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Psychology : a very short introduction / Gillian Butler and Freda McManus.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions | Very short introductions ; 6. Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: xiv, 148 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199670420 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 150 BUT 022848
LOC classification:
  • BF121 .B849 2014
Contents:
What is psychology? How do you study it? -- What gets into our minds? Perception -- What stays in the mind? Learning and memory -- How do we use what is in the mind? Thinking, reasoning, and communicating -- Why do we do what we do? Motivation and emotion -- Is there a set pattern? Developmental psychology -- Can we categorize people? Individual differences -- What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology -- How do we influence each other? Social psychology -- What is psychology for?
Summary: Explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 150 BUT 022848 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 022848

"Fully updated new edition"--Label on cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is psychology? How do you study it? -- What gets into our minds? Perception -- What stays in the mind? Learning and memory -- How do we use what is in the mind? Thinking, reasoning, and communicating -- Why do we do what we do? Motivation and emotion -- Is there a set pattern? Developmental psychology -- Can we categorize people? Individual differences -- What happens when things go wrong? Abnormal psychology -- How do we influence each other? Social psychology -- What is psychology for?

Explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance.

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