An essential overview of theoretical issues in psychology with pedagogical features to help students identify key terms and concepts.

Providing a view of psychology's interaction with culture and society in different periods beginning in the ancient times and stretching through the Middle Ages and the modern period to the millennium and without reducing the discussion of both contemporary and classic themes and theories, this book endorses an approach to psychological knowledge.

Methods in Psychological Research 4e is a pedagogically driven, interactive introduction to research methods in psychology, presented in a relaxed style to engage and motivate students from a variety of backgrounds and academic preparation.

This book introduces 15 foundational studies in cognitive psychology, inviting you to consider the limitations and lasting impact of these studies on the field. This second edition has been updated with the most recent research.

Concerned with the ways humans develop an organised set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, this is a study of how people come to be 'different' and 'similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume focuses on various contexts and applications of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections.

Drawing on insights derived from teaching thousands of students over a 25 year period this book teaches students how to write effective and compelling academic essays.

Gregory J. Privitera's Essential Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences offers a concise and pedagogically rich introduction to the field of behavioral science statistics. With unique features like chapter opening vignettes, SPSS integration, and ample application problems, Privitera creates unparalleled scaffolding for student learning.

`If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Textbook Guide, November 2004

This short introduction to psychoanalysis manages to distil a notoriously complex subject into an accessible, concise and practical overview for undergraduates and postgraduates who need a basic but broad grounding in psychoanalysis as part of their counselling/psychotherapy training.

This book focusses on captivating, and maintaining the engagement of, students in the methods they need to know about to be successful in their psychology degree and does this with inventive pedagogy.