Dit is de derde, volledig herziene versie van een overzichtswerk over de wetenschappelijke psychologie. Na een inleidend hoofdstuk komen de volgende onderwerpen aan bod: de biologie van het gedrag; menselijke functies zoals gewaarwording en waarneming, aandacht, leren, taal, denken, motivatie en emotie; intelligentie en persoonlijkheid; psychopathologie en psychotherapie; gezondheidspsychologie; sociale psychologie; toegepaste psychologie.

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Dr. Tim Vanhoomissen bewijst dat statistiek toegankelijk én boeiend kan zijn. Dit handboek biedt een heldere, praktijkgerichte introductie in hypothesetoetsing, een essentieel onderdeel van wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Hier leer je niet alleen hoe het werkt, maar ook waarom het werkt (en wat er mis kan gaan als je het verkeerd doet). Het boek is in eerste instantie geschreven voor studenten gedragswetenschappen, maar dankzij de herkenbare en alledaagse situaties in de voorbeelden en oefeninge...

The executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and the co-founder of Electronic Arts outline strategies for enabling a thriving life by incorporating "design thinking" habits that promote fulfillment and meaning by emulating the examples of the engineers of today's most popular technologies.

Introductory psychology with an evolutionary perspective.

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.

The standard-setting introduction to child development—from researchers who lead the field.

How Children Develop is the topically organised resource teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child and adolescent development. The accomplished author team, well-known for their own leading clinical research in this field, integrates theory, cultural research, and applications in a style that is authoritative yet accessible to students.

The most contemporary and relevant introduction to the field, Cultural Psychology Fourth Edition, is unmatched in both its presentation of current, global experimental research and its focus on helping students to think like cultural psychologists.

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An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation of the critical issues, while providing balanced coverage of topics that represent both classic and cutting edge work in this vast and fascinating field. The new edition has been fully updated and fea...

This thoroughly updated second edition of Social Psychology addresses pressing topics such as climate change activism, digital technology, pandemics and AI. With three new chapters on group behaviour, culture and social cognition, this edition engages in even more detail with both classic and contemporary approaches and draws on a wider range of critical perspectives. Through accessible, section-by-section critiques, a vibrant sense of relevance, debate and new possibilities are brought to th...

What makes a good life? The question is inherent to the human condition, asked by people across generations, professions, and social classes, and addressed by all schools of philosophy and religions. This search for meaning, as Yale faculty Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz argue, is at the crux of a crisis that is facing Western culture, a crisis that, they propose, can be ameliorated by searching, in one's own life, for the underlying truth.

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