Psychology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself
eBook - ePub

Psychology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Psychology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

About this book

Written by Dr Sandi Mann, Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, Psychology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments, and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The book uses a structure that mirrors the way Psychology is taught on many university courses. Chapters include key topics in psychology research; cognitive issues, including language, emotion, memory and perception; individual differences - intelligence, personality and gender; social psychology; mental health and psychological disorders/abnormal psychology and the treatment of such; the nervous system; and sleep.

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Table of contents

  1. CoverĀ 
  2. Title
  3. About the Author
  4. ContentsĀ 
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 Psychology research
  7. 3 Perception and attention
  8. 4 Memory
  9. 5 Learning
  10. 6 Language and thought
  11. 7 Emotion
  12. 8 Intelligence
  13. 9 Personality and motivation
  14. 10 Developmental psychology
  15. 11 Gender and sexuality
  16. 12 Social influence
  17. 13 Social and group processes
  18. 14 Stress and mental health
  19. 15 Psychological disorders
  20. 16 Psychological therapies
  21. 17 The brain and nervous system
  22. 18 Sleep
  23. References
  24. Answers to fact-checks
  25. Copyright