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Psychology / Gillian Butler and Freda McManus

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 6Publication details: Oxford : Oxford U.P., [2000 c1998]Description: 159 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780192853813
  • 9780192853813
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Contents:
What is psychology? How do you study it? -- What gets into our minds? 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 categorize people? Individual differences -- What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology -- How do we influence each other? Social psychology -- What is psychology for?
Summary: Considering such questions as what psychologists are trying to do, and the scientific grounding they have for their approach, Butler provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

What is psychology? How do you study it? -- What gets into our minds? 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 categorize people? Individual differences -- What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology -- How do we influence each other? Social psychology -- What is psychology for?

Considering such questions as what psychologists are trying to do, and the scientific grounding they have for their approach, Butler provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance.

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