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Essential Psychology

Third Edition
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Applied Psychology | Psychology

May 2019 | 856 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The third edition of Essential Psychology provides a thorough introduction for students and anyone who wishes to gain a strong overview of the field. This team of authors provide a student-friendly guide to Psychology, with a vivid narrative writing style, features designed to stimulate critical thinking and inspire students to learn independently, and online resources for lecturers and students. This comprehensive introductory text is relevant for both the specialist and non-specialist psychology student, challenging those who studied psychology before university while remaining accessible to those who did not.

The third edition:

- Gives students a firm foundation in all areas covered on accredited British Psychological Society degree courses

- Includes new chapters on psychopathology, research methods, language, motivation and emotion, lifespan development, health psychology, forensic psychology and critical social psychology

- Relates theory to the real world to help students think about where they will employ their degree after undergraduate study

 

 

 
PART I: The Foundations of Modern Psychology: What We Know About Human Beings
James Stiller and Philip Banyard
Chapter 1: Once Upon a Time...The Evolution of Human Behaviour
Sarah Buglass, Lydia Harkin, Peter Macaulay, Luke Vinter and Rosie Daly
Chapter 2: How Psychology Became a Science
Philip Banyard, Darren Rhodes, David Crundall, Mark Griffiths, Sarah Seymour-Smith and Belinda Winder
Chapter 3: Doing Psychological Research
Mark Andrews and Lucy Justice
Chapter 4: The Replication Crisis
 
PART II: Cognitive Psychology: How We Think and Make Sense of the World
Thom Baguley, Harriet Smith, Lucy Justice and Duncan Guest
Chapter 5: Memory
Andrew K. Dunn, Paula C. Stacey and Kate Roberts
Chapter 6: An Introduction to Sensation, Perception and Attention
Andrew MacKenzie and Philip Banyard
Chapter 7: Learning
Gary Jones, Georgina Gous, Mark J.T. Sergeant and Antonio Castro
Chapter 8: Thinking and Problem Solving
Jens Roeser and Clare Wood
Chapter 9: Language and Literacy
 
PART III: Biological Psychology: How Our Brains Affect Our Behaviour
Antonio Castro, Gary Jones and Mark J.T. Sergeant
Chapter 10: The Human Nervous System: Functional Anatomy
Lucy Webster and Christine Norman
Chapter 11: Communication within the Brain
Mark J.T. Sergeant and Antonio Castro
Chapter 12: Brain and Behaviour: Sex Differences
Sebastiano Costa, Joshua Baker, Preethi Premkumar and Pancy Poon
Chapter 13: Motivation and Emotion
 
PART IV: Social Psychology: How We Interact with Each Other
Mhairi Bowe and Juliet Wakefield
Chapter 14: Behaviour within Groups
Juliet Wakefield and Mhairi Bowe
Chapter 15: Behaviour between Groups
Sebastian Teicher and Maria Kontogianni
Chapter 16: Social Judgements and Behaviour
 
PART V: Developmental Psychology: How We Grow and Change
Lucy Betts, James Stiller, Rebecca Larkin, Gareth Williams and Kate Ellis-Davies
Chapter 17: Development during the Early Years
James Stiller, Lucy Betts, Rebecca Larkin and Gareth Williams
Chapter 18: Development during the School Years
Lai Sang Iao, Matthew Belmonte, Gayle Dillon, Andrew Grayson and Susannah Lamb
Chapter 19: Atypical Child Development
Olatz Lopez-Fernandez, Rebecca Stack, Suvo Mitra and Louise A. Brown Nicholls
Chapter 20: Adulthood to Ageing
 
PART VI: The Psychology of Individual Differences: How We Know and Measure Our Individuality
David J. Wilde, Nadja Heym, Glenn A. Williams and Loren Abell
Chapter 21: Personality
Eva Sundin, Sarah McDonald and Philip Banyard
Chapter 22: Intelligence: Measuring the Mind
Jill Arnold, Ben Oldfield and Filipa Dascostaricocalad
Chapter 23: Self
 
PART VII: Applied Psychology: How We Use Psychology
Sarah McDonald, Palwinder Athwal-Kooner and Karen Slade
Chapter 24: Mental Health, Mental Illness and Psychopathology
Karen Slade, Palwinder Athwal-Kooner and Sarah McDonald
Chapter 25: Psychological Interventions
Rebecca Stack, Mike Rennoldson, Prrethi Premkumar and Eva Sundin
Chapter 26: Health Psychology
Rebecca Lievesley, Sebastian Teicher and Lorraine Smith
Chapter 27: Forensic Psychology

Supplements

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For Students:

  • Over 30 videos explaining key concepts in psychology with questions to test your understanding!
  • Chapter Summaries 
  • Learning Objectives
  • Multiple Choice Questions
  • Practice Quizzes
  • Flashcards

For Instructors:

  • PowerPoint Slides

A great text which is very easy to access for students. It covers the fundamentals of what they need to in a way which will increase their confidence, especially for students with little/no prior knowledge of psychology.

Mrs Stephanie Fry
Social Science, Petroc College
July 16, 2019

This is an excellent written book which captures as the title suggests the essential elements of psychology. It is an excellent text for those who are just commencing their study in psychology. It is easily accessible and broken into key chapters from the introduction to modern psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology. Its key strength is that each chapter opens with an outline and framing questions, to focus the students, key researchers are highlighted, suggestions to clarify and extend learning, chapter summaries and web links

Mrs Criona Blackburne
Early years Department, Portobello Institute
September 27, 2019

This is a very comprehensive text for anyone starting to study psychology. Our Occupational Therapy students find it an essential text for studying aspects of developmental psychology.

Mr Neil Robdale
Occupational Therapy, Wrexham Glyndwr University
November 22, 2019

Very excited to receive this new edition of a great text, it is an attractive and accessible read which would attract the most reluctant student, however is in depth enough for those who wish to extend their knowledge. Thoroughly recommended!

Mrs Suzi Smale
Psychology, Petroc College
June 13, 2019

This is a fabulous book that covers all aspects of Psychology, a must for any Psychology student

Ms Julie Burton
School of Health & Social Care, Lincoln University
July 17, 2019
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Philip Banyard

Dr Phil Banyard is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). In his thirty years at NTU Phil Banyard taught on a range of courses but focused on introductory modules and critical thinking. His research was concerned with the impact of digital technologies on teaching and learning, especially in schools. He was a chief examiner of A Level Psychology for many years and has written more than twenty texts. Among these is an introductory text with SAGE (now in its fourth edition) that brought in over 50 members of the department at NTU. His cultural interests are largely defined by smallpeople in the family and he... More About Author

Christine Norman

Christine Norman is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. More About Author

Gayle Dillon

Gayle Dillon is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University. More About Author

Belinda Winder

Belinda is a Reader in Forensic Psychology. She teaches primarily within forensic psychology, with specific focus on sexual crime. She has a strong background in psychometrics and individual differences, and retains her enthusiasm for quantitative research (continuing to teach multivariate statistics in what she hopes is a fun and interactive manner). Her research is leading her to incorporate qualitative research methods as she continues to develop a programme of research in collaboration with HMP Whatton (the largest sex offender prison in Europe) that makes a significant and practical contribution to our understanding of sex offenders... More About Author

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