Summary: Is this the right book for me?Understand Psychology will take you through every aspect of the subject, from child development and social influences to the role of memories and emotions. The clear structure of the book, packed full of practical examples, makes it easy to learn the essentials whether for an exam or just out of personal interest. Understand Psychology includes:Chapter 1: Understanding psychologyUnderstanding the mindLevels of explanationAreas of psychologyChapter 2: Self and othersThe first relationshipsThe self-conceptCultural and social influencesChapter 3: Understanding other peopleCo-operation, compliance and obedianceUnderstanding other peopleSocial representationsChapter 4: Emotional livingEmotionsNegative emotionsStress and copingPositive psychologyChapter 5: Consciousness and the brainBiological rhythmsDrugs and consciousnessSleep and dreamingChapter 6: MotivationPhysical motivesBehavioural motivesCognitive motivesSocial motivationChapter 7: CognitionThinkingPerceptionMemoryChapter 8: Evolution, genetics and learningEvolutionGenetic mechanismsLevels of learningChapter 9: Learning and intelligenceForms of learningSocial learningIntelligenceChapter 10: Childhood and adolescenceChildhoodAdolescenceChapter 11: Adulthood, retirement and ageingAdulthoodRetirementAgeingChapter 12: Working lifeWhy do people work?Human resource managementOrganizational cultureChapter 13: LeisureWatching TVComputer gamesSport psychologyChapter 14: Education and healthThe psychology of teaching and learningCounselling and therapyHealth psychologyChapter 15: Living in the worldProxemics and privacySources of environmental stressDisasters and accidentsChapter 16: Developing psychological understandingWhat do psychologists do?Developing psychological knowledgeConducting psychological research...Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features:
Chapter 1: Understanding psychologyUnderstanding the mindLevels of explanationAreas of psychologyChapter 2: Self and othersThe first relationshipsThe self-conceptCultural and social influencesChapter 3: Understanding other peopleCo-operation, compliance and obedianceUnderstanding other peopleSocial representationsChapter 4: Emotional livingEmotionsNegative emotionsStress and copingPositive psychologyChapter 5: Consciousness and the brainBiological rhythmsDrugs and consciousnessSleep and dreamingChapter 6: MotivationPhysical motivesBehavioural motivesCognitive motivesSocial motivationChapter 7: CognitionThinkingPerceptionMemoryChapter 8: Evolution, genetics and learningEvolutionGenetic mechanismsLevels of learningChapter 9: Learning and intelligenceForms of learningSocial learningIntelligenceChapter 10: Childhood and adolescenceChildhoodAdolescenceChapter 11: Adulthood, retirement and ageingAdulthoodRetirementAgeingChapter 12: Working lifeWhy do people work?Human resource managementOrganizational cultureChapter 13: LeisureWatching TVComputer gamesSport psychologyChapter 14: Education and healthThe psychology of teaching and learningCounselling and therapyHealth psychologyChapter 15: Living in the worldProxemics and privacySources of environmental stressDisasters and accidentsChapter 16: Developing psychological understandingWhat do psychologists do?Developing psychological knowledgeConducting psychological research...
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Life sales of over 85,000 copies.Nicky Hayes is very well respected in the fieldFull of references to famous experiments and studies.Helpful graphs and diagrams to illustrate various points throughout.
Table of Contents: introducing psychologyunderstanding the mindlevels of explanationareas of psychologyself and othersthe first relationshipsthe self-conceptcultural and social influencesunderstanding other peopleco-operation and compliancesocial representationsobedienceemotionsnegative emotionsstress and copingpositive psychologystates of mindbiological rhythmsconsciousness and the brainsleep and dreamingmotivationphysical and behavioural motivescognitive motivessocial motivationcognitionthinkingperceptionmemorygenetics, evolution and learningevolutiongenetic mechanismslevels of learninglearning and intelligenceinfant learningforms of learningintelligencechildhood and adolescencechildhoodadolescenceadulthood, retirement and ageingadulthoodageingworking lifewhy do people work?human resource managementorganisational cultureleisurewatching televisioncomputer gamessport psychologyeducation and healththe psychology of teaching and learningcounselling and therapyhealth psychologyliving in the worldproxemics and privacysources of environmental stressdisasters and accidentsdeveloping psychological understandingwhat do psychologists do?developing psychological knowledgeindex
About the Author(s): Dr Nicky Hayes is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Psychologist and an Honorary Life Member of the Association for the Teaching of Psychology. She has written widely and is a prominent media figure, thanks to her her ability to apply psychology to everyday life and her experience working with business and the public sector as well as in universities and colleges.
Readership: Aimed at those who want a comprehensive introduction to the many areas of applied psychology.
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