Details

Description

x, 240 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series

Oneworld beginners' guides.

Oneworld beginners' guides.

Bibliography

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

Summary

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.

Contents

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.

Subject

Psychology -- Popular works.

ISBN

1851686029 paperback

9781851686025 paperback