Learn how to understand and evaluate 30 classic and contemporary studies in Psychology.
Psychology is full of agreements and disagreements! Here Richard Gross pairs up 30 studies to show you how the classic theories in psychology are constantly revisited by modern researchers.
In a new focus for this 6th edition, the emphasis is on how these classic and contemporary studies relate. From the differences and similarities between them you'll understand not just the studies themselves, but develop the study skills you need to write about psychology in exams and essays.
Each study is summarized in simplified form, explaining jargon along the way. The background, methods, and findings are all set out and clearly interpreted. Crucially there is loads of evaluation help and pointers for developing your own evaluation skills in each pairing.
Throughout these are links to further studies and wider debates and topics in psychology. The aim is to help you understand how specific research and issues fit into the science of psychology as a whole and where that science is going. Get this book if you need to:
- Understand and get to grips with journal articles in psychology
- Brush up on some classic studies
- Know about more recent research for exams and essays
- Practice your interpretation and evaluation skills with hands on exercises
Key Studies in Psychology 6th Edition is a life-saver in the sea of Psychological research- grab onto it!
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Learn how to understand and evaluate 30 classic and contemporary studies in Psychology.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Language and memory Background
and context Loftus, E.E. & Palmer, J.C. (1974) Reconstruction of an
automobile destruction: an example of the interaction between language and
memory Laney, C., Fowler, N.B., Nelson, K.J., Bernstein, D.M. &
Loftus, E.F. (2008) The persistence of false beliefs Evaluation
Answers
Chapter 3 Teaching language to non-humans Background and
context Gardner, R.A. and Gardner, B.T. (1969) Teaching sign language
to a chimpanzee Savage-Rumbaugh, S., Fields, W.M. & Taglialatela, J.
(2000) Ape-consciousness-human consciousness: a perspective informed by
language and culture Evaluation Answers
Chapter 4 Autism and
theory of mind Background and context Baron-Cohen, S, Jolliffe,
T., Mortimore, C. & Robertson, M. (1997) Another advanced test of theory of
mind: evidence from very high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger
syndrome Back, E., Ropar, D. and Mitchell, P. (2007) Do the eyes have
it? Inferring mental states from animated faces in autism Evaluation
Answers
Chapter 5 Attachment in adulthood Background and
context Hazan, C. & Shaver, P.R. (1987) Romantic love conceptualised
as an attachment process Schachner, D.A., Shaver, P.R. & Gillath, O.
(2008) Attachment style and long-term singlehood Evaluation
Answers
Chapter 6 Social influences on aggression Background and
context Bandura, A., Ross, D. and Ross, S.A. (1961) Transmission of
aggression through imitation of aggressive models Moller, I. and
Krahe, B. (2009) Exposure to violent video games and aggression in German
adolescents: a longitudinal analysis Evaluation Answers
Chapter 7 Sex reassignment Background and context Diamond, M.
and Sigmundson, H.K. (1997) Sex-reassignment at birth Lobato, M.I.,
Koff, W.J., Crestana, T., Chaves, C., Salvador, J., Petry, A.R., Silveira,
E., Henriques, A.A., Cervo, F., Bohme, E.S. & Massuda, R. (2009) Using the
Defensive Style Questionnaire to evaluate the impact of sex reassignment
surgery on defensive mechanisms in transsexual patients Evaluation
Answers
Chapter 8 The diagnosis and nature of mental disorder
Background and context Rosenhan, D.L. (1973) On being sane in insane
places Ahn, W-k., Flanagan, E.H., Marsh, J.K. & Sanislow, C.A. (2006)
Beliefs about essences and the reality of mental disorders Evaluation
Answers
Chapter 9 Gambling addiction Background and context
Griffiths, M. (2003) Fruit machine addiction in an adolescent female: a
case study Parke, A. and Griffiths, M. (2005) Aggressive behaviour in
adult slot-machine gamblers: a qualitative observational study
Evaluation Answers
Chapter 10 The effects of psychotherapy
Background and context Eysenck, H.J. (1952) The effects of
psychotherapy: an evaluation Zubieta, J-K., Bueller, J.A., Jackson,
L.R., Scott, D.J., Xu, Y., Koeppe, R.A., Nichols, T.E. & Stohler, C.S. (2005)
Placebo effects mediated by endogenous opioid activity on -opioid receptors
Evaluation Answers
Chapter 11 Obedience Background and
context Milgram, S. (1963) Behavioural study of obedience
Burger, J.M. (2009) Replicating Milgram: Would people still obey today?
Evaluation Answers
Chapter 12 The social psychology of prisons and
tyranny Background and context Haney, C., Banks, C. and
Zimbardo, P. (1973) A study of prisoners and guards in a simulated prison
Reicher, S. and Haslam, S.A. (2006) Rethinking the psychology of tyranny:
the BBC prison study Evaluation Answers
Chapter 13 Bystander
intervention Background and context Piliavin, I.M., Rodin, J.
and Piliavin, J.A. (1969) Good samaritanism: an underground phenomenon?
Fischer, P., Greitemeyer, T., Pollozek, F. & Frey, D. (2006) The
unresponsive bystander: are bystanders more responsive in dangerous
emergencies? Evaluation Answers
Chapter 14 Sleep, dreams and
emotion Background and context Dement, W. and Kleitman, N.
(1957) The relation of eye movements during sleep to dream activity: an
objective method for the study of dreaming Nishida, M., Pearsall, J.,
Buckner, R.L and Walker, M.P. (2009) REM sleep, prefrontal theta, and the
consolidation of human emotional memory Evaluation Answers
Chapter 15 The abilities of split-brain patients Background and
context Sperry, R.W. (1968) Hemisphere deconnection and unity in
conscious awareness Colvin, M.K., Funnell, M.G. and Gazzaniga, M.S.
(2005) Numerical processing in the two hemispheres: studies of a split-brain
patient Evaluation Answers
Chapter 16 Near-death experiences
Background and context Blackmore, S. (1988) Visions for the
dying brain: near-death experiences may tell us more about consciousness and
the brain than about what lies beyond the grave Klemenc-Ketis, Z.,
Kersnik, J. and Grmec, S. (2010) The effect of carbon dioxide on near-death
experiences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors: a prospective
observational study Evaluation Answers
Richard Gross is the leading author in Psychology publishing in the UK. His bestselling titles include 'Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour' and 'Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology'.
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