Essential Psychology provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the field of psychology. Written by a team of expert authors, this book warmly welcomes you to all the areas covered on British Psychological Society accredited degree courses. It includes chapters focused on evolution, memory, thinking and reasoning, motivation and emotion, development, and personality. New to this Fourth Edition are two chapters which focus on racism in psychology and LGBTQ+ psychology. It applies psychological theory to the real world, and includes a wealth of learning features to support your…mehr
Essential Psychology provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the field of psychology. Written by a team of expert authors, this book warmly welcomes you to all the areas covered on British Psychological Society accredited degree courses. It includes chapters focused on evolution, memory, thinking and reasoning, motivation and emotion, development, and personality. New to this Fourth Edition are two chapters which focus on racism in psychology and LGBTQ+ psychology. It applies psychological theory to the real world, and includes a wealth of learning features to support your learning, including critical reflections and discussion questions that nurture creative thinking beyond the syllabus. This is the ideal introductory textbook for undergraduate students of psychology and those undertaking a Master¿s conversion course in psychology.
SECTION A: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time ... The Evolution of Human Behaviour - James Stiller and Philip Banyard Chapter 2: How Psychology Became a Science - Sarah Buglass Lydia Harkin Peter Macaulay Luke Vinter Rosie Daly and Noor Ali Chapter 3: Psychology Racism and Coloniality - Phil Banyard and Emeka Okoli Chapter 4: The Replication Crisis - Mark Andrews and Lucy Justice SECTION B: Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World Chapter 5: Memory - Thom Baguley Nikolas Pautz Harriet Smith Lucy Justice and Duncan Guest Chapter 6: An Introduction to Sensation Perception and Attention - Andrew K. Dunn Paula C. Stacey and Kate Roberts Chapter 7: Learning - Andrew MacKenzie and Phil Banyard Chapter 8: Problem Solving and Reasoning - Gary Jones Georgina Gous Mark J.T. Sergeant Antonio Castro and Angharad Williams SECTION C: Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour Chapter 9: The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy - Antonio Castro Gary Jones Mark J.T. Sergeant and Samuel Jones Chapter 10: Communication within the Brain - Lucy Webster Rachel R. Horsley and Christine Norman Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion - Sebastiano Costa Joshua Baker Preethi Premkumar Pancy Poon and Nikki Stevenson SECTION D: Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other Chapter 12: Behaviour within Groups - Mhairi Bowe and Juliet Wakefield Chapter 13: Behaviour between Groups - Juliet Wakefield and Mhairi Bowe Chapter 14: Social Judgements and Behaviour - Sebastian Teicher and Maria Kontogianni SECTION E: Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change Chapter 15: Development during the Early Years - Lucy Betts James Stiller Rebecca Larkin Gareth Williams and Kate Ellis-Davies Chapter 16: Development during the School Years - James Stiller Lucy Betts Rebecca Larkin Gareth Williams and Emma Aquadro Chapter 17: Atypical Child Development - Lai-Sang Iao Matthew K. Belmonte Gayle Dillon Andrew Grayson and Susannah Lamb Chapter 18: Adulthood to Ageing - Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Rebecca Stack Suvo Mitra and Louise A. Brown Nicholls SECTION F: The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality Chapter 19: Personality - David J. Wilde Nadja Heym Loren Abell Glenn A. Williams and Emanuele Fino Chapter 20: Psychopathology - Sarah McDonald Palwinder Athwal-Kooner Karen Slade and Michael Underwood Chapter 21: LGBTQ+ Psychology - Mollie Baldwin Liam Cahill Sally Evans Anthony J. Gifford Bryony Harper Bethany A. Jones Mohammad Malik Daragh T. McDermott Chase Staras and Belinda Winder Chapter 22: Self - Jill Arnold Ben Oldfield and Filipa Da Costa Rico Calado SECTION G: Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology Chapter 23: Psychological Interventions - Karen Slade Palwinder Athwal-Kooner Sarah McDonald and Simon Scott Chapter 24: Health Psychology - Kristina Newman Rebecca Stack Mike Rennoldson Eva Zysk Eva Sundin and Preethi Premkumar Chapter 25: Forensic Psychology - Rebecca Lievesley Sebastian Teicher Lorraine Smith and Ellie Woodward Chapter 26: Language and Literacy - Jens Roeser Clare Wood and Hannah Phelan
SECTION A: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time ... The Evolution of Human Behaviour - James Stiller and Philip Banyard Chapter 2: How Psychology Became a Science - Sarah Buglass Lydia Harkin Peter Macaulay Luke Vinter Rosie Daly and Noor Ali Chapter 3: Psychology Racism and Coloniality - Phil Banyard and Emeka Okoli Chapter 4: The Replication Crisis - Mark Andrews and Lucy Justice SECTION B: Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World Chapter 5: Memory - Thom Baguley Nikolas Pautz Harriet Smith Lucy Justice and Duncan Guest Chapter 6: An Introduction to Sensation Perception and Attention - Andrew K. Dunn Paula C. Stacey and Kate Roberts Chapter 7: Learning - Andrew MacKenzie and Phil Banyard Chapter 8: Problem Solving and Reasoning - Gary Jones Georgina Gous Mark J.T. Sergeant Antonio Castro and Angharad Williams SECTION C: Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour Chapter 9: The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy - Antonio Castro Gary Jones Mark J.T. Sergeant and Samuel Jones Chapter 10: Communication within the Brain - Lucy Webster Rachel R. Horsley and Christine Norman Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion - Sebastiano Costa Joshua Baker Preethi Premkumar Pancy Poon and Nikki Stevenson SECTION D: Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other Chapter 12: Behaviour within Groups - Mhairi Bowe and Juliet Wakefield Chapter 13: Behaviour between Groups - Juliet Wakefield and Mhairi Bowe Chapter 14: Social Judgements and Behaviour - Sebastian Teicher and Maria Kontogianni SECTION E: Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change Chapter 15: Development during the Early Years - Lucy Betts James Stiller Rebecca Larkin Gareth Williams and Kate Ellis-Davies Chapter 16: Development during the School Years - James Stiller Lucy Betts Rebecca Larkin Gareth Williams and Emma Aquadro Chapter 17: Atypical Child Development - Lai-Sang Iao Matthew K. Belmonte Gayle Dillon Andrew Grayson and Susannah Lamb Chapter 18: Adulthood to Ageing - Olatz Lopez-Fernandez Rebecca Stack Suvo Mitra and Louise A. Brown Nicholls SECTION F: The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality Chapter 19: Personality - David J. Wilde Nadja Heym Loren Abell Glenn A. Williams and Emanuele Fino Chapter 20: Psychopathology - Sarah McDonald Palwinder Athwal-Kooner Karen Slade and Michael Underwood Chapter 21: LGBTQ+ Psychology - Mollie Baldwin Liam Cahill Sally Evans Anthony J. Gifford Bryony Harper Bethany A. Jones Mohammad Malik Daragh T. McDermott Chase Staras and Belinda Winder Chapter 22: Self - Jill Arnold Ben Oldfield and Filipa Da Costa Rico Calado SECTION G: Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology Chapter 23: Psychological Interventions - Karen Slade Palwinder Athwal-Kooner Sarah McDonald and Simon Scott Chapter 24: Health Psychology - Kristina Newman Rebecca Stack Mike Rennoldson Eva Zysk Eva Sundin and Preethi Premkumar Chapter 25: Forensic Psychology - Rebecca Lievesley Sebastian Teicher Lorraine Smith and Ellie Woodward Chapter 26: Language and Literacy - Jens Roeser Clare Wood and Hannah Phelan
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