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Complete Psychology Second Edition
Graham Davey, Ian P. Albery, Chris Chandler, Andy Field, Dai Jones, Chris Sterling, D. J. Messer and Simon Moore
RRP:
£34.99
ISBN:
9780340967553
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Summary:
The new edition of Complete Psychology is the definitive undergraduate textbook. It not only fits exactly with the very latest BPS curriculum and offers integrated web support for students and lecturers, but it also includes guidance on study skills, research methods, statistics and careers. Complete Psychology provides excellent coverage of the major areas of study . Each chapter has been fully updated to reflect changes in the field and to include examples of psychology in applied settings, and further reading sections have been expanded.
The companion website, www.completepsychology.co.uk, has also been fully revised and now contains chapter summaries, author pages, downloadable presentations, useful web links, multiple choice questions, essay questions and an electronic glossary. Written by an experienced and respected team of authors, this highly accessible, comprehensive text is illustrated in full colour, and quite simply covers everything students need for their first-year studies as well as being an invaluable reference and revision tool for second and third years.
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- Fully up-to-date with new BPS curriculum
- Updated, comprehensive website with lecturer support material, MCQs, essay questions, extensive further reading and web resources
- Includes sections on research methods, statistics, study skills and careers
- Expert author team, including Graham Davey, Vice-President of the BPS
- Each chapter includes new examples of psychology in applied settings
- Diverse range of subjects providing excellent coverage of all the major areas of study
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Table of Contents:
 Section 1 Conceptual and historical issues
Section 2 Psychobiology
Section 3 Cognitive psychology
Section 4 Developmental psychology
Section 5 Social psychology
Section 6 Personality and intelligence
Section 7 Abnormal, clinical and health psychology
Section 8 Research methods and statistics
Section 9 Careers and study skills
Glossary
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About the Author(s):
Graham Davey is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex. He is an experimental psychologist with research interests in clinical and abnormal psychology and learning theory. He has published over 100 research papers in scientific journals and has written and edited 10 books, including Phobias: A Handbook of Theory, Research and Treatment (1997) and Worrying: Perspectives on Theory, Assessment and Treatment (1994). He was President of the British Psychological Society from 2002-3.
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Contributors:
Ian P. Albery is Professor of Psychology at London South Bank University.
Chris Chandler is Senior Lecturer at the London Metropolitan University
Andy Field is Reader in Psychology at the University of Sussex.
Nick Hammond is Director of Institutions at the Higher Education Academy.
Dai Jones is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Gloucester.
David Messer is Professor of Education at the Open University.
Simon Moore is Academic Leader for the BSc Hons Applied Psychology degree at London Metropolitan University.
Christopher Sterling is Head of the Psychology Department at London South Bank University.
Jon Sutton is the editor of The Psychologist.
Annie Trapp is the director of the Higher Education Academy Psychology Network, based at York University, UK.
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Readership:
First year psychology undergraduates
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Reviews:
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The present volume is a major enterprise, into which much work, and much information has been poured.
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The Psychology of Education Review (about the first edition)
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It is ahead of it's time scholastically - state of the art research; colour coding helps retain critical information. This will be the leading introduction for British undergraduates in psychology for the next few decades.
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Dr A Cassidy, Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education (about the first edition)
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This text is a complete education in psychological science from a contemporary critical perspective, provocative and engages the reader to think critically about the application of psychological principles in everyday human behaviour and social interaction.
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Dr A Cassidy, Belfast Institute of Further & Higher Education (about the first edition)
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