Summary:
Brand new for the AQA(B) 2008 specifications, AQA(B) Psychology for AS is the complete textbook for the new AS Level specification. Written by experienced senior examiners Julie McLoughlin and Donald Pennington, best-selling authors of Introducing Psychology: Approaches, Topics & Methods and Advanced Psychology: Child Development, Perspectives & Methods, this is the ideal resource for the new AQA(B) specification.

Covering all the topic areas of the AS Level, each chapter provides the student and teacher with clear information about key concepts, theories and research studies, along with evaluation points to aid students in their revision and exam performance. At the end of each chapter, there are practical classroom activities to promote understanding of ‘How Psychology Works’, consolidate learning and develop the skills of critical analysis and application of psychology. Generously illustrated, and now in full colour, AQA(B) Psychology for AS is the essential textbook for the AQA(B) student.

A new CD-ROM in the back of the book supplies fantastic extra resources for students, including drag-and-drop exercises, self-assessment questions, useful websites and further reading lists.

• Written for the brand new AQA(B) 2008 specifications: clear and student-friendly core textbook for the AS Level
• Experienced senior examiner Julie McLoughlin; bestselling author Donald Pennington - well-known for our current AQA(B) texts
• Now in full colour and completely redesigned - plenty of photographs and illustrations to make text visually pleasing
• Tutor Resource on CD-ROM containing: further classroom activities, Study Skills section, past essay Qs, sample answers & comments, other tutor support material.
• Will be followed in 2009 by the A2 Level core textbook, also with Tutor Resource CD-Rom, making this the complete resource

Table of Contents:
Introducing psychology
Chapter 1 Key Approaches in Psychology
Chapter 2 Biopsychology
Chapter 3 Gender Development
Chapter 4 Research Methods
Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Individual Differences
Chapter 5 Social Influence
Chapter 6 Social Cognition
Chapter 7 Remembering and forgetting
Chapter 8 Perceptual Processes
Chapter 9 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 10 Autism
The AS examinations

About the Author(s):
Julie McLoughlin, experienced senior examiner at AS and A2 Level and Head of Psychology at The Kingsley School, Leamington Spa.
Donald Pennington, extensive experience of examining at AS and A2 Level. He has written numerous books on social psychology and personality and is Professor of Psychology at Coventry University.

Readership:
AQA(B) Psychology for AS students