Introductory psychology / Tony Malim and Ann Birch.

By: Malim, Tony Contributor(s): Birch, Ann Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1998. Description: xvi, 921 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0333668529; 0333794036 (Instructor's guide); 9780333668528Subject(s): PsychologyDDC classification: 150 Online resources: WorldCat details

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TOC PART 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Theoretical Approaches in Psychology - Issues and Debates in Psychology - Controversies in Psychological Research - Controversial Applications of Psychological Research - Ethics in Psychology - Learning and Behaviour ---- PART 2. BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Sensory Systems - The Nervous System and Behaviour - Motivation and Emotion - Consciousness and its Altered States - Stress and Anxiety ----- PART 3. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Attention - Perception - Memory - Thinking and Language ---- PART 4. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Instinct and Learning - Animal Communication - Social Behaviour of Animals ---- PART 5. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Introduction - Early Socialisation and Attachment - Cognitive Development - Measuring Intelligence - Social Behaviour - Adolescence and Adulthood ---- PART 6. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Perception of Self and Others - Relations with Others - Conflict and Co-operation - Attitudes - Social Influence ---- PART 7. PERSONALITY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Some Theories of Personality - Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality - Atypical Development - Diagnosis of Mental Disorder - Treatments and Therapies ---- PART 8. RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS - Introduction - Research Methods - How to Present Results - Statistical Tests - Writing up your Research - Some Projects.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	EWU Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	150 MAI 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		6265

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The major new text which is ideal for those embarking on the study of Psychology for the first time. Written by experienced teachers and lecturers, it provides a lively, accessible and comprehensive account of the subject. The text features: a- chapter objectives and chapter summaries; b- information boxes expanding on key issues discussed in the text; c- ample illustrations including figures, diagrams, photographs Read more...

Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC PART 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Theoretical Approaches in Psychology - Issues and Debates in Psychology - Controversies in Psychological Research - Controversial Applications of Psychological Research - Ethics in Psychology - Learning and Behaviour ----
PART 2. BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Sensory Systems - The Nervous System and Behaviour - Motivation and Emotion - Consciousness and its Altered States - Stress and Anxiety -----
PART 3. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Attention - Perception - Memory - Thinking and Language ----
PART 4. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Instinct and Learning - Animal Communication - Social Behaviour of Animals ----
PART 5. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Introduction - Early Socialisation and Attachment - Cognitive Development - Measuring Intelligence - Social Behaviour - Adolescence and Adulthood ----
PART 6. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - Introduction - Perception of Self and Others - Relations with Others - Conflict and Co-operation - Attitudes - Social Influence ----
PART 7. PERSONALITY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR - Introduction - Some Theories of Personality - Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality - Atypical Development - Diagnosis of Mental Disorder - Treatments and Therapies ----
PART 8. RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS - Introduction - Research Methods - How to Present Results - Statistical Tests - Writing up your Research - Some Projects.

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