Psychology
8th Edition
Published on 1. September 2025
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-1-319-62965-6 (ISBN)
Description
Peter Gray's evolutionary perspective and emphasis on critical thinking have made his comprehensive yet accessible introduction to psychology a widely respected classroom favourite. The eighth edition continues this tradition with co-author David Bjorklund who engages and stimulates students to investigate the big ideas in psychological science.
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Edition
Eighth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Bibliographie
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Weight
1941 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-319-62965-6 (9781319629656)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
03/2018
8th Edition
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
€70.61
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Persons
Peter O. Gray; David F. Bjorklund
Content
Part 1 Background to the Study of Psychology
1. Foundations for the Study of Psychology
2. Methods of Psychology
Part 2 The Adaptiveness of Behavior
3. Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior
4. Basic Processes of Learning
Part 3 Physiological Mechanisms of Behavior
5. The Neural Control of Behavior
6. Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion
Part 4 Sensation and Perception
7. Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics
8. The Psychology of Vision
Part 5 The Human Intellect
9. Memory and Attention
10. Solving Problems: Reasoning and Intelligence
Part 6 Growth of the Mind and Person
11. The Development of Body, Thought, and Language
12. Social Development
Part 7 The Person in a World of People
13. Social Perception and Attitudes
14. Social Influences on Behavior
Part 8 Personality and Disorders
15. Personality
16. Mental Disorders
17. Treatment
1. Foundations for the Study of Psychology
2. Methods of Psychology
Part 2 The Adaptiveness of Behavior
3. Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior
4. Basic Processes of Learning
Part 3 Physiological Mechanisms of Behavior
5. The Neural Control of Behavior
6. Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion
Part 4 Sensation and Perception
7. Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics
8. The Psychology of Vision
Part 5 The Human Intellect
9. Memory and Attention
10. Solving Problems: Reasoning and Intelligence
Part 6 Growth of the Mind and Person
11. The Development of Body, Thought, and Language
12. Social Development
Part 7 The Person in a World of People
13. Social Perception and Attitudes
14. Social Influences on Behavior
Part 8 Personality and Disorders
15. Personality
16. Mental Disorders
17. Treatment