A Degree in a Book: Psychology: Everything You Need to Know to Master the Subject - in One Book!

Filled with beautiful full-color diagrams and illustrated throughout, A Degree in a Book: Psychology is a perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike.

With mind maps for each chapter, definition boxes, easily digestible features on the history of psychology and suggestions for further reading, it provides you with everything you need to understand the fundamental issues. Learning psychology has never been easier.

Featuring flow charts, infographics, suggestions for further reading, and easily digestible history sections, this book makes understanding the human mind easier than ever. Including the theories of Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, and many more, it covers the whole range of psychology.

By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions like:
• How do we learn?
• Do groups make better decisions than individuals?
• How do we study the living brain?
• What are the components personality?

ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

ISBN-13: 9781788883368

Media Type: Paperback(New Edition)

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Limited

Publication Date: 01-15-2019

Pages: 256

Product Dimensions: 8.50(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.00(d)

Series: A Degree in a Book #1

Alan Porter is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Westminster. He is passionate about education and is determined to bring the theories of psychology to a wider audience, both through his teaching and his writing.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
Chapter 2: The Psychology of Learning
Chapter 3: Cognitive Psychology
Chapter 4: Biological Psychology
Chapter 5: Developmental Psychology
Chapter 6: Social Psychology
Chapter 7: The Psychology of Intelligence
Chapter 8: Personality Psychology
Chapter 9: Clinical Psychology
Chapter 10: Professional Psychology
Chapter 11: Future Directions
Glossary
Suggested Reading