The book offers a unique approach to understanding and evaluating 30 classic and contemporary psychology studies. By employing a new pairings method, it aims to enhance the critical evaluation skills essential for psychology students, enabling them to engage deeply with the material and develop a comprehensive understanding of the field.
Why do we develop extreme attitudes to others? Can our personality contribute to our prejudices? How do we reduce prejudice and discrimination? The Psychology of Prejudiceexplores different forms of prejudice and discrimination, from racial jokes to genocide. It looks at what might cause our prejudiced attitudes, including our personalities, social influences, group identity, and evolutionary factors, and how prejudice can be reduced through education, campaigning, and consciousness raising. Offering insights into a topic of great public concern and debate, The Psychology of Prejudiceshows us how we can confront our prejudiced attitudes, and contribute to greater tolerance and understanding.
The Psychology of Grief offers an overview of how psychologists have sought to explain grief and the way it is understood in different social, religious and historical contexts.
Focusing on central topics and theories in contemporary psychology, this book presents a thematic exploration of essential issues and debates within the field. It encourages critical thinking by addressing fundamental questions relevant to various research areas, making it a valuable resource for understanding current psychological discourse.
This title aims to provide psychology students with an introduction to all major aspects of psychology. This edition has been re-written and re-structured in line with AS and A level specifications. The book is divided into two major parts. Part one covers material needed for AS level and comprises cognitive and developmental psychology, physiological psychology and individual differences, as well as social psychology and research methods. Part two covers A level material, which comprises social, physiological, cognitive, developmental, and comparative psychology as well as individual differences and perspectives.
The Psychology of Time considers how we define, describe, and experience time. From a discussion of how our language around time is dependent on metaphor, to the role of biology in controlling our bodily experience of time, the book delves into how the finitude of life is a given human experience.
