Companion encyclopedia of psychology. Volume 1 / edited by Andrew M. Colman.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Colman, Andrew M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's preface; Notes on contributors; VOLUME 1; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What is psychology?; 1.2 Historical background of psychology; 2 Biological aspects of behaviour; Introduction; 2.1 Heredity and behaviour genetics; 2.2 Behavioural ecology and evolution; 2.3 The nervous system and the brain; 2.4 Sleep and dreaming; 2.5 Psychopharmacology; 3 Sensation and perception; Introduction; 3.1 Fundamental processes in vision; 3.2 Computational theories of vision; 3.3 Hearing; 3.4 The skin, body, and chemical senses; 3.5 Psychophysics; 4 Cognition
  • Introduction4.1 Memory; 4.2 Attention; 4.3 Psycholinguistics; 4.4 Thinking and reasoning; 4.5 Artificial intelligence; 5 Learning and skills; Introduction; 5.1 Classical and operant conditioning; 5.2 Applied behaviour analysis; 5.3 Cognitive skills; 5.4 Motor skills; 5.5 Social skills; 6 Emotion and motivation; Introduction; 6.1 Emotion; 6.2 Hunger and appetite; 6.3 Social motivation; 6.4 Sexual motivation and behaviour; 6.5 Stress and coping; 7 Individual differences and personality; Introduction; 7.1 Intelligence and cognitive styles; 7.2 The construction of personality
  • 7.3 Trait theories of personality7.4 Freudian theories of personality; 7.5 Personality tests