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Get Set for Psychology
Peter Wright
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Description for Get Set for Psychology
Paperback. This book aims to encourage and enable the reader to link a natural interest in human (and animal) behaviour with the sorts of models and theories that are used by academic psychologists. It is designed to help students make the difficult transition to the study of psychology at university level. Series: Get Set for University. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
We are all psychologists. As human beings, we all have intuitive beliefs and ideas about why people do the things they do, and the ability to form such beliefs is an important part of surviving and getting on in the world. Indeed those few individuals who lack this ability are severely disadvantaged. Studying psychology at a university level is both like and quite unlike these natural skills. Many of our beliefs about the social world are accurate, but some are unfortunately quite incorrect and misleading. How do we know when we are correct? How do we go about finding out? ... Read more
We are all psychologists. As human beings, we all have intuitive beliefs and ideas about why people do the things they do, and the ability to form such beliefs is an important part of surviving and getting on in the world. Indeed those few individuals who lack this ability are severely disadvantaged. Studying psychology at a university level is both like and quite unlike these natural skills. Many of our beliefs about the social world are accurate, but some are unfortunately quite incorrect and misleading. How do we know when we are correct? How do we go about finding out? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Get Set for University
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748620968
SKU
V9780748620968
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About Peter Wright
Hamish Macleod is Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education, Interim Co-Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning & Assessment, University of Edinburgh
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