Written as a complete companion this book is a guided, progressive introduction to social psychology with an emphasis on the applications and career opportunities available.

A critical introduction to key debates about how problems of mental health are understood, and to the core approaches taken to working with counselling and psychotherapy clients.

A comprehensive biological psychology textbook that fits with the BPS guidelines for undergraduate study, this title represents an inexpensive, yet graphical, colourful, research-rich, and pedagogically developed textbook fully in tune with lecturers' and students' needs in biological psychology.

An indispensable guide to the key research and study skills that students need to develop, and then put into effective practice at all levels.

Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition , the shorter, essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan , Seventh Edition, covers the same topics and contains the same number of chapters, but presents only the essential information, with an exceptionally strong emphasis on applications. Exploring Lifespan Development also includes all the great features Berk's texts are known for - an engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, the m...

Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology, Fourth Edition offers a highly current and accessible overview of the fundamental concepts and principles of psychopharmacology.

In this fully revised Fourth Edition of Psychometrics: An Introduction, author R. Michael Furr centers his presentation around a conceptual understanding of psychometric core issues, such as scales, reliability, and validity. Focusing on purpose rather than procedure and the "why" rather than the "how to," this accessible book uses a wide variety of examples from behavioral science research so readers can see the importance of psychometric fundamentals in research.

By emphasizing concepts, lo...

This book traces 17 ground-breaking studies by researchers such as Gage, Luria, Sperry, and Tulving to re-examine and reflect on their findings and engage in a lively discussion of the subsequent work that they have inspired.

Written for undergraduates, this book will become crucial to any student wanting a key to unlock the world of child development, by ensuring they understand the main concepts in the discipline.

Authored by Bertil Hulten, one of the world's leading professors of sensory marketing, this text brilliantly explains the techniques through which a sensory experience can be created to surround a consumer, not only to increase the chance of an immediate sale but perceptions of the product which play into a customer's return and brand loyalty for the future.