Beginning PsychologyWritten in clear, accessible language with logical explanations and helpful diagrams, Beginning Psychology introduces students to the world of psychology. It meets the requirements of all syllabuses and is the perfect course book for GCSE or an ideal first-year text for A-level. The fifth edition has been updated to take into account the new GCSE syllabuses, especially MEG. |
Contents
The Physiology of Perception | 5 |
The Psychology of Perception | 11 |
Factors Affecting Perception | 23 |
Summary | 32 |
Classical Conditioning | 35 |
Operant Conditioning | 41 |
Insight and Learning Sets | 55 |
Memory | 61 |
The Childs Relationships with Father Siblings and Peers | 167 |
Aggression | 183 |
Theories of Personality | 193 |
ChildRearing Styles | 206 |
NonVerbal Communication NVC | 219 |
The Effects of General Arousal | 233 |
Coping with Stress | 242 |
Summary | 260 |
Working Memory | 69 |
Mnemonics | 75 |
Forgetting | 82 |
Further Reading | 88 |
The Development of Intellect and Morality | 89 |
Moral Development | 99 |
Further Reading | 108 |
Obedience | 118 |
Crowds and Crowding | 124 |
Further Reading | 130 |
Summary | 148 |
Conclusions | 273 |
Problem Solving and Creativity | 287 |
The Biological Bases of Behaviour | 294 |
The Nervous System | 301 |
The Endocrine System | 311 |
Ethology | 318 |
Social Behaviour | 328 |
Summary | 340 |
Crosssectional Longitudinal and Crosscultural Studies | 349 |
Further Reading | 366 |
Common terms and phrases
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