Psychology, 6th edition

Encourage your students to explore the fascinating field of psychology with this industry-leading text.

Psychology, 6^th edition is the international best-seller, exploring the major issues in the field and supporting your teaching of classic and contemporary theories, and applications.

This new edition, thoroughly updated to include over a thousand new references, covers new topics that encourage your students to engage both individually and in class.

Richly illustrated throughout, with examples from across the globe, this text offers your students the resources they need to study the latest theories and research findings and explore this growing field.

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Hallmark features of this title

Allow your students to get a deeper understanding of modern psychology with a wide range of topics.

• The issue of replication: The text addresses thematter throughout, stressing the importance of repeating studies to validate unusual findings.
• Controversies in Psychological Science: Current debates encourage students to reflect upon the complex nature of topics within the field.

Allow your students to explore the discipline from theory to action.

• Psychology in Action: Sections in the text highlight the link between theory and application, considering a range of real-world examples.
• International Perspectives: A study of topics within a global context allows your students to experience the study of the discipline across different cultures.

New and updated features of this title

Introducing extensive new material and resources that will facilitate your students' learning.

• Over a thousand new references in this edition reflect the expanded content and familiarise your students with new, up-to-date information and research findings.
• Coverage of the DSM-5 provides your students with more information on the topic and supports their learning and classification of mental disorders.
• Cutting Edge sections review recent study material that significantly contributes to the knowledge and understanding of the field. These sections include the effect of social networks on pain perception, what we know and do not know about sexual orientation, whether multimedia stories help children's literacy, and more.

A range of new topics introduces your students to contemporary issues, theories, and research findings.

• Fresh content on social neuroscience sheds new light on social behaviour.
• New theories of intelligence generate new topics for critical thinking and group discussion. Topics include Artificial Intelligence - Parallel processing and neural networks, the concept of multitasking, whether learning chess improves cognitive ability, and more.
• A deeper discussion on The Dark Tetrad defines and debates the dark traits, contributing to the crucial study and assessment of human personality.