An introduction to how we know what we know about the mind

Cognitive Psychology 9th edition takes students to the forefront of the field and introduces them to key discoveries of cognitive psychology. With accessible and clear explanations, Anderson shows students how mental processes are investigated and how we know what we know about the mind. Experimental data, sample stimuli, brain images, and research tasks woven throughout the text give students a real understanding of how research is c...

Many students and emerging psychologists struggle to understand the APA Ethics Code because they don't understand the bigger picture of ethics in psychology. How do psychologists identify and address ethical issues? What are the most important ethical concepts, and how do they apply to specific settings? This one-of-a-kind book acculturates the reader into ethical practice in psychology by enhancing critical thinking skills. Rather than explain each of the 80+ standards of the APA Ethics Code...

Integrating evolutionary psychology with behavioural ecology, anthropology, genetics, and neuroscience, this textbook is a critical exploration of how evolutionary approaches can be used to understand the human mind and behaviour.

The ninth edition of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema's Abnormal Psychology, now authored by Dr. Heather Jennings, continues her mission to create a program that blends the most contemporary research on psychological disorders with compassion for those who live with these disorders. Abnormal Psychology personalizes the human experience, while helping students think critically and apply their knowledge through activities in McGraw Hill's digital learning platform, Connect.

The contributions to this volume capture the thrill of current work on social influence, as well as providing a tutorial on the scientific and technical aspects of this research. The volume teaches the student to:Learn how to conduct lab, field and case research on social influence through example by leading researchersFind out about the latest discoveries including the status of research on social influence tactics, dissonance theory, conformity, and resistance to influenceDiscover how seemi...

A fully reconceived first edition exploring human development topic by topic.

Kathleen Berger’s breakthrough text tells a compelling story of life-span development via a topically organised approach. Berger draws from a variety of cultures around the world to tell the story of human development, communicating the scientific understanding and human impact of developmental psychology in her distinguished narrative voice.With a wide-ranging cultural perspective, up-to-date research, this text...

Improvisation plays a key role in the toolbox of the music therapist. This guide will prove indispensable to students/teachers/therapists/musicians as a book of musical techniques and therapeutic methods. Notated examples allow readers to try out techniques as they read, with audio examples on the accompanying downloadable content.

In Nooit genoeg vertelt journalist en maatschappijcriticus Jennifer Brehemy Wallace over de huidige prestatiecultuur en geeft ze tips en adviezen over wat we anders zouden kunnen doen.

Op basis van bijna zesduizend gesprekken – met gezinnen, psychologen en leerkrachten – laat Wallace zien dat de druk om te presteren vaak niet alleen vanuit ouders komt. Het zit diepgeworteld in onze samenleving en wordt aangewakkerd door de toenemende inkomens- en kansenongelijkheid. Hierdoor hebben...

We willen graag bijzonder zijn, een groots en meeslepend leven leiden. We willen geen beperkingen en klachten ervaren. Maar op een dag merken we dat dit een illusie is. We proberen vaak aan een beeld te voldoen van hoe we vinden dat we moeten zijn. Maar wat gebeurt er wanneer we niet langer naja¬gen wat er niet is en uitgaan van wat er wel is? Wat gebeurt als we ‘gewoon’ een tijdje zijn wie we zijn zonder dat we onszelf proberen te verbeteren.

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