| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (155 entries) : 405 images, digital files |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"Big ideas simply explained"-Jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Philosophical Roots: Psychology in the Making -- Behaviorism: Responding to our Environment -- Psychotherapy: the Unconscious Determiines Behavior -- Cognitive Psychology: the Calculating Brain -- Social Psychology: being in a World of Others -- Developmental Philosophy: from Infant to Adult -- Psychology of Difference: Personality and Intelligence -- Directory -- Glossary. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Clearly explaining more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in the field, The Psychology Book uses accessible text and easy-to-follow graphics and illustrations to explain the complex theoretical and experimental foundations of psychology. From its philosophical roots through behaviorism, psychotherapy, and developmental psychology, The Psychology Book looks at all the greats from Pavlov and Skinner to Freud and Jung, and is an essential reference for students and anyone with an interest in how the mind works. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference. |
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Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Psychology -- History.
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Psychology. |
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History. |
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Psychologists -- Biography.
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Psychologists -- Biography. |
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Psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Collin, Catherine (Clinical psychologist)
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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DK Publishing, Inc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0756689708 9780756689704 (DLC) 2011284965 352 p. : ill. (some col.) |
| ISBN |
0756689708 print |
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9780756689704 print |
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9781782683544 online |
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