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Build a solid foundation for students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to progress with the updated edition of Richard Gross's best-selling introduction to Psychology. This 8th edition of Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour is the essential guide to studying Psychology, helping over half a million students during its 30 years of publication. • Easily access psychological theories and research with user-friendly content and useful features including summaries, critical discussion and research updates. • Develop evaluative skills, with new evaluation boxes, encouraging students to put classic and contemporary studies into context. • Consolidate understanding by identifying common misconceptions. • Stay up to date with revised content and the latest psychological research. • Understand the research process with updated contributions from leading Psychologists including Elizabeth Loftus, Alex Haslam and David Canter. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict CONTENTS 4 GUIDED TOUR 7 PREFACE 9 CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED PSYCHOLOGY? 10 CHAPTER 2 THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO PSYCHOLOGY 22 CHAPTER 3 PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE 47 CHAPTER 4 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 61 CHAPTER 5 SENSORY PROCESSES 83 CHAPTER 6 PARAPSYCHOLOGY 98 CHAPTER 7 STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND BODILY RHYTHMS 114 CHAPTER 8 ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOUR 133 CHAPTER 9 MOTIVATION 150 CHAPTER 10 EMOTION 165 CHAPTER 11 LEARNING AND CONDITIONING 180 CHAPTER 12 APPLICATION: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 195 CHAPTER 13 ATTENTION 222 CHAPTER 14 PATTERN RECOGNITION 239 CHAPTER 15 PERCEPTION: PROCESSES AND THEORIES 251 CHAPTER 16 THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERCEPTUAL ABILITIES 269 CHAPTER 17 MEMORY AND FORGETTING 286 CHAPTER 18 LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT 307 CHAPTER 19 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 319 CHAPTER 20 PROBLEM-SOLVING, DECISION-MAKING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 335 CHAPTER 21 APPLICATION: COGNITION AND THE LAW 352 CHAPTER 22 SOCIAL PERCEPTION 371 CHAPTER 23 ATTRIBUTION 390 CHAPTER 24 ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE 401 CHAPTER 25 PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION 418 CHAPTER 26 CONFORMITY AND GROUP INFLUENCE 439 CHAPTER 27 OBEDIENCE 454 CHAPTER 28 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS 469 CHAPTER 29 AGGRESSION AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 493 CHAPTER 30 ALTRUISM AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 510 CHAPTER 31 APPLICATION: THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT 526 CHAPTER 32 EARLY EXPERIENCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 537 CHAPTER 33 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF-CONCEPT 560 CHAPTER 34 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 575 CHAPTER 35 MORAL DEVELOPMENT 595 CHAPTER 36 GENDER DEVELOPMENT 612 CHAPTER 37 ADOLESCENCE 628 CHAPTER 38 ADULTHOOD 642 CHAPTER 39 OLD AGE 660 CHAPTER 40 APPLICATION: EXCEPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 675 CHAPTER 41 INTELLIGENCE 692 CHAPTER 42 PERSONALITY 717 CHAPTER 43 PSYCHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITY: DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION 740 CHAPTER 44 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 759 CHAPTER 45 TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES 782 CHAPTER 46 APPLICATION: CRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 806 CHAPTER 47 BIAS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH 824 CHAPTER 48 ETHICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY 836 CHAPTER 49 FREE WILL AND DETERMINISM, AND REDUCTIONISM 853 CHAPTER 50 NATURE AND NURTURE 867 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 880 REFERENCES 884 INDEX 969 The most comprehensive and successful guide to Psychology, updated and backed by a rich and exciting resource package for students and tutors.