Psychology : A New Introduction for A2 Level

With Psychology: A New Introduction for A Level 2nd edition and Psychology: A New Introduction for AS Level now out for Autumn 2000, a distinct A2 title (based exclusively on material from consolidated 2nd edition) will appeal to those students who have decided to progress from simply doing AS Level (or for those whose satchels couldn't take the 'big' 2nd edition first time round!)The A2 material comprises social (social cognition, social relationships, pro- and anti-social behaviour), physiological (brain and behaviour, biological rhythms, sleep and dreaming), cognitive (attention & pattern recognition, perceptual processes and development, language & thought), developmental (cognitive development, social & personality development, adulthood) and comparative psychology (determinants of animal behaviour, animal cognition, evolutionary explanations of human behaviour), individual differences (issues in the classification and diagnosis of psychological abnormality, psychopathology, treating mental disorders) and perspectives (free will and determinism and reductionism, psychology as a science, bias in psychological theory and research, ethical issues in psychology and nature and nurture).

All the important features of the 1st edition have been retained, including an introduction and overview, conclusions and a detailed summary for every chapter.As well as the introduction of a second text colour (light blue), new features include 'Pause for thought' stimulus questions and actual A level exam style questions throughout, making the overall approach far more interactive..