Psychology

Third European Edition

Third Edition

Publication Date: October 30, 2019

Paperback ISBN: 9781352004830

Pages: 888

An engaging introduction to psychology for a globally-focused course.

Written by a world-renowned team of psychologists and researchers, this globally-focused textbook spans the entire discipline of psychology - from the fundamental principles of psychology as a science, to more nuanced approaches in core disciplines such as cognitive, developmental, social and...

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1. Psychology: the evolution of a science
2. The methods of psychology
3. Neuroscience and behaviour
4. Sensation and perception
5. Memory
6. Learning
7. Language and thought
8. Consciousness
9. Intelligence
10. Emotion and motivation
11. Cognitive development
12. Social development
13. Personality
14. Social relationships
15. Social groups
16. Psychological disorders
17. Mental health

Includes all major curriculum subjects for an introductory psychology course, with a particularly strong coverage of neuroscience, social, developmental and memory psychology.
Combines rigorous scientific knowledge from an expert team of psychologists with an engaging writing style that captivates students of all levels.
Each chapter includes relevant research and examples to keep students engaged in a field that is constantly evolving and illuminating the world today.
Highlight boxes throughout the text such as Hot Science and Psychomythology help students relate the science to their experiences outside of the classroom.

An online Lecturer manual contains lecture suggestions, discussion questions, class exercises, a media planner and a BPS syllabus matrix.
Happiness Hacks address the challenges that threaten a student’s happiness as well as ways to strengthen it, allowing students to apply psychology concepts to their own lives and prioritise psychological wellbeing.
Cross-Cultural Comparison moves the perspective away from assuming a default western readership and encourages students to consider different viewpoints.

Daniel L. Schacter

Daniel Schacter is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Dan received his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He subsequently developed a keen interest in amnesic disorders associated with various kinds of brain damage. He continued his research and education at the University of Toronto, where he received his Ph.D. in 1981. He taught on the faculty at Toronto for the next six years before joining the psychology department at the University of Arizona in 1987. In 1991, he joined the faculty at Harvard University. His research explores the relation between conscious and unconscious forms of memory, the nature of distortions and errors in remembering, and how we use memory to imagine future events. Many of Schacters studies are summarized in his 1996 book, Searching for Memory: The Brain, The Mind, and The Past, and his 2001 book, The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers, both winners of the APAs William James Book Award. Schacter has also received a number of awards for teaching and research, including the Harvard-Radcliffe Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize, the Warren Medal from the Society of Experimental Psychologists, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the American Psychological Association. In 2013, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Daniel T. Gilbert

Daniel Gilbert is Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. After attending the Community College of Denver and completing his B.A. from the University of Colorado, Denver, he went on to earn his Ph.D. from Princeton University. From 1985 to 1996, he taught at the University of Texas, Austin, and in 1996, he joined the faculty of Harvard University. He has received the American Psychological Associations Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, the Diener Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Psychology, and has won teaching awards that include the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize and the Harvard College Professorship. His research focuses on how and how well people think about their emotional reactions to future events. He is the author of the international best seller Stumbling on Happiness, which won the Royal Societys General Prize for best popular science book of the year, and he is the co-writer and host of the PBS television series, This Emotional Life.

Daniel M. Wegner

Daniel Wegner was the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University. He received his B.S. in 1970 and Ph.D. in 1974, both from Michigan State University. He began his teaching career at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, before his appointments at the University of Virginia in 1990 and then Harvard University in 2000. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of the William James Award from the Association for Psychological Science, the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the American Psychological Association, and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. His research focused on thought suppression and mental control, transactive memory in relationships and groups, and the experience of conscious will. His work on thought suppression and consciousness served as the basis of two popular books, White Bears and Other Unwanted Thoughts and the Illusion of Conscious Will, both of which were named Choice Outstanding Academic Books. He died in 2013.

Bruce Hood

Bruce Hood is Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society at the University of Bristol and Director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre. He is a Fellow of the Society of American Psychological Science, the British Psychological Society and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. He is the author of five popular science books, SuperSense: From Superstition to Religion – the Brain Science of Belief, The Self Illusion: Why There is No ‘You’ Inside Your Head, The Domesticated Brain, Possessed: Why We Want More than We Need and The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well. In 2011 he delivered the prestigious Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Meet Your Brain, which were broadcast on the BBC.

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