Binding: Paperback
Description: Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence to relationships and emotions advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists offering explanations for what people think feel and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance. In this new edition Gillian Butler and Freda Mc Manus explore a variety of new topics and ways of studying the brain. Until recently it was not possible to study the living human brain directly so psychologists studied our behaviour and used their observations to derive hypotheses about what was going on inside. Now - through neuroscience - our knowledge of the workings of the brain has increased and improved technology provides us with a scientific basis on which to understand the structure and workings of the brain and allows brain activity to be observed and measured. Exploring some of the most important advances and developments in psychology - from evolutionary psychology and issues surrounding adolescence and aggression to cognitive psychology - this is a stimulating introduction for anyone interested in understanding the human mind. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Psychology: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Mcmanus Freda (University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199670420
Pages: 176 Pages, 18 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 3/1/2014
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Psychology