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Simply Psychology, 4th edition, is an engaging and reader-friendly introduction to the key principles of psychology. Organized around the major approaches to the subject, it covers biological, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as individual differences.
List of contents
About the author Preface 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 The self-concept PART 5 COGNITIVE APPROACH 20 Abnormal psychology 21 Visual perception 22 Memory 23 Problem solving, expertise, and creativity PART 6 EFFECTIVE LEARNING 24 Effective studying and learning Glossary References Index Illustration credits
About the author
Michael W. Eysenck
is one of the best-known psychologists in Europe. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology in the psychology department at Royal Holloway University of London and Professorial Fellow at Roehampton University. 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.
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Simply Psychology, 4th edition, is an engaging and reader-friendly introduction to the key principles of psychology. Organized around the major approaches to the subject, it covers biological, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as individual differences.
