Introductory Psychology

TONY MALIM has taught A level Psychology and teacher education courses since 1972. He was formerly Head of the School of Social Sciences at Weston College and has been a course tutor at the Open University.ANN BIRCH was formerly Head of Psychology at Weston-super-Mare College. She was formerly Special Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Bristol and part-time tutor in Psychology and Teacher Education at Weston College.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYIntroductionTheoretical Approaches in PsychologyIssues and Debates in PsychologyControversies in Psychological ResearchControversial Applications of Psychological ResearchEthics in PsychologyLearning and BehaviourPART 2: BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOURIntroductionSensory SystemsThe Nervous System and BehaviourMotivation and EmotionConsciousness and its Altered StatesStress and AnxietyPART 3: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGYIntroductionAttentionPerceptionMemoryThinking and LanguagePART 4: ANIMAL BEHAVIOURIntroductionInstinct and LearningAnimal CommunicationSocial Behaviour of AnimalsPART 5: HUMAN DEVELOPMENTIntroductionEarly Socialisation and AttachmentCognitive DevelopmentMeasuring IntelligenceSocial BehaviourAdolescence and AdulthoodPART 6: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYIntroductionPerception of Self and OthersRelations with OthersConflict and Co-operationAttitudesSocial InfluencePART 7: PERSONALITY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOURIntroductionSome Theories of PersonalityFreud's Psychoanalytical Theory of PersonalityAtypical Development Diagnosis of Mental DisorderTreatments and TherapiesPART 8: RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICSIntroductionResearch MethodsHow to Present ResultsStatistical TestsWriting up your ResearchSome ProjectsGlossaryBibliographyIndex.