Psychology [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction
Freda McManus2021
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Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think
about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions,
advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists,
offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are
psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their
approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading
ideas and their practical relevance.
In this new edition, Gillian Butler and Freda McManus explore a variety of new
topics and ways of studying the brain. Until recently it was not possible to
study the living human brain directly, so psychologists studied our behavior,
and used their observations to derive hypotheses about what was going on inside.
Now-through neuroscience-our knowledge of the workings of the brain has
increased and improved technology provides us with a scientific basis on which
to underst...
Main title:
Psychology [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction / Freda McManus
Author:
Freda McManus, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (133 MB, 04:51:49 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Tamara Marston
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781666113815
Language:
English
BRN:
438214
Electronic access:
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