Key Studies in Psychology, 5th Edition

Summary:
Key Studies in Psychology, 5th edition provides summaries of 40 key studies that have shaped the course of psychology, covering both the classic core studies and more recent contemporary studies. Concise, user-friendly and comprehensive, the new edition of this bestselling textbook is ideal for students of psychology at all levels.

Before each summary, the Background/Context features put each study into a clear theoretical or practical context, and explain the aims, hypotheses, methods and design. After each summary, a full Evaluation is provided, focusing on major theoretical and methodological issues, subsequent reserach and applications and implications. Each summary is also followed by useful Exercise questions, to encourage the student to think critically about methodological, theoretical, and ethical features of the study. Full answers to all Exercise questions are also provided in an Appendix.

All the classic core studies are covered, alongside a number of newer studies, which cover topics such as the effects of abortion on young women, adolescent's brains, anorexia nervosa, and nurses' understanding of the concept of care. These very recent studies are highly relevant to everyday life, making this text ideal for the study of Applied Psychology.

Fully updated and modernised, this brand new edition of Key Studies in Psychology is essential reading for Psychology students at all levels.

Richard Gross is the bestselling author of Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour, among many other texts.

• Fully updated with recent research studies; shorter, more focused summaries give a more student-friendly approach
• Still includes the 'classic' core studies in Psychology - so it's ideal for all students from A Level upwards
• Bestselling author Richard Gross - 4 previous bestselling editions of Key Studies since 1990
• Background/Context, Evaluation and Exercise - useful textual features to guide the student through each study
• Modernised layout and text design, to give a contemporary feel
• New Introductory chapter on Research Methods

Table of Contents:
PART 1 Introduction
PART 2 Cognitive Psychology
PART 3 Social Psychology
PART 4 Physiological Psychology
PART 5 Developmental Psychology
PART 6 Individual Differences
PART 7 Health Psychology
PART 8 Cultural Identity

About the Author(s):
Richard Gross, born last millennium, London, younger of two brothers. Graduated from Nottingham Uni (Psychology & Philosophy), Masters Degree from Leicester Uni (Sociology of Education & Mass Communications). Began teaching 1973. Success of first book, Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour (1987), made it possible to leave full-time teaching and focus on writing. Collaboration with Rob McIlveen from mid-1990s. Other professional activities include speaking at student conferences and working with AEB/AQA. Lives near Oxford but still supports Spurs. Married, two daughters.

Readership:
A Level students and undergraduates