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This text provides coverage of all the main areas in psychologydevelopmental psychology; social psychology; comparative psychology; biopsychology; abnormal psychology; cognitive psychology; major perspectives in psychology; and research methods. It is structured to make it easy for the reader to develop his or her understanding of psychology. Most topics are dealt with in terms of the TEE approach: theory (T), evidence (E), and evaluation (E). This is designed to enhance the reader's ability to assess and to criticise. In addition, the text contains key research studies, case studies, research activities, questions in the text, personal reflections and definitions of all key terms.
Contents
Approaches to psychology; the nervous system; cortical functions; awareness; motivation, emotion, and stress; evolutionary determinants of behaviour; reproductive strategies; kinship and social behaviour; behaviour analysis; perceptual processes; attention and performance limitations; human memory; language and thought; early socialisation; cognitive development; racial behaviour in development; adolescence, adulthood and old age; social cognition; social relationships; social influence; pro-social and anti-social behaviour; atypical development; conceptions and models of abnormality; psychopathology; therapeutic approaches; individual differences; controversies in psychology; ethical issues; the nature of psychological enquiry; design of investigations; data analysis.
