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BPS Textbooks in Psychology

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Cover of An Introduction to Social Psychology
This is the fifth, completely revised and updated edition of an introductory social psychology text that has had huge success in Europe and across the globe. It has been specially designed to meet the needs of students at all levels, with contributions written by leading social psychologists, each an acknowledged expert on the topics covered in a given chapter. An Introduction to Social Psychology benefits hugely from an updated range of innovative pedagogical features intended to catch the imagination, combined with a rigorous editorial approach, which results in a cohesive and uniform style accessible to all.

Cover of Psychology
"Psychology", published in association with the British Psychological Society, is the definitive introductory textbook for students starting their study of psychology. This book: is written with style and authority by more than 20 leading psychologists from the UK and Australasia, in association with our editorial team; contains comprehensive and integrated coverage of all the major topics in first-year undergraduate psychology; and, also provides extensive treatment of cutting-edge applied areas such as health, organizational and forensic psychology.Each chapter helps students to understand psychology on their own terms - 'Research Close-ups' bring research to life via snapshot case studies; and 'Everyday Psychology' boxes apply real-life contexts to the basic principles. This book includes a host of additional useful features, from chapter maps, learning objectives, expert opinions and profiles of pioneering psychologists in each subfield, to chapter summaries, revision questions, suggestions for further reading and a glossary.
It is supported by an interactive website containing a multiple choice testbank, essay questions, practice questions, downloadable figures and tables, electronic chapters and lecture-by-lecture instructor support.