Teach Yourself Psychology

'Teach Yourself Psychology' explains basic psychological processes and how they influence us in all aspects of everyday life. It explores why we human beings are as we are, how we come to be this way and what we might do to change seemingly fundamental traits.

Psychologists use many different research methods to investigate a broad spectrum of human experience, from brain functioning and emotion to cultural identity and social understanding - often describing their theories and their results in specialist vocabulary. This book sets psychology in context, using non-technical language to analyse everyday situations. It is a comprehensive introduction which shows how human experience can be understood using many levels of explanation.