| Description | | - Psychology is part of our modern day experience. This introduction explains what psychology is, how it works, and what it can (and can't) do
- Popularity of psychology as a degree course - anyone considering studying psychology should read this book
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Gillian Butler is co-author of OUP's hugely successful mental health guide Manage Your Mind
(100,000 copies sold)
- 'readable, stimulating, and well-written ... brings alive the fascination and appeal of psychology'
Anthony Clare - 'the best available introduction to the subject'
Anthony Storr
| | Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their
approach? This book provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance, making it a stimulating introduction for anyone interested in understanding the human mind |
Readership: A-level students considering reading psychology at university, first-year psychology undergraduates, general readers wanting a brief but reliable introduction to the subject.
| Contents |
What is psychology?
What gets into the mind? Perception
What stays in the mind? Learning and Memory
How do we use what is in the mind? Thinking, Reasoning, and Communicating
Why do we do what we do? Motivation and Emotion
Is there a set pattern? Developmental psychology
Can we categorise people? Individual differences
How do we influence each other? Social psychology
What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology
What psychologists can do for you: how can we use psychology today?
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Gillian Butler, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Warneford Hospital, Oxford and
Freda McManus, Research Cognitive Therapist, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University
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