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Description

1 online resource (xiv, 437 pages) : illustrations (some colour)

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Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

The Science of Psychology -- Biology and Human Potential -- Sensation, Perception and Human Potential -- Emotion, Motivation and Human Potential -- Direct Learning and Human Potential -- Indirect Learning and Human Potential -- Cognition, Intelligence and Human Potential -- Lifespan Development of Human Potential -- Personality and Human Potential -- Social Influences on the Development of Human Potential -- Problems in the Development of Human Potential -- The Science of Psychology and Human Potential.

Summary

"Psychology: The Science of Human Potential is designed to be a concise, cohesive introduction to psychology textbook. The first chapter provides an overview of the textbook and reviews the history of psychology and its methodology. Psychology is described as a science studying how hereditary (nature) and experiential (nurture) variables interact to influence the thoughts, feelings, and behaviour of individuals. The remainder of the text is organized into sections entitled "Mostly Nature" (biological psychology; sensation and perception; motivation and emotion), "Mostly Nurture" (direct learning; indirect or observational learning; cognition), and "Nature/Nurture" (human potential, with regard to each of human development, personality, social psychology, maladaptive behaviour, and professional psychology). Includes H5P review exercises at the end of each chapter"--BCcampus website.

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Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (viewed on July 27, 2020).

Subject

Psychology -- Textbooks.

Nature and nurture.

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Added Author

BC Open Textbook Project,

BCcampus.