Psychology – Psychology for AS Level

by Mike Cardwell (Author), Liz Clark (Author), Claire Meldrum (Author), Mike Cardwell (Author), Claire Meldrum (Author), Liz Clark (Author)

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  2003

  $3.35

  This best-selling textbook has been fuly revised in the light of AS teaching and examining experience and features a stunning full-colour design and new features to help students new to Psychology. This new edition of Psychology for AS-level, edited by the best-selling team of Cardwell, Clark and Meldrum, has been fully updated to reflect the revised AQA(A) specifications. It features a stunning new full-colour design and many added features tailored to the particular needs of students at AS-level. Written by subject specialists and edited by experienced examiners and teachers, Psychology for AS-level guides you through every aspect of your course, providing clear and accessible information as well as invaluable tips and advice from a leading examiner. Contents: Introducing Psychology Human memory Attachments in Development Stress Abnormality Social Influence Research Methods Succeeding in the AS exam

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.35

  For those students and teachers who wish to buy the AS content only, this textbook is tailored specifically to the examination techniques and assessment modules of the AQA's AS-level examination (for first examination in June 2001). 1. Social Psychology Social Influence: social faciliation and inhibition; conformity; obedience. 2. Physiological Psychology Stress: stess as a bodily response; stress as a response to external stimuli; stress and illness; stress management. 3. Individual Differences Abnormality: defining abnormality; limitations of attemps; models of abnormality; eating disorders. 4. Cognitive Psychology Memory: short and long-term memory; eyewitness testimony. 5. Developmental Psychology Attachment: attachment development; individual and cross-cultural variations; deprivation and privation; day care. 6. Research Methods Ethical guidelines and research; qualitative and quantitative methods; experimental design and implementation; data analysis. 7. Preparing for the AS Examination