Key ideas in psychology / Ian Stuart-Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stuart-Hamilton, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Kingsley Publishers, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This accessible book has a simple aim - to tell people what psychology is about. It presents a review of the key areas of the subject as it is traditionally taught, and provides the reader with an introduction to important concepts and findings within each of these. The reader should be able at least to make sense of most psychological topics.

Contents:

FRONT COVER

Key Ideas in Psychology

Contents

Introduction

1. What is Psychology?

2. Intelligence

3. Personality

4. Social Psychology

5. Language

6. Developmental Psychology

7. Learning Theory

8. Memory

9. Perception

10. Biopsychology

11. Comparative Psychology

12. Mental Illness

13. Statistics

14. Some Concluding Thoughts

REFERENCES

INDEX

back cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-329) and index.

ISBN:

9780585122555

9781846427022

1846427029

9780585122557

0585122555

OCLC:

646902744