Pre-empt any student anxiety about their maths skills ahead of their forthcoming statistics module with this hands-on workbook. Packed with clear explanations, real-world examples and practical exercises it gives them all the necessary maths skills to tackle statistics with confidence.

Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today.

A guide for students through their dissertation helping them to feel confident at every stage of their independent psychology research projects.

Drawing on insights derived from teaching thousands of students over a 25 year period this book teaches students how to write effective and compelling academic essays.

This book provides conceptual, user-friendly coverage of the generalized linear model (GLM). Themes covered include testing assumptions, examining data quality, and nonlinear and non-additive effects modelled within different types of linear models.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the biological and medical underpinnings of health psychology from the cell to population level. It uses cross-cultural, real-world examples to create a readable and understandable guide to the biopsychosocial determinants of personal and public health for students of psychology.

With a vivid narrative writing style, this book gives students a firm foundation in all areas covered on accredited British Psychological Society degree courses.

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a qualitative research approach committed to the examination of how people make sense of their major life experiences. This handy text covers its theoretical foundations and provides a detailed guide to conducting IPA research.

Packed with learning features, this book helps you get your psychology research off the ground, confidently collect and analyse qualitative data, and write up your project or dissertation.

Using a scientific and evidence based approach, this text addresses the neuroscience and psychology of addiction, with chapters focusing on psychological, biological and societal aspects.