Description
Book SynopsisApplied Psychology for Foundation Year: Key Ideas for Foundation Courses introduces students to topical issues and controversies within specific areas of applied psychology, bringing together current theories and studies from a number of areas within applied psychology through a series of interesting and current debates and controversies.
Included in this book are a series of snapshots of how psychologists have tried to apply their findings to real-life problems. Using a clear structure and accessible tone, this book demonstrates how psychological research can be applied to inform current debates across a variety of the field's subdisciplines. Through examination of both established theoretical ideas and more recent empirical evidence, it enables readers to see how research is linked to practical application in occupational psychology, educational psychology, criminology, sport psychology and environmental psychology. In doing so, it explicates contemporary theories a
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Who is watching you?
2. How do you learn best?
3. Do video-games have value?
4. What colour are you wearing today?
5. How to win at sport
6. Are you keeping your employees happy?
7. Is it possible to detect deception?
8. Can you spot a criminal?
9. Where is a good place to live?
10. Is it good to spend time by the sea?
11. The psychology of Christmas
