Introductory psychology / Tony Malim and Ann Birch with contributions from Sheila Hayward and Alison

Includes references and index.

PART 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction
Theoretical Approaches in Psychology
Issues and Debates in Psychology
Controversies in Psychological Research
Controversial Applications of Psychological Research
Ethics in Psychology
Learning and Behaviour
PART 2. BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOUR
Introduction
Sensory Systems
The Nervous System and Behaviour
Motivation and Emotion
Consciousness and its Altered States
Stress and Anxiety
- PART 3. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction
Attention
Perception
Memory
Thinking and Language
PART 4. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Introduction
Instinct and Learning
Animal Communication
Social Behaviour of Animals
PART 5. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Introduction
Early Socialisation and Attachment
Cognitive Development
Measuring Intelligence
Social Behaviour
Adolescence and Adulthood
PART 6. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Introduction
Perception of Self and Others
Relations with Others
Conflict and Co-operation
Attitudes
Social Influence
PART 7. PERSONALITY AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR
Introduction
Some Theories of Personality
Freud's Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality
Atypical Development
Diagnosis of Mental Disorder
Treatments and Therapies
PART 8. RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS
Introduction
Research Methods
How to Present Results
Statistical Tests
Writing up your Research
Some Projects