Psychology : 50 essential ideas / Emily Ralls and Tom Collins

Includes index.

1 Introspection -- 2 Structuralism -- 3 Gestalt Psychology -- 4 Perception -- 5 Psychodynamic Theory -- 6 Psychosexual Stages -- 7 The Tripartite Mind -- 8 Dream Analysis -- 9 Humanistic Psychology -- 10 The Behavioural Approach -- 11 Classical Conditioning -- 12 Operant Conditioning -- 13 Social Psychology -- 14 Conformity -- 15 Minority Influence -- 16 Obedience -- 17 Social Roles -- 18 Groupthink -- 19 The Bystander Effect -- 20 Biological Approach -- 21 Localization of Function in the Brain -- 22 Brain Scanning Techniques -- 23 Neurotransmission -- 24 Neuroplasticity -- 25 Cognitive Psychology -- 26 Memory Models -- 27 Coding and Short-term Memory -- 28 Developmental Psychology and Learning -- 29 Social Learning Theory -- 30 Cognitive Development and Schemas -- 31 Zone of Proximal Development -- 32 Moral Development -- 33 Intelligence Theories -- 34 Human Intelligence -- 35 Animal Intelligence -- 36 Attachment -- 37 Language Development -- 38 Positive Psychology -- 39 Mindfulness -- 40 Applications -- 41 Stress -- 42 Isolation -- 43 Sleep -- 44 Personality -- 45 Fear -- 46 Aggression -- 47 Deindividuation -- 48 Criminal Psychology -- 49 Psychology as a Science -- 50 Controversies in Psychology.

The formal study of psychology as a scientific enterprise began in Germany in the late 19th century but the observation of human behaviour dates back to Ancient Greece. Defined as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, psychology has attained a range of branches including clinical, cognitive, developmental, evolutionary, forensic, health and neuropsychology. In a wide ranging, highly illustrated book, readers are introduced to the world of psychology and those who formed the science as we know it.