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Descripción

x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Colección

Oneworld beginners' guides.

Oneworld beginners' guides.

Bibliografía

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-229) and index.

Sumario

Informed by the latest cutting-edge research, this beginner's guide to psychology provides a vibrant and witty examination of the very heart of what it is to be human, exploring the senses, how memory works, and what determines our intelligence and personality.

Contenido

What is psychology? -- The nervous system : biological psychology in action -- Sensing and perceiving the world -- Learning, remembering, forgetting -- Language and communication -- Individual differences : intelligence and personality -- The development of behaviour -- Influencing others : social psychology in action -- Emotion, stress, and health -- Mental illness.

Materia

Psychology -- Popular works.

ISBN

1851686029 paperback

9781851686025 paperback