{"product_id":"great-ideas-in-psychology-a-cultural-and-historical-introduction-9781851683796","title":"Great Ideas in Psychology: A Cultural and Historical Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book focuses on the key ideas of the most important modern psychologists. Nineteen classic \"great ideas\" in psychology are critically assessed in their cultural and historical context, with topics ranging from neuroscience to personality, development to socio-cultural issues. The simple narrative style and chapter structure, combined with \"critical thinking questions\" and a shortlist of essential readings for further study at the end of each chapter, provides an ideal approach for anyone interested in learning about the key ideas and theories in psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Working Out and Working In\u003cbr\u003e  What makes an Idea Great?\u003cbr\u003e  Great Ideas and Orientations in Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  2. The Psychological Laboratory \u003cbr\u003e  The Laboratory Becomes Central to \u003cbr\u003e  Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  Critically Assessing the Psychology Laboratory\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  3. Placebo Effect \u003cbr\u003e  Factors to Consider in Testing for the Placebo Effect\u003cbr\u003e  Meaning and the Active Placebo\u003cbr\u003e  Complicating Factors\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  4.The Freudian Unconscious\u003cbr\u003e  Early History of the Unconscious\u003cbr\u003e  The Freudian Unconscious\u003cbr\u003e  The Unconscious Re-assessed\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  5.The Memory Trace: Long Term Potentiation (LPT) \u003cbr\u003e  Pioneering Ideas\u003cbr\u003e  Pioneering Experimental Research\u003cbr\u003e  Debate Over Long-Term Potentiation\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  6.Learning\u003cbr\u003e  The Law of Effect and Classical Conditioning\u003cbr\u003e  The American Context and Instrumental Learning\u003cbr\u003e  Learning, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Culture\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  7.Intelligence Tests\u003cbr\u003e  Why Are Intelligence Tests Important?\u003cbr\u003e  At What Age, If Ever, Does Intelligence Become Fixed?\u003cbr\u003e  What Are the Contributions of Nature and Nurture to Intelligence?\u003cbr\u003e  Is There One or Multiple Intelligence?\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  8.Artificial Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e  The Context of Artificial Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e  The ‘Long Debate’ and Artificial Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  9.Stage Models of Development\u003cbr\u003e  The Major Stage Models\u003cbr\u003e  Core Assumptions\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  10.The Zone of Proximal Development\u003cbr\u003e  Assumptions of the Traditional Approach\u003cbr\u003e  A Vygotskian Approach to Child Development\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  11.Attachment\u003cbr\u003e  The Historical Context of the Idea\u003cbr\u003e  Bowlby’s Four Phase Model\u003cbr\u003e  Variations on the Attachment Theme\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  12.Displaced Aggression\u003cbr\u003e  The Idea of Displaced Aggression in Wider Context\u003cbr\u003e  The Assumed Association Between Frustration and Aggression\u003cbr\u003e  Displaced Aggression and Freud’s Intergroup Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  13.Personality Traits\u003cbr\u003e  Methodological Dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e  Conceptual Dilemmas\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  14.The Self\u003cbr\u003e  The Sense of Self\u003cbr\u003e  Self-Perception\u003cbr\u003e  Self-Presentation\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  15.Conformity to Group Norms\u003cbr\u003e  Conformity to Arbitrary Norms\u003cbr\u003e  Power, Norms, and Conformity\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  16.Obedience to Authority\u003cbr\u003e  The Experimental Study of Obedience\u003cbr\u003e  Why Are Milgram’s Obedience Studies Important?\u003cbr\u003e  Lessons From Psychological Research on Obedience\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  17.Feminist Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  The Cultural and Historical Context\u003cbr\u003e  Discovering and Interpreting Gender Differences\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  18.Multicultural Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  Assimilation and Identity\u003cbr\u003e  Multiculturalism and Identity\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  19.Evolutionary Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  The Historical Context of Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory\u003cbr\u003e  Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology\u003cbr\u003e  Genes as ‘Causes’ of Behavior\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  20.Social Constructionism\u003cbr\u003e  The Context and Background of Social Constructionism\u003cbr\u003e  The Main Implications of Social Constructionism\u003cbr\u003e  Concluding Comment","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771642970455,"sku":"9781851683796","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781851683796.jpg?v=1758728632","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-ideas-in-psychology-a-cultural-and-historical-introduction-9781851683796","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}