Psychology for A2-Level
Collins Educational (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-00-722951-2 (ISBN)
Description
This Revised Third Edition of the best-selling "Psychology for A2-Level" has been updated to reflect the revised AQA(A) specification, which is being examined for the first time in January 2006. The book is divided into eight sections, each broken down into units and sub-topics to provide complete coverage of the AQA(A) specification as follows: Social psychology Unit 1 - Social cognition, Unit 2 - Relationships, Unit 3 - Pro- and anti-social behaviour; Physiological psychology Unit 4 - Brain and behaviour, Unit 5 - Biological rhythms, sleep and dreaming, Unit 6 - Motivation and emotion; Cognitive psychology Unit 7 - Attention and pattern recognition, Unit 8 - Perceptual processes and development, Unit 9 - Language and thought; Developmental psychology Unit 10 - Cognitive development, Unit 11 - Social and personality development, Unit 12 - Adulthood; Comparative psychology Unit 13 - Determinants of animal behaviour, Unit 14 - Animal cognition, And Unit 15 - Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour.
It also includes: Individual differences Unit 16 - Issues in classification and diagnosis of psychological abnormality, Unit 17 - Psychpathology, Unit 18 - Treating mental disorders; Perspectives Unit 19 - Issues in psychology, Unit 20 - Debates in psychology, Unit 21 - Approaches in psychology; And Exam preparation and coursework Unit 22 - Coursework Unit 23 - Statistical analysis for coursework; Unit 24 - Preparing for the A2 examination.
It also includes: Individual differences Unit 16 - Issues in classification and diagnosis of psychological abnormality, Unit 17 - Psychpathology, Unit 18 - Treating mental disorders; Perspectives Unit 19 - Issues in psychology, Unit 20 - Debates in psychology, Unit 21 - Approaches in psychology; And Exam preparation and coursework Unit 22 - Coursework Unit 23 - Statistical analysis for coursework; Unit 24 - Preparing for the A2 examination.
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Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
With index
Dimensions
Height: 265 mm
Width: 192 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-00-722951-2 (9780007229512)
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The Contributing authors: Phil Banyard, Mike Cardwell, Roger Cocks, Graham Davies, Cara Flanagan, Simon Green, Paul Humphreys, Claire Meldrum, Pamela Prentice, Alison Wadeley, Lance Workman and Jane Willson The Editors: Mike Cardwell, Liz Clarke and Claire Meldrum