Books in the Routledge Modular Psychology series

This book shows how research design and data analysis are attainable and useful skills. It introduces both experimental and non-experimental methods of research and the analysis of data using both descriptive and inferential statistics.

This is a simple introduction to the many psychological therapies in use today, including cognitive-behavioural, humanistic and psychodynamic approaches.

Evolutionary Explanation of Human Behaviour is a unique introductory level book covering evolutionary psychology, a relatively new and controversial area of psychology.

This book provides a brief overview of the current definitions and various explanations for psychological abnormality and focuses on how society diagnoses and classifies behaviour that is deemed to be 'unusual'.

Provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to the field of work psychology. The book covers the main issues in the psychology of work and organisations.

Explores the relationship between the brain and our motivation to do things, analysing psychological, physiological and combined approaches.

This is an introductory-level text on the nature and causes of pro-social and anti-social behaviour.

Psychology studies people and the way they behave, so some findings challenge existing moral, political and religious beliefs leading to debate. This text examines these debates, particularly those about control and manipulation and perceived differences beween one group of people and another.

This accessible and engaging account looks at how non-human animals process information from their environment.

Sport Psychology is an introductory account of the major psychological issues in sport today.

Cortical Functions is a companion to Kevin Silber's series title, The Physiological Basis of Behaviour and concentrates on the cerebral cortex, its structure, connections, functions and dysfunctions.

Introduces students to the basic biological and psychological processes and their development. It discusses pattern recognition, culture and attention and includes a brief discussion artificial intelligence.

An explanation of the main models of memory and the various approaches used in its study. This is followed by a study of the theories of forgetting and practical applications of memory research.

Introduces the main psychological research on attention and the methods that have been used to study it.

Considers friendships and more intimate relationships including why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go.

This introduction to the psychology of health is aimed at students new to the area. Topics covered include health policy and epidemiology, genetic factors in disease, the experience of illness as a patient, beliefs and attitudes, stress, pain and healthy lifestyles.

The Physiological Basis of Behaviour deals with the basic structures of the central nervous system, the techniques used in neuroscience and examines how drugs affect the brain.

This textbook provides a clear overview of this area of cognitive psychology which encompasses both language and thought. Focusing on goal-directed thinking and decision making, Nick Lund looks at the relationship between our grasp of language and our problem-solving abilities.

Considers how thinking, intelligence, and moral understanding develop in childhood. Key theories are discussed, along with their real-world applications.

Deals with the theoretical contributions and practical applications of psychology to education.

The book explains key ethical issues and reviews various ethical principles and guidelines developed by professional bodies. Problems relating to different kinds of research are discussed, as well as the special case of socially sensitive research.

An accessible introduction to the important contributions psychology has made towards understanding personality and the related areas of gender development and adolescence.

Presents and discusses theories and applications in psychology in a highly readable and accessible manner with each topic being illustrated through examples of actual psychological investigations.

The book considers the way in which humans interpret analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination.

A concise introduction to psychological theories which attempt to explain non-human animal behaviour. Theories covered include evolutionary explanations, classical and operant conditioning and social learning.

Examining how we perceive ourselves and others and how this can influence our behaviour, this text looks at stereotyping and prejudice, obedience and conformity, and collective behaviour and leadership.

Psychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.

This book looks at sociability and attachment and how they relate to emotional and cognitive development. Social and cultural variations are considered, and theories of attachment and loss are described and evaluated.

Deals with the vital area of adult psychological development. This book combines detailed accounts of the theories and evidence on the psychology of adulthood with discussion and commentary. It uses an approach that encourages engagement with the main theories of the topic, as well as includes less well-known models of adulthood for discussion.