Ann Birch, Tony Malim, Alison Wadeley

Perspectives in Psychology (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This second edition of this popular text is designed to meet the needs of teachers and students following new A and AS level Psychology syllabuses on either modular or terminal routes, as well as those on introductory psychology courses at degree level. This extensively revised and updated edition covers:

- Major orientations in psychology and philosophical issues in psychology: including free-will and determinism and reductionism

- Psychology and science biases in psychological theory and research, including advertising, propaganda, warfare and psychometric testing

- Ethics in psychological research and practice

- Ethics in socially sensitive research

Key concepts are clearly flagged and learning objectives are included in each chapter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781349142736
• Artikelnr.: 54793425

Autorenporträt

ALISON WADELEY is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University College.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures.- Preface.- Psychology: An Historical Sketch.- Theoretical Approaches to Psychology Issues and Debates in Psychology.- Controversies in Psychological Research.- Ethics in Psychology.- Controversial Applications of Psychological Research.- Psychology in Action.- Bibliography.- Index.