Psychology - Brossura

Holt, Nigel; Bremner, Andy; Sutherland, Ed; Vliek, Michael; Passer, Michael; Smith, Ronald

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ISBN 10: 0077136403 ISBN 13: 9780077136406

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2012

Riassunto

After extensive consultation, thorough updating, inclusion of new research and topics, and the addition of a fantastic new online learning platform, Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour is better than ever. The second edition is an engaging and exciting introduction to the study of psychology.

This book's scientific approach, which brings together international research, practical application and the levels of analysis framework, encourages critical thinking about psychology and its impact on our daily lives.

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L'autore:

Michael W. Passer, Ph.D., coordinates the introductory psychology program at the University of Washington, which enrolls about 2,500 students per year, and also is the faculty coordinator of training for new teaching assistants (TAs). He received his bachelors degree from the University of Rochester and his PhD in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a specialization in social psychology. Dr. Passer has been a faculty member at the University of Washington since 1977. A former Danforth Foundation Fellow and University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award finalist, Dr. Passer has had a career-long love of teaching. Each academic year he teaches introductory psychology twice and a required pre-major course in research methods. Dr. Passer developed and teaches a graduate course on the Teaching of Psychology, which prepares students for careers in the college classroom, and also has taught courses in social psychology and attribution theory. He has published more than 20 scientific articles and chapters, primarily in the areas of attribution, stress, and anxiety, and has taught the introductory psychology course for 20 years.

Contenuti:

1 The science of psychology
2 Studying behaviour scientifically
3 Genes, environment and behaviour
4 The brain and behaviour
5 Sensation and perception
6 Consciousness
7 Learning: the role of experience
8 Memory
9 Language and thinking
10 Intelligence
11 Motivation and emotion
12 Lifespan development I: physical and cognitive development
13 Lifespan development II: social and emotional development
14 Social thinking and behaviour
15 Personality
16 Health psychology: adjusting to life
17 Psychological disorders
18 Treatment of psychological disorders

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0077136403
• ISBN 13: 9780077136406
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 1072