William Glassman, Marilyn Hadad

Approaches to Psychology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides an introduction to the field of psychology, from its origins to the present, and shows the contribution of psychology to understanding human behaviour and experience. This book introduces students to the five core conceptual frameworks (or approaches) to psychology: biological; behaviourist; cognitive; psychodynamic; and humanistic.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• 6. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 264mm x 195mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 994g
• ISBN-13: 9780077140069
• ISBN-10: 0077140060
• Artikelnr.: 36411331

Autorenporträt

William E. Glassman, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, brings over 30 years of experience in teaching introductory psychology to the new edition of this highly successful text. He has received multiple teaching awards, and his research activities have spanned many areas, with a special interest in problem-solving and short term memory. Marilyn Hadad is Associate Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University. In addition to her interest in teaching introductory psychology, she specializes in areas of personal adjustment, such as death, dying and bereavement, personal growth and stress management, courses which are delivered across all programmes at Ryerson.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Behaviour and Psychology
2. The Biological Approach
3. The Behaviourist Approach
4. The Cognitive Approach
5. The Psychodynamic Approach
6. The Humanistic Approach
7. Perspectives on Development
8. Perspectives on Social Behaviour
9. Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour
10. Psychology in Perspective
Appendix: Research Methods and Statistics