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Psychology Matthew K. Nock

Psychology By Matthew K. Nock

Psychology by Matthew K. Nock

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Students love the vitality and expertise of the writing in Schacter, Gilbert, and Wegner's Psychology. Now with the addition of clinical psychologist and teacher Matt Nock, the text covers an even broader spectrum of classic and contemporary psychology, in a thoroughly updated new edition that takes full measure of the recently released DSM-5.

Psychology Summary

Psychology: 3rd Edition by Matthew K. Nock

Renowned authors and researchers Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner, and now Matthew Nock introduce students to today's research with a focus on the critical thinking skills that will stay with them beyond the course term. This multi-media pack contains the print textbook and LaunchPad acces for an additional GBP5 per student.

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About Matthew K. Nock

Daniel Schacter is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, USA. Schacter received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He subsequently developed a keen interest in amnesic disorders associated with various kinds of brain damage. He continued his research and education at the University of Toronto, where he received his PhD in 1981. He taught on the faculty at Toronto for the next six years before joining the psychology department at the University of Arizona in 1987. In 1991, he joined the faculty at Harvard University. His research explores the relation between conscious and unconscious forms of memory and the nature of distortions and errors in remembering. Many of Schacter's studies are summarized in his 1996 book, Searching for Memory: The Brain, The Mind, and The Past, and his 2001 book, The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers, both winners of the APA's William James Book Award.

Daniel Gilbert is Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, USA. After attending the Community College of Denver and completing his BA from the University of Colorado, Denver, he went on to earn his PhD from Princeton University. From 1985-1996, he taught on the faculty of the University of Texas, Austin, during which time he received the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology. In 1996, he joined the faculty of Harvard University. Gilbert has won numerous awards including the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His research on affective forecasting is an attempt to understand how and how well people predict their emotional reactions to future events. He is the author of the national bestseller Stumbling on Happiness.

Daniel Wegner (deceased) was Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, USA. He received his BS in 1970 and PhD in 1974,

Table of Contents

1. Psychology: Evolution of a Science 2. Methods in Psychology 3. Neuroscience and Behavior 4. Sensation and Perception 5. Consciousness 6. Memory 7. Learning 8. Emotion and Motivation 9. Language and Thought 10. Intelligence 11. Development 12. Personality 13. Social Psychology 14. Stress and Health 15. Psychological Disorders 16. Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Additional information

GOR008443393
9781464106033
1464106037
Psychology: 3rd Edition by Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock
Used - Very Good
Hardback
W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
2014-01-02
800
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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