Foundations of Psychology

Nicky Hayes is an experienced lecturer and has written several bestselling psychology textbooks.

1. Perspectives in Psychology SECTION 1: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2. Perception and Attention 3. Memory 4. Language and Literacy 5. Thinking and Representation SECTION 2: INDIVIDUALITY AND ABNORMALITY 6. Intelligence 7. Theories of Personality 8. The Medical Model of Abnormal Behaviour 9. Alternatives to the Medical Model SECTION 3: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 10. Brain Development and Clinical Neuropsychology 11. Consciousness 12. Sensation and Parapsychology 13. Emotion and Motivation SECTION 4: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 14. Self and Others 15. Understanding Others 16. Social Influence and Social Action 17. Attitudes, Prejudice, and Crowd Behaviour SECTION 5: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 18. Learning and Skill Development 19. Cognitive Development and Social Awareness 20. Social Development 21. Lifespan Developmental Psychology SECTION 6: COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 22. Introducing Comparative Psychology 23. Animal Behaviour 24. Animal Communication 25. Methods and Ethics in Psychology Glossary Bibliography Index

• 1. Perspectives in psychology.PART 1: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY.2. Perception and attention.3. Memory.4. Language and literacy.5. Thinking and representation.PART 2: INDIVIDUALITY AND ABNORMALITY.6. Intelligence.7. Theories of personality.8. The medical model of abnormal behaviour.9. Alternatives to the medical model.PART 3: PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY.10. Brain development and clinical neuropsychology.11. Consciousness.12. Sensation and parapsychology.13. Emotion and motivation.PART 4: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.14. Self and Others.15. Understanding Others.16. Social influence and social action.17. Attitudes, prejudice, and crowd behaviour.PART 5: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.18. Learning and skill development.19. Cognitive development and social awareness.20. Social development.21. Lifespan developmental psychology.PART 6: COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY.22. Introducing comparative psychology.23. Animal behaviour.24. Animal communication.25. Methods and ethics in psychology.Glossary.Bibliography.Index.