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Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 Richard Gross

Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 By Richard Gross

Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 by Richard Gross


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Help make sense of the specification, one step at a time with this stripped down guide.

Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 Summary

Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 by Richard Gross

Help make sense of the specification, one step at a time with this stripped-down guide. The Gross Guides can be used from the beginning of the course to study for lessons, or just before exams as a revision tool. Whatever revision method your students use, they will find guidance on how to revise the three key areas covered in their exams. - Includes headline factual knowledge right through to more complex ideas, looking at how topics link together, to help stretch and challenge your students - Evaluation pointers summarise topics to ease revision - Bestselling author and trusted examiner team means students can rely on the Gross Guides to get them through their course

About Richard Gross

Jean-Marc Lawton is a Senior Examiner at AS and A2 for a major awarding body, and has been teaching Psychology for over 20 years. He has written several textbooks, revision and unit guides and makes regular contributions to 'Psychology Review'. Richard Gross is the leading author in Psychology publishing in the UK. His bestselling titles include 'Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour', 'Key Studies in Psychology' and 'Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology'.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Biological rhythms and sleep Biological rhythms Disruption of biological rhythms and the nature of sleep Evolutionary and restoration explanations of sleep Explanations for insomnia, sleepwalking and narcolepsy Chapter 2: Perception Gregory and Gibson's theories Development of perceptual abilities and infant and cross-cultural research Bruce and Young's theory of face recognition Studies and explanations of prosopagnosia Chapter 3: Relationships Formation, maintenance and dissolution of relationships The relationship between sexual selection and human reproductive behaviour Sexual differences in parental investment The effect of childhood on adult relationships Chapter 4: Aggression Social psychological theories of aggression and institutional aggression Neural, hormonal and genetic factors in aggression Evolutionary explanations including infidelity and jealousy Evolutionary explanations of group display Chapter 5: Eating behaviour Factors influencing attitudes to food and eating and explanations for dieting success or failure Neural mechanisms and evolutionary explanations of food preferences Psychological explanations of obesity Biological explanations of obesity Chapter 6: Gender Kohlberg's theory and gender schema theory The role of hormones and genes and evolutionary explanations Biosocial approach and gender dysphoria Social and cultural influences on gender role Chapter 7: Intelligence Psychometric and information processing theories Simple learning in animals and intelligence in non-human animals Evolutionary factors in human intelligence Genetic and environmental factors in IQ test performance Chapter 8: Cognition and development Piaget and Vygotsky's theories and their application to education Kohlberg's theory of morality Development of the child's sense of self and understanding of others Biological explanations of social cognition Chapter 9: Psychopathology Schizophrenia Depression Phobic disorders Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Chapter 10: Media psychology Explanations of social influences and pro- and anti-social behaviour Hovland-Yale and the Elaboration Likelihood model Social, psychological and evolutionary explanations of the attractiveness of celebrity Research into intense fandom Chapter 11: The psychology of addictive behaviour Models of addictive behaviour The application of models of addiction to smoking and gambling Risk factors in the development of addiction and media influences on addictive behaviour Theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and types of intervention and their effectiveness Chapter 12: Anomalistic psychology Pseudoscience and the scientific status of parapsychology Coincidence and probability judgements Personality factors and explanations for superstition and magical thinking Explanations and research concerning psychic healing, OBEs and NDEs and psychic mediumship Chapter 13: Psychological research and scientific method The application of scientific method in psychology Designing psychological investigations Data analysis and reporting on investigations Chapter 14: Exam guidance Making the most of examinations Preparing for examinations

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GOR005757732
9781444168129
1444168126
Gross Guides to Psychology: AQA (A) A2 by Richard Gross
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder Education
20120427
112
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