Psychology is a major text ideal for those embarking on the study of psychology for the first time. It is the result of over 20 years of teaching in the area and provides a lively, readable and comprehensive account of the subject. The book is divided into eight parts covering: historical background, issues and controversies in psychology; biological bases of psychology; cognitive psychology; animal behaviour; human development; social psychology; personality and atypical behaviour; research methods. The text is fully illustrated and features chapter objectives, chapter summaries, self-assessment questions, on-page glossary definitions and further reading lists to help consolidate students' learning. All adopters of this textbook can gain free access to the Companion Website, which is designed to meet the needs of the busy lecturer. It includes a wide selection of material to support the book's use in the classroom or lecture hall; essay questions, suggested topics for seminar discussions, over 500 additional questions including multiple choice, and overhead transparency masters (available in PowerPoint or hardcopy). |
Contents
CHAPTER 18 | 395 |
Epilogue to Part 4 | 418 |
Research designs and methods | 425 |
Attachment separation and deprivation | 445 |
Childrens play | 451 |
Cognitive development | 459 |
CHAPTER 21 | 487 |
PART 6 | 557 |
CHAPTER 5 | 101 |
CHAPTER 6 | 116 |
Learning and behaviour | 124 |
More complex learning | 131 |
Social learning theory | 137 |
Biopsychology | 145 |
CHAPTER 8 | 164 |
CHAPTER 12 | 171 |
Motivation and emotion | 187 |
What is emotion? | 195 |
CHAPTER 10 | 203 |
CHAPTER | 215 |
CHAPTER 14 | 288 |
CHAPTER 15 | 316 |
Epilogue to Part 2 236 | 337 |
Fields of study | 345 |
Animal communication | 372 |
Teaching human language to animals | 382 |
Social psychology | 569 |
CHAPTER 25 | 594 |
Friendship love and marriage | 602 |
CHAPTER 26 | 614 |
Attitudes | 648 |
Prejudice and discrimination | 662 |
CHAPTER 28 | 677 |
PART 7 | 703 |
Singletrait theories | 722 |
PART 8 | 811 |
CHAPTER 35 | 842 |
Statistical tests | 872 |
APPENDIX 2 | 881 |
CHAPTER 37 | 890 |
CHAPTER 38 | 897 |
Correlational studies | 904 |
Common terms and phrases
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