Download or read book Exam Success in AEB Psychology written by Paul Humphreys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advises candidates of the biggest examining board on how to select and answer questions to provide maximum grades with the minimum of effort. An essential purchase for every candidate.
Download or read book Debates in Psychology written by Andy Bell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates in Psychology tackles some of the major issues and controversies within the field of psychology. The book includes a discussion of the major debates in psychology prescribed by the AQA Specification A-Level syllabus, such as free will and determinism, whether or not psychology can (or indeed should) be a science, reductionism, and the nature-nurture debate. Additionally, the 'mind-body question' is examined as an example of reductionism in psychology. A chapter on behaviourism is also included in order to draw together the debates covered throughout the book. Each topic covered in Debates in Psychology is presented in a highly readable and accessible manner. The book will be invaluable for students wishing to gain a greater understanding of this exciting area.
Download or read book Therapeutic Approaches in Psychology written by Sue Cave and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapeutic Approaches in Psychology is a simple introduction to the many psychological therapies in use today, including cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic approaches.
Download or read book Attention and Pattern Recognition written by Nick Lund and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst attention is a term commonly used in everyday life, for many years psychologists have struggled in their attempts to explain what it actually means. Attention and Pattern Recognition introduces the main psychological research on attention and the methods that have been used to study it. It also examines the subdivisions of focused and divided attention and explores how people recognise patterns and faces. The Routledge Modular Psychology series is a completely new approach to introductory level psychology, tailor made to the new modular style of teaching. Each short book covers a topic in more detail than any large textbook can, allowing teacher and student to select material exactly to suit any particular course or project. The books have been written especially for those students new to higher level study, whether at school home, college or university. They include specially designed features to help with technique, such as model essay at an average level with an examiners comments to show how extra marks can be gained. The authors are all examiners and teachers at introductory level.
Download or read book Determinants of Animal Behaviour written by Jo Anne Cartwright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are animals intelligent? How do they learn to solve everyday survival problems? Can they be intentionally deceptive? The investigation of animal behaviour is an important and fascinating aspect of comparative psychology. Determinants of Animal Behaviour thoroughly covers the section on determinants of animal behaviour in the AQA (A) comparative psychology module and deals with the three main topics featured in the syllabus. Firstly the evolutionary explanations of animal behaviour are discussed, including the biological explanations of apparent altruism. Secondly the nature of classical and operant conditioning in animal behaviour is considered and finally the role of social learning in animals is investigated. Real life examples are used throughout the book to illustrate the arguments presented. Determinants of Animal Behaviour is an ideal introductory text to the subject, full of real life examples and both traditional and cutting-edge research. It will be of interest to all students new to comparative psychology and highly accessible to anyone wishing to know more about the diversity and ingenuity of animal behaviour.
Download or read book Social and Personality Development written by Tina Abbott and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-26 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and Personality Development looks at the processes by which we come to be who we are. It covers a range of topics central to personality and developmental psychology. The book is arranged in three sections, the first covering the main theories of personality, the second describing the development of gender and the third focusing on adolescence. It is suitable for the AQA-A A2 Level examination, but will also be of interest to those studying education, nursing and other related disciplines.
Download or read book Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour written by John H. Cartwright and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, a new discipline has arisen that argues human behaviour can be understood in terms of evolutionary processes. Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour is an introductory level book covering evolutionary psychology, this new and controversial field. The book deals with three main areas: human reproductive behaviour, evolutionary explanations of mental disorders and the evolution of intelligence and the brain. The book is particularly suitable for the AQA-A A2 syllabus, but will also be of interest to undergraduates studying evolutionary psychology for the first time and anyone with a general interest in this new discipline.
Download or read book Classification and Diagnosis of Psychological Abnormality written by Susan Cave and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is psychological abnormality recognised? How many different mental disorders are there, and what are their characteristics? Although there are established guidelines for clinicians working in this area, these have been subject to many criticisms. Exploring how views on this subject have changed over time, and how they vary in different societies, poses important questions about our current practices. This book provides a brief overview of the current definitions and various explanations for psychological abnormality and then focuses on how society diagnoses and classifies behaviour that is deemed to be 'unusual'. Three key areas of the topic are covered: the procedures involved in the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders (such as schizophrenia); research into the history and origins of multiple personality disorder; and a discussion of the implications of cultural variability (including culture-bound syndromes) for the classification and diagnosis of psychological abnormality. Classification and Diagnosis of Abnormal Psychology is an introductory text suitable for students and teachers of the AQA Psychology A2 specification and is also useful for other groups who work in the field of mental disorder, such as nurses, social workers and therapists.
Download or read book Controversies in Psychology written by Phil Banyard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the areas that have been studied in psychology that have excited controversy, including advertising, psychometric testing, propoganda and warfare.
Download or read book The Physiological Basis of Behaviour written by Kevin Silber and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the basic structures of the central nervous system, the techniques used in neuroscience and a short discussion of the affect of drugs on the brain.
Download or read book Theoretical Approaches in Psychology written by Matt Jarvis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book introduces and outlines the six main approaches and considers how each has helped psychologists understand human behaviour, thought and feeling.
Download or read book Psychopathology written by John D. Stirling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.
Download or read book Cortical Functions written by John Stirling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cortical Functions is a companion to Kevin Silber's series title, The Physiological Basis of Behaviour and concentrates on the cerebral cortex, its structure, connections, functions and dysfunctions. John Stirling includes clinical descriptions and case studies to illustrate various forms of agnosia, aphasia and the split brain syndrome. Methods in neuropsychology are reviewed and other chapters provide comprehensive but straightforward coverage of the role of the brain in language, sensation, perception and movement.
Download or read book Awareness written by Evie Bentley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-28 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible description of sleep and dreaming and the daily and seasonal rhythms that our bodies are subject to.
Download or read book Interpersonal Relationships written by Diana Dwyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpersonal Relationships considers friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our well-being and happiness. The book is tailor-made for the student new to higher-level study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses.
Download or read book Social Influences written by Kevin Wren and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Influences looks at how we perceive ourselves and others and how this can influence our behaviour. It includes stereotyping and prejudice, obedience and conformity, collective behaviour and leadership.
Download or read book Perception written by Paul Rookes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-20 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces students to the basic biological and psychological processes and their development. It discusses pattern recognition, culture and attention and includes a brief discussion of artificial intelligence.
