Psychology: A Very Short Introduction - Brossura

Butler, Gillian; McManus, Freda

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ISBN 10: 0192853813 ISBN 13: 9780192853813

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2000

Riassunto

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This book provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance, making it a stimulating introduction for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.

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Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gillian Butler now works as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Warneford Hospital, Oxford, having previously spent nearly ten years doing research in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University. She is co-author (with Tony Hope) of Manage Your Mind: The Mental Fitness Guide. Freda McManus is a Research Cognitive Therapist in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University. She works on the development and evaluation of psychological treatments for anxiety disorders.

Contenuti:

1. What is psychology? How do you study it? 2. What gets into our minds? Perception; 3. What stays in the mind? Learning and memory; 4. How do we use what is in the mind? Thinking, reasoning, and communicating; 5. Why do we do what we do? Motivation and emotion; 6. Is there a set pattern? Development psychology; 7. Can we categorize people? Individual difference; 8. What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology; 9. How do we influence each other? Social psychology; 10. What is psychology for? A selection of further reading; Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0192853813
• ISBN 13: 9780192853813
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 176