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Heads Up Psychology

Name: Heads Up Psychology
Price: 14.00 USD
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Author: Marcus Weeks
ISBN: 9780744036053

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Published on Sep 29, 2020 | 5 Hours 32 Minutes

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Understand psychology’s big ideas, from psychoanalysis to cognition.

“What do dreams mean?” “How do I fit in?” You can learn more about some of the possible answers to these and many other questions in the world of psychology. Heads Up Psychology introduces you to Freud, Maslow, Pavlov and other psychologists, using questions and answers to show how psychology is related to real life.

Psychology is all around us, influencing emotions, motivation and personality. Want the big ideas broken down and explained? Heads Up Psychology makes it easy to engage with psychology’s big concepts, including psychoanalysis, intelligence and mental disorders. This introduction to psychology clearly explains psychological theories to answer the questions that you care about in everyday life, such as “Why do good people do bad things?” Heads Up Psychology also includes ‘real world’ features explaining the influence of psychology in all areas of life and ‘case study’ panels that describe ground-breaking experiments.

Heads Up Psychology is perfect for anyone looking for the real-life relevance of psychology.

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“[The] psychological theories are explained with the help of cleverly conceived graphic illustrations and diagrams to show how they relate to everyday life.” – Teenreads.com

“Intriguing topics [and] attention-getting headers…should hook curious readers, while the findings of psychological studies should deepen their understanding of this field.” – Publishers Weekly

“In this highly attractive book, Weeks takes a difficult, often misunderstood topic and breaks it into manageable, engaging chunks.” – Booklist

“Heads Up Psychology offers up an inside look into why we tick that will appeal to both the inquisitive teen and their parents — or anyone else who wants to know the basics of what the field of psychology has to offer.” – PsychCentral.com

“…[A]n excellent addition to any teen’s library”. – Examiner.com

ISBN9780744036053

Published onSep 29, 2020

Published byDK Children

Length5 Hours 32 Minutes

Age Range13-17 years

GradeGrades 8-12

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Marcus Weeks

Marcus Weeks is an author, a musician, and an editor. Books he has authored or coauthored include Music: A Crash Course, as well as DK’s Children’s Illustrated Encyclopedia and 1,000 Makers of the Millennium. He’s written a number of works on music and is a curator of the Stanhope Collection of Historical Keyboards.Julian Rushton is the emeritus professor of music at the University of Leeds, England. He has also taught at the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge, and has served as the president of the Royal Musical Association. His publications include Mozart: An Extraordinary Life, Mozart in the Master Musicians series, and Classical Music: A Concise History.

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