{"product_id":"psychology-isbn-9781119465799","title":"Psychology","description":"\u003cp\u003ePsychology continues to be one of the most popular fields of study at colleges and universities the world over, and \u003ci\u003ePsychology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive overview of the historical, methodological, and conceptual core of modern psychology. This textbook enables students to gain foundational knowledge of psychological investigation, exploring both the biological basis and mental processes underlying our thoughts and behaviours. Officially endorsed by the British Psychological Society, this book covers topics ranging from biological, cognitive and developmental psychology to the psychology of social interactions, psychopathology and mental health treatments. Each chapter provides detailed examination of essential topics, chapter summaries, real-world case studies, descriptions of research methods, and interactive learning activities to strengthen student comprehension and retention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis textbook offers a wealth of supplementary material for instructors of introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in psychology. An instructor's manual includes lecture outlines, classroom discussion topics, homework assignments and test bank questions, while online access to additional digital content provides a complete resource to facilitate effective teaching and learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Science of Psychology 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominic Upton, Charlotte Taylor, Felicity Penn, and Abbye Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Psychology? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychology’s Roots: The Path to a Science of Mind and Behaviour 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevels of Analysis: Types of Psychology and Their Contribution to Understanding 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues and Debates in Psychology 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBias in Psychological Research 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychology at the Cultural Level 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychology Today 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychology in Action: Applying Psychological Science 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Developments 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Research Methods in Psychology 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Hole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scientific Method 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dissemination of Scientific Ideas 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative Research Methods 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysing and Interpreting Quantitative Data 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQualitative Research Methods 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood and Bad Practice in Psychological Research 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Developments 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Evolutionary and Genetic Foundations of Psychology 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Nettle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Makes You Unique? The Origins of Variation 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassing It On: The Mechanisms of Heredity 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying Alive: The Operation of Natural Selection 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying Alive: Selection of Behaviours and Adaptation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Evolution for Psychology 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Neuroscience, the Brain, and Behaviour 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamie Ward and Sarah King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurons and Synaptic Transmission 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructure of the neuron 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Brain Structures and Their Functions 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Neuroscience Methods 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Neuroscience Methods 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHemispheric Lateralization 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlasticity and the Brain 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Motivation 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of Motivation 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Biological Bases of Primary Motivations: Hunger and Drinking 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Biological Bases of Primary Motivations: Sex and Aggression 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffiliation and Achievement Motivation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of Theories of Motivation 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Consciousness: Conscious Versus Unconscious Processes 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eZoltan Dienes and Anil Seth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of Consciousness: Higher-Order Versus Integration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscious Versus Unconscious Memory 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscious Versus Unconscious Perception 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscious Versus Unconscious Learning 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscious Versus Unconscious Intentions: Volition and Hypnotic\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConscious Versus Unconscious Attitudes and Emotions 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctions of Consciousness and Future Directions 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Sensation and Perception 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Mather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Neuroscience of Sensation and Perception 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensory Qualia and Modality 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudition 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision: Physiology 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual stimulus 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision: Perceiving Object Properties 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultimodal Perception 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Learning 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Haselgrove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Is Learning and Why Does It Happen? 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Learning 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Causal Learning 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theoretical Basis of Learning 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Adaptive Brain: Learning Through Connections 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical and Clinical Applications of Learning 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Directions 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Memory 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Moulin and Lucie Corbin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Memory? 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemory for Beginners: The Cognitive Psychology of Remembering 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking About Memory: Models and Frameworks 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Dichotomies in Human Memory 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Emotion 479\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Parkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotion Differentiation 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacial Expression 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppraisal 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Different About Different Emotions? 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Directions 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Cognitive Development 529\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Bremner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories of Development: How Nature and Nurture Interact 532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch Methods in Developmental Psychology 538\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the Brain and Nervous System 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultisensory Perceptual Development 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensorimotor Development 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Development 562\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 577\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Language and Thought 589\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Garnham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 590\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and Thought 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Intelligence 650\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie von Stumm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction and Defining Intelligence 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory of Intelligence 654\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors of Intelligence 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntelligence Development 671\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCauses of Individual Differences in Intelligence 676\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Models of Intelligence 684\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 687\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 689\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Personality 693\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Farsides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Personality 694\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychodynamic Personality Theory 697\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrait Personality Theory 708\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumanistic Personality Theory 719\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Cognitive Personality Theories 730\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviourism 731\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservational learning 732\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCulture and instruction 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-efficacy beliefs 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoals and self-regulation 734\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Directions 737\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 740\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Mental Health and Psychopathology 750\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrances Meeten and Graham Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Psychopathology 751\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Psychopathology 753\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Psychopathology 756\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplanatory Approaches to Psychopathology 760\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying Mental Health Problems 766\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Health and Stigma 768\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Disorders 771\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Directions 789\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 791\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 The Treatment of Mental Health Problems 803\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Cavanagh and Graham Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 804\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Treatments for Mental Health Problems 809\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays of Delivering Psychological Therapy 822\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial and Environmental Approaches to Treatment 825\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiological Approaches to Treatment 828\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Treatments for Mental Health Problems 832\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions and Future Directions 842\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 843\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Social Development 855\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLance Slade, Mark Wright, and Robin Banerjee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 856\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Emotional Development and Temperament 857\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaregiver–Child Interactions and the Development of Attachment 863\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Understanding and Self-Regulation 873\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocio-Moral Development 883\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Am I? 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Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 987\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpersonal Processes 987\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroup Processes 998\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntergroup Processes 1007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Directions 1017\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Summary 1018\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 1029\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAHAM DAVEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex. He has authored or edited twenty books including \u003ci\u003ePsychopathology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClinical Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eApplied Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComplete Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e. Professor Davey is a former President of the British Psychological Society and has served as Editor of the Society's house journal \u003ci\u003eThe Psychologist\u003c\/i\u003e. 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