| Description |
viii, 372 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Module 1: What is psychology? -- What is psychology? -- Psychology as a science -- Module 2: Sport psychology -- What is sport psychology? -- Motivation -- Goal setting -- Self-confidence and sporting performance -- Arousal and sporting performance -- Mental skills for peak sporting performance -- Module 3: Clinical psychology -- What is clinical psychology? -- Psychological assessment -- Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders -- Module 4: Forensic psychology -- What is forensic psychology? -- Stalkers and stalking -- Criminal profiling -- The forensic psychologist in the courtroom -- Dangerousness -- The psychology of eyewitness memory -- Module 5: Educational and developmental psychology -- What is educational and developmental psychology? -- Early childhood: the development of play -- Adolescence: the development of interpersonal relationships -- Disorders first diagnosed in infancy, childhood and adolescence |
| Notes |
1st ed. title: Psychology in action : an introductory text / Edwina Ricci and Nicole Letch |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
For year 10 students |
| Notes |
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows XP or later; Mac OSX or above; Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or later; Microsoft Office |
| Subject |
Psychology -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Psychology -- Textbooks
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Psychology -- Problems, exercises, etc
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Psychology.
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Psychology -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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| Genre/Form |
Problems, exercises, etc.
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Problems and exercises.
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Textbooks.
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| Author |
Letch, Nicole
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| ISBN |
1420229370 |
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9781420229370 |
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