Advanced Psychology
Contemporary Topics
Hodder Education (Publisher)
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-340-85932-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Contemporary Topics" provides students and teachers of AQA(B) A2 level psychology with a comprehensive, accessible and learning-oriented textbook. It follows the style of the popular AQA(B) core textbooks for AS and A2 level, "Introducing Psychology and Advanced Psychology". Within the four chapters of "Contemporary Topics", full coverage is given to the Unit 4 topic areas: Human relationships; Psychology and paranormal phenomena; Substance abuse; and, Criminological psychology. At the end of each chapter, specimen questions are provided, written in the AQA Specification B style. One question in each chapter also has a sample answer and comments on how to improve. "Contemporary Topics" is the ideal textbook for this option of the AQA(B) A2 syllabus. It also provides the interested reader with an excellent introduction to these contemporary topics in psychology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-85932-2 (9780340859322)
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Persons
Pete Houghton is a Lecturer in psychology at Wigan and Leigh College. A former examiner for the contemporary topics module, he is now a question setter. Dave Robinson is Principal lecturer in psychology at the University of Huddersfield where he teaches cognitive psychology and research methods. He also examines on GCE AS psychology. Pete Houghton is a Lecturer in psychology at Wigan and Leigh College. A former examiner for the contemporary topics module, he is now a question setter.
Content
Chapter 1 Human relationships Chapter 2 Psychology and paranormal phenomena Chapter 3 Substance abuse Chapter 4 Criminological psychology