Understand psychology
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Understand psychology
（Teach yourself books）
Teach Yourself/Hodder Headline , Bookpoint [distributor] , Mcgraw-Hill Customer Services [distributor], 2010
- : us, pbk
- : uk, pbk
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First published in UK 1994 by Hodder Education; in US 1994 by The McGraw-Hill
"Previously published as Teach yourself psychology"--T.p. verso
Contains updated information
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: us, pbk ISBN 9780071700474
Description
Discover what makes us tick "Understand Psychology" is a jargon-free guide to the psychological processes that affect each and every one of us. It investigates how the human experience can be understood on numerous levels, exploring why we are the way we are, how we came to be this way, and what we might do to change seemingly fundamental traits. You will delve into a huge array of fascinating subjects, from how the individual connects with others and develops relationships to emotions, memory, sleep and intelligence. This new edition has been fully updated to cover the latest developments and current debates; there are new and expanded sections on emotional intelligence, positive psychology, genetics and child development. You can also visit teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry--this book gives you one-, five-, and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.
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: uk, pbk ISBN 9781444100907
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A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO WHAT MAKES US TICK
The bestselling Understand Psychology explains basic psychological processes and how they influence us in all aspects of everyday life. It explores why we are the way we are, how we came to be that way, and what we might do to change seemingly fundamental traits. The book puts psychology in context, using non-technical language to analyze everyday situations. It is a comprehensive introduction that shows how human experience can be understood on many levels.
Understand Psychology takes you through every aspect of the subject, from child development and social influences to the role of memories and emotions. You will discover how we interact with each other, why we dream, what motivates us, why children need to play and whether watching TV is bad for you.
Now fully revised and updated, this 6th edition of the bestselling guide includes brand new material on mindfulness, social living, focusing in particular on shyness and loneliness and social media, coping with stress, decision making and forensic psychology, addiction and modern drugs, cognitive neuropsychology, and the psychology of learning, including teaching, exams and exam stress.
The clear structure, packed full of practical examples, makes it easy to learn the essentials you really need to know.
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Table of Contents
01: applying psychology
02: applied cognitive psychology
03: applied social psychology
04: applied bio-psychology
05: applied development psychology
06: clinical psychology
07: counselling psychology
08: health psychology
09: forensic psychology
10: eductional psychology
11: applied psychology of teaching and learning
12: occupational psychology
13: organisational psychology
14: engineering and design psychology
15: space psychology
16: sport psychology
17: consumer psychology
18: environmental psychology
19: political psychology
20: applied psychology as a profession
: taking it further
: index
: cognitive motives
: social motivation
: cognition
: thinking
: perception
: memory
: genetics, evolution and learning
: evolution
: genetic mechanisms
: levels of learning
: learning and intelligence
: infant learning
: forms of learning
: intelligence
: childhood and adolescence
: childhood
: adolescence
: adulthood, retirement and ageing
: adulthood
: ageing
: working life
: why do people work?
: human resource management
: organisational culture
: leisure
: watching television
: computer games
: sport psychology
: education and health
: the psychology of teaching and learning
: counselling and therapy
: health psychology
: living in the world
: proxemics and privacy
: sources of environmental stress
: disasters and accidents
: developing psychological understanding
: what do psychologists do?
: developing psychological knowledge
: index
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