Swartz L., de la Rey C., Duncan N., Townsend L., O'Neill V. Psychology: An Introduction

4th Edtion. — Oxford University Press, 2016. — 616 p. — ISBN: 978-0-199077-25-0."Psychology: An Introduction is a comprehensive psychology textbook aimed at first year students. The 4th edition has been revised to focus on key areas of the undergraduate syllabus. The book retains its strength in providing students with a sound theoretical foundation, as well as streamlining the detail provided in the narrative introductions, research findings and relevant case studies. This gives students the tools to develop their own ideas and to engage critically with the content. Psychology: An Introduction provides an excellent foundation for students pursuing careers in diverse fields, such as health, education, business, and social development." -Publisher.Finding out about people
Research methods in psychology
Data collection
Early and middle childhood
Adolescence, adulthood and aging
Theories of personality
Personality assessment
Biological and neuropsychology
Sensation and perception
Learning and conditioning
Motivation and emotion
Thinking
Attention
Memory
Language
Intelligence
Interpersonal attraction
Group concepts
Poverty and ethnicity
Sex, gender and sexuality
Violence, traumatic stress, peacemaking and peacebuilding
Risk behaviour and stress
Substance abuse and psychopharmacology
Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, TB and parasites
Psychopathology
Psychotherapies
Community mental health
Organisational psychology
African and Eastern psychologies