Product Description

Written by one of the best-known and respected psychologists in the United Kingdom, this text provides a detailed and thorough account of psychology, and provides the ideal comprehensive introduction to psychology for all students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42038 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 979 pages

From the Back Cover
This authoritative and readable introductory text, written by one of the UK's most respected psychologists, provides a detailed and thorough account of the subject. It provides lively and well-informed coverage of all the main areas in psychology: developmental psychology; social psychology; comparative psychology; biopsychology; abnormal psychology; cognitive psychology; major perspectives in psychology; and research methods.
This book is written in an exceptionally clear and accessible way. It is structured to make it easy for the reader to develop his or her understanding of psychology. Most topics are dealt with in terms of the TEE approach: theory (T), evidence (E), and evaluation (E). This is designed to enhance the reader's ability to assess and to criticise. In addition, the text contains key research studies, case studies, research activities, questions in the text, personal reflections, and definitions of all key terms.
In sum, Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides the ideal comprehensive introduction to psychology for all students.

Customer Reviews

The perfect guide
This book is great. Over the last nine months I have purchased many psychology books to help through my degree. This must be one of the best. I contains everything you need to refer to in a psychology degree. It has 32 chapters all very relevant and easy to dip into. A highlight of this book is that it looks at research relevant to the topic you're studying, gathers the evidence for and against it and then puts forward a concise evaluation.

I have searched in many books to find real meaty chapters on ethical guidelines from the BPS and data explanations (with the maths element of any course not being the highlight to must peoples educational experience)! Even the 'better' books I have haven't got the coverage of this book. For the price this book has everything. Ethics - all covered; experiment details - oh yes a book that explains variables, sampling, designs, and analyses in simple standard english!!! As for stats well, the book has them as well...and it explains them in detail and in a very simple form.

So you need a psychology book that will help you through A levels and undergraduate reference? Look no further this book will provide you with every thing you need. Michael Eysenck is a genius...or at the very least is really in tune with what the psychology needs as a non-disposable tool!

Brilliantly Presented
This book has been useful for every aspect on my Undergrad. degree. Whenever I do not understand a concept, I look it up in this book, and it is explained very clearly, with appropriate examples and researchers. The layout of the book is clear and concise, perfect for undergraduate Psychology.

A Must For Students and Professionals
This book is at the forefront of Psychology Textbooks and will always be usefull. The author goes into enough detail to give an educated understanding of the subject matter, without the need for lots of confusing jargon.

Each chapter is evaluated nicely and has plenty of diagrams, which is an important learing tool when trying to understand a subject that is so complex.

Where some authors feel the need to waffle on and use the most impressive wording they can think of, Eynsenck delivers an impressive textbook without the need for buzz words and wooly paragraphs. A must for anyone working or studying within psychology.