Description

Written by two experienced psychology teachers and examiners, this textbook provides thorough coverage of both the AQA and OCR GCSE Psychology specifications. The user-friendly layout clearly identifies which sections are pertinent to each specification.

The book is produced in attractive full colour with plenty of photographs, pictures and cartoons, and provides a variety of student-friendly features, including:

A list of the AQA and/or OCR specification requirements for each topic
An everyday-life case study to introduce each chapter
Numerous classroom activities
Key terms highlighted and defined throughout the text
Aims and Learning Outcomes, which highlight the general themes and processes (including why psychology matters, how psychology works, everyday life, ethical issues, diversity, critical thinking and methodology)
Research studies with evaluations
Clear and concise chapter summaries
Exam hints and tips
Exam-style questions.

This new edition is accompanied by a set of online multimedia resources, including powerpoint lecture courses and multiple-choice questions tests, available free-of-charge to schools who adopt this book as their text.