Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2

Chapter 1: Biological rhythms and sleep Biological rhythms Disruption of biological rhythms and the nature of sleep Evolutionary and restoration explanations of sleep Explanations for insomnia, sleepwalking and narcolepsy Chapter 2: Perception Gregory and Gibson's theories Development of perceptual abilities and infant and cross-cultural research Bruce and Young's theory of face recognition Studies and explanations of prosopagnosia Chapter 3: Relationships Formation, maintenance and dissolution of relationships The relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour Sexual differences in parental investment The effect of childhood on adult relationships Chapter 4: Aggression Social psychological theories of aggression and institutional aggression Neural, hormonal and genetic factors in aggression Evolutionary explanations including infidelity and jealousy Evolutionary explanations of group display Chapter 5: Eating behaviour Factors influencing attitudes to food and eating and explanations for dieting success or failure Neural mechanisms and evolutionary explanations of food preferences Psychological explanations of obesity Biological explanations of obesity Chapter 6: Gender Kohlberg's theory and gender schema theory The role of hormones and genes and evolutionary explanations Biosocial approach and gender dysphoria Social and cultural influences on gender role Chapter 7: Intelligence Psychometric and information processing theories Simple learning in animals and intelligence in non-human animals Evolutionary factors in human intelligence Genetic and environmental factors in IQ test performance Chapter 8: Cognition and development Piaget and Vygotsky's theories and their application to education Kohlberg's theory of morality Development of the child's sense of self and understanding of others Biological explanations of social cognition Chapter 9:

Jean-Marc Lawton is a Senior Examiner at AS and A2 for a major awarding body, and has been teaching Psychology for over 20 years. He has written several textbooks, revision and unit guides and makes regular contributions to 'Psychology Review'. Richard Gross is the leading author in Psychology publishing in the UK. His bestselling titles include 'Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour', 'Key Studies in Psychology' and 'Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology'.