Introducing Psychology, Third Edition by Benson, Nigel Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIcon Publishing The Limited
ISBN-101840465867
ISBN-139781840465860
eBay Product ID (ePID)45403526
Product Key Features
Edition3
Book TitleIntroducing Psychology
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicReference, General
IllustratorYes
GenrePsychology
AuthorNigel C. Benson
Book SeriesIntroducing Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.1 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal150
SynopsisThis title is now available in a new format. Refer to Psychology: A Graphic Guide 9781840468526. What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it 'scientific'? Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main 'schools' and the sections within psychology are described, including Introspection, Bio-psychology, Psychoanalysis, Behaviourism, Comparative (Animal) Psychology, Cognitive Approaches (including the Gestalt movement), Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Humanism. The key figures covered include: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget, Bowlby, Maslow, Rogers, as well as many lesser-known but important psychologists. The book explains psychology as taught in schools, colleges and universities, and also sets it in a broader context, considering philosophical and social issues that concern all human beings today., What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psyschology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy. All these questions and more, are explained in this book.