Introductory Psychology

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY.- Introduction.- Theoretical Approaches in Psychology.- Issues and Debates in Psychology.- Controversies in Psychological Research.- Controversial Applications of Psychological Research.- Ethics in Psychology.- Learning and Behaviour.- PART 2: BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOUR.- Introduction.- Sensory Systems.- The Nervous System and Behaviour.- Motivation and Emotion.- Consciousness and its Altered States.- Stress and Anxiety.- PART 3: COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY.- Introduction.- Attention.- Perception.- Memory.- Thinking and Language.- PART 4: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR.- Introduction.- Instinct and Learning.- Animal Communication.- Social Behaviour of Animals.- PART 5: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.- Introduction.- Early Socialisation and Attachment.- Cognitive Development.- Measuring Intelligence.- Social Behaviour.- Adolescence and Adulthood.- PART 6: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.- Introduction.- Perception of Self and Others.- Relations with Others.- Conflict and Co-operation.- Attitudes.- Social Influence.- PART 7: PERSONALITY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR.- Introduction.- Some Theories of Personality.- Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality.- Atypical Development Diagnosis of Mental Disorder.- Treatments and Therapies.- PART 8: RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS.- Introduction.- Research Methods.- How to Present Results.- Statistical Tests.- Writing up your Research.- Some Projects.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.

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.