Beginning Psychology

Revised, this edition of "Beginning Psychology" incorporates all the latest research findings to meet the requirements of the new syllabuses.

It provides an introduction to the subject for GCSE and A Level students and those starting psychology courses at further and higher education colleges. The authors show how our basic understanding of what is going on around us is affected by previous experiences, by our mood, what we expect to happen and by what we want to happen.

When it comes to trying to remember information, perhaps for an exam or a test, many students ignore the basic rules about how our memory systems work.

The chapter on memory considers the problems of forgetfulness and the sort of conditions that make recall more likely.

Other chapters are devoted to the behaviour involved in relationships with other people, the development of the intellect, the influence of heredity, the causes and effects of emotional arousal and a basic introduction to the workings of the brain itself.