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Psychology : the science of human potential

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  • Contributor: BC Open Textbook Project; BCcampus
    Date:
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    2019
    Summary:

    Psychology: The Science of Human Potential is designed to be a concise, cohesive introduction to psychology textbook. The first chapter provides an overview of the textbook and reviews the history of psychology and its methodology. Psychology is described as a science studying how hereditary (nature) and experiential (nurture) variables interact to influence the thoughts, feelings, and behaviour of individuals. The remainder of the text is organized into sections entitled "Mostly Nature" (biological psychology; sensation and perception; motivation and emotion), "Mostly Nurture" (direct learning; indirect or observational learning; cognition), and "Nature/Nurture" (human potential, with regard to each of human development, personality, social psychology, maladaptive behaviour, and professional psychology). Includes H5P review exercises at the end of each chapter.

    Contents:
    • The Science of Psychology
    • Biology and Human Potential
    • Sensation, Perception and Human Potential
    • Emotion, Motivation and Human Potential
    • Direct Learning and Human Potential
    • Indirect Learning and Human Potential
    • Cognition, Intelligence and Human Potential
    • Lifespan Development of Human Potential
    • Personality and Human Potential
    • Social Influences on the Development of Human Potential
    • Problems in the Development of Human Potential
    • The Science of Psychology and Human Potential.
    Original Publisher: [Place of publication not identified], [publisher not identified]
    Language(s): English
    Collection(s)/Series: BC Open Textbooks