Updated to provide comprehensive coverage of the 2010 Study Design. Includes rich variety of new learning activities and assessment tasks; reference to relevant Australian research studies; new visually engaging layout with additional graphics, chapter overviews and reviews. eBookPLUS for students contains the entire textbook in HTML format plus additional electronic resources such as word documents.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 - Introduction to Psychology. Chapter 1 - Nature of Psychology. Chapter 2 - Research Methods 1. Chapter 3 - The Visual Perception System. Chapter 4 - Lifespan Development. Chapter 5 - Theories of Psychological Development. Chapter 6 - Mental Illness across the Lifespan. Unit 2 - Self and Others. Chapter 7 - Research Methods 2. Chapter 8 - Attitude Formation and Change. Chapter 9 - Social Influences on the Individual. Chapter 10 - Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviour. Chapter 11 - Intelligence. Chapter 12 - Personality. Answers. Glossary. References. About eBookPLUS. About eGuidePLUS. Acknowledgements.