This thoroughly updated full colour fourth edition of AS Level Psychology has been completely revised to match the requirements of the new AQA-A
Specification. It has a new focus on the nature & scope of psychology as a science with an emphasis on how science works & guidance on how to engage students in practical scientific research activities. The book
Includes:: coverage of six key areas in psychology: human memory early social development research methods stress social influence & abnormality. It retains the thorough content volume of features & excellent writing style of previous editions with a fully structured layout to improve accessibility. Chapters focus on the application of knowledge & understanding of the text to help students develop skills of analysis evaluation & critical thinking. This edition is packed with advice on exam technique giving students the best chance possible of the highest grades. A whole chapter is devoted to preparing for the AS Exam with guidance on how to study & how to pass. Hints & tips on picking up marks are frequent throughout the text as well as constant page references to the summarised content in our companion AS revision guide. However unlike other A Level textbooks which focus solely on passing the exam AS Level Psychology fourth edition is also designed to foster an interest in the study of psychology as a subject. To this end the book
Includes:: an additional general chapter to introduce the theories & explanations that make psychology a fascinating discipline. AS Level Psychology fourth edition is supported by our extensive web-based multi-media package AS Psychology Online. Student resources (available on a subscription basis to all schools & sixth form colleges that adopt the text) have been updated to include even more animations & interactive exercises as well as relevant podcasts with key figures in Psychology. We also provide teacher resources free of charge to qualifying adopters which include a week-by-week teaching plan sample essays chapter-by-chapter lecture presentations & classroom exercises & activities.