A thorough introduction to Psychology with impeccable scholarship, intellectual integrity, and cutting-edge research. Updated and now more accessible through overall streamlining of topics and coverage, enhanced pedagogical program, and a new modern design - the biggest revision yet!
An accessible introductory textbook written in Myers' renowned narrative style - insightful, compassionate, supremely engaging. Revised and updated, with over 900 new citations, increased coverage of cultural and gender diversity, and greater emphasis on the Levels of Analysis Approach.
This highly anticipated new introductory psychology textbook takes a fresh approach to the teaching of psychology by focusing on 'mind bugs' - foibles of the mind that are intrinsically fascinating and provide fundamental insights into how the mind works.
Research Methods and Statistics
The original, bestselling guide to SPSS that helps students make sense of psychological data. Now updated, with new coverage of reliability measures, partial correlations, and using statistics for scale constructions, and an expanded index.
This edition provides full summaries of the most important psychological research studies and includes an expanded section on methodology. The studies have been selected to highlight the major areas of psychology and studies are grouped under headings of social, developmental, cognitive and biological psychology.
This beautifully written text makes statistics accessible to students through the use of integrated narratives and wide-ranging examples. A refreshing text that emphasizes the link between research design and statistical analysis, it also promotes graphic literacy, and offers guidelines on how to report results.
In this groundbreaking book Zoltán Dienes introduces students to key issues in the philosophy of science and statistics that have a direct and vital bearing on the practice of research in psychology. The book is organised around the influential thinkers and conceptual debates which pervade psychological research and teaching but until now have not been made accessible to students. In a clear and fluid style, Dienes takes the reader on a compelling tour of the ideas of key thinkers.Featuring examples drawn from extensive teaching experience to ground the ideas firmly in psychological science, the book is an ideal companion to courses and modules in psychological research methods and also to those covering conceptual and historical issues.
The author critically reviews research on human development from the earliest studies to the theories and issues of the 21st century, including recent breakthroughs in neuropsychology, cross-cultural psychology and in the application of dynamic systems theory. Coverage of methodology and ethics combined with thorough revision summaries in each chapter make this an invaluable introduction for students of developmental psychology. Can be used on topical as well as chronological courses.
A topical, non-encyclopaedic text with an innovative thematic framework that unites the diverse areas of child development; updated throughout, including a new chapter on Gender and enhanced coverage of Conceptual Development.
A chronological approach to the study of child development that explores the synthesis of biological, social and emotional factors from which the child emerges.
A balanced, authoritative and objective portrait of the field today, encompassing all major theoretical models of abnormality, research directions, clinical experiences, therapies and controversies. Comer presents the subject clearly and compassionately, bringing in fascinating side points and quotes, hundreds of case studies, key definitions and special topic highlights. The sixth edition was updated extensively and includes restructured coverage on personality disorders, the psychodynamic perspective, neuroscience, the 'empirically-based treatment' movement, and disorders of childhood/adolescence and aging.
An up-to-date introduction to the biological basis of behaviour, with new research findings and reorganized for increased accessibility.
A scholarly guide to human neuropsychology with a clinical focus throughout. Thorough coverage of brain evolution unites the study of its anatomy and physiology with an understanding of its cognitive, experimental and clinical psychological functions. The 6th edition is updated throughout and has a new 4-colour design. Lecturer and student supplements are available.
A comprehensive and authoritative survey of the biological basis of behaviour with an outstanding illustration program and broad perspective.
Written by 7 leaders in the field, this text covers the growing canon of cognitive neuroscience and makes clear the future challenges. Richly illustrated and including helpfull pedagogy, each copy comes with Sylvius 4, offering an interactive tutorial on human neuroanatomy and a digital atlas of human brain structure.
Neuroscience guides students through the challenges and excitement of this rapidly changing field. The book's length and accessibility of its writing are a successful combination that has proven to work equally well for medical students and in undergraduate neuroscience courses.
A new, highly engaging introductory text for Sensation and Perception courses with compelling anecdotes and full-colour illustrations throughout. Written by an exceptional author team.
This textbook shows how developments in neuroscience have changed the field of learning and memory in the last ten years. A comprehensive, accessible and engaging introduction, Learning and Memory integrates behavioural studies and brain studies of learning and memory, drawing on both animal and human work, and applying these insights to clinical disorders (like Alzheimer’s disease and amnesia) as well as everyday life.
This text explains the theoretical principles of human sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, illustrating the way humans think and behave. The second edition has been updated with recent research and expanded with more coverage of key topics, as well as new chapters, making it even more of a core text. Additions include material on mental disorders, and emotions and their expression.
Most people experience some difficulty with writing formal or technical papers. Students, in particular, can experience problems with the requirements of writing papers in psychology. This book is a comprehensive companion to the entire writing process. It emphasizes the principles and logic underlying the thinking and writing process, so that these may be applied to a range of essays, literature reviews and research reports. The book also includes advice and guidance on the reporting of statistics, and on the design, preparation, and use of figures and tables to illustrate research results, plus reference material on grammar, punctuation, spelling, abbreviations, and on typing and presentation. For ease of finding relevant material it is organized into parts that relate to various aspects of writing and types of papers, and includes internal cross-references, a checklist of the writing process and examples of good and bad research reports.
This book offers students easily digestible advice on how to plan, design, research and write their thesis. Written to help students across differing syllabi it provides invaluable guidance applicable to particular course requirements. It is the ideal accompaniment to have from start to finish of the project.
“Excellent… the best study skills book around” – Dr P Starie, Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty, University of Portsmouth
The only study skills book to cover all the core skills has been revised and updated throughout. This number one, best-selling text introduces higher level study skills and helps students develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself. The third edition includes new chapters on e-learning and numeracy.
An independent comparative review by Kate Williams of Oxford Brookes University ranks this as the best Study Skills resource – click on the link below to read the report in detail.
