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  • Summary with the book: Chapters on History of Psychology by Van der Velde - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Consciousness: An Introduction by Blackmore and Troscianko - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology by Brysbaert and Rastle - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Pioneers of Psychology by Fancher and Rutherford - 5th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychological Communication: Theories, Roles and Skills for Counsellors by Van der Molen a.o. - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychological Science by Gazzaniga - 7th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychology by Ciccarelli and White - 6th edition
  • Summary with the book: Psychology by Gray and Bjorklund - 8th edition
  • Summary with the book: Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell a.o. - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein - 1st edition

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  • Studying psychology involves rigorous academic exploration of human behavior and mental processes, building a foundation for professional practice. Working as a psychologist applies this knowledge to understand, assess, and treat individuals, groups, or organizations, often requiring specialized training and licensure.
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Summaries per chapter with the 1st edition of Chapters on History of Psychology by Van der Velde

Summaries per chapter with Chapters on History of Psychology

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  • Chapter 1 - How has psychology as a science developed?
  • Chapter 2 - Who were Descartes and Hobbes?
  • Chapter 3 - What is empiricism?
  • Chapter 4 - What kind of science is or should psychology be?
  • Chapter 5 - How did psychology develop in the 19th and 20th century?
  • Chapter 6 - What is psychoanalysis?
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  • Introduction to the book Pioneers of Psychology
  • Chapter 0 - Why does one study history of psychology?
  • Chapter 1 - Foundational ideas from the Antiquity
  • Chapter 2 - Philosophy of the mind: what are the thoughts of Descartes, Locke and Leibniz?
  • Chapter 3 - Physiologists of the mind: which important scientists examine the brain in the period between Gall and Penfield?
  • Chapter 4 - The sensing and perceptive spirit: which developments took place in this area in the period between Kant and the Gestalt psychologists?
  • Chapter 5 - How did Wundt develop experimental psychology?
  • Chapter 6 - What is the impact of Darwin's ideas on psychological concepts?
  • Chapter 7 - Measuring the mind: what are Galton's thoughts about individual differences?
  • Chapter 8 - American pioneers: what are the thoughts of
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  • Chapter 1 - What is psychological conversation?
  • Chapter 2 - Which attitude suits a care provider?
  • Chapter 3 - What is the 'client-centered' method?
  • Chapter 4 - What does the social learning theory consist of?
  • Chapter 5 - How are goals, roles, and models of conversation related to one another?
  • Chapter 6 - What general skills does a social worker need?
  • Chapter 7 - How does a social worker find a good interpretation?
  • Chapter 8 - What role does the counselor play in the client's life changes?
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Summaries per chapter with the 7th edition of Psychological Science by Gazzaniga

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  • What is the science of psychology? - Chapter 1
  • Which research methods are used in psychology? - Chapter 2
  • How does biology influence behavior? - Chapter 3
  • What is the difference between conscious and unconscious processes? - Chapter 4
  • How do the processes of perception and sensation work? - Chapter 5
  • How do we learn? - Chapter 6
  • How does memory work? - Chapter 7
  • What is the psychological view on thinking, language and intelligence? - Chapter 8
  • What is the psychological perspective on human development? - Chapter 9
  • How do emotions and motivations work? - Chapter 10
  • Which factors can influence health and well-being? - Chapter 11
  • What is social psychology? - Chapter 12
  • How does psychology view personality? - Chapter 13
  • What are different psychological disorders? - Chapter 14
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Summaries per chapter with the 6th edition of Psychology by Saundra Ciccarelli & Noland White

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  • Chapter 1 - What does psychology consist of?
  • Chapter 2 - What is the biology behind our behavior?
  • Chapter 3 - How do our senses work and how do we process them?
  • Chapter 4 - What is consciousness and how is it affected?
  • Chapter 5 - How does learning work?
  • Chapter 6 - How does memory work?
  • Chapter 7 - What is cognition?
  • Chapter 8 - How do people develop across the life span?
  • Chapter 9 - How do motivation and emotion work?
  • Chapter 10 - What are sexuality and gender and what are their influence on our lives?
  • Chapter 11 - How does stress work?
  • Chapter 12 - What is social psychology?
  • Chapter 13 - What theories of personality are there?
  • Chapter 14 - What psychological disorders are there?
  • Chapter 15 - What psychological therapies are there?
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Summaries per chapter with the 8th edition of Psychology by Gray and Bjorklund

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  • Chapter 1 - What is the background of the study of psychology?
  • Chapter 2 - What different methods are there in the field of psychology?
  • Chapter 3 - How do genetics and evolution form the foundation for behavior?
  • Chapter 4 - How do neurons control behavior?
  • Chapter 5 - What are the mechanisms of motivation and emotion?
  • Chapter 6 - How are smell, taste, pain and hearing studied?
  • Chapter 7 - How does the psychology of vision work?
  • Chapter 8 - What basic processes underly learning?
  • Chapter 9 - How do memory, attention, and consciousness work?
  • Chapter 10 - How do we solve problems when taking reasoning and intelligence into account?
  • Chapter 11 - How did thought and language develop?
  • Chapter 12 - What is the course of psychosocial development?
  • Chapter 13
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Summaries per chapter with the 2nd edition of Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell et al.

Summaries per chapter with the 2nd edition of Straight choices: The psychology of decision making by Newell et al.

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  • How do we fall off the straight and narrow? - Chapter 1
  • What is decision quality and its historical context? - Chapter 2
  • What are the stages of judgment? Part I Discovering, acquiring, and combining information - Chapter 3
  • What are the stages of judgment? Part II Feedback effects and dynamic environments - Chapter 4
  • How can we appraise probability judgments? - Chapter 5
  • What are judgmental heuristics and biases? - Chapter 6
  • What is associative thinking? - Chapter 7
  • How can we analyze decisions? Part I A general framework - Chapter 8
  • How can we analyze decisions? Part II Prospect theory and preference reversals - Chapter 9
  • What role does experience play in decisions? - Chapter 10
  • How does time influence decision? - Chapter 11
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Summaries per chapter with the 1st edition of Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein

Summaries per chapter with the 1st edition of Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making by Klein

Summaries per chapter with Streetlights and Shadows: Searching for the Keys to Adaptive Decision Making

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  • Chapter 2 - What sparks the passion for procedures?
  • Chapter 3 - How can the invisible be seen?
  • Chapter 4 - How biased is our thinking?
  • Chapter 5 - How do intuition and analysis compare or differ?
  • Chapter 6 - How can intuition and analysis be blended to make rapid decisions?
  • Chapter 7 - Why do experts sometimes commit errors?
  • Chapter 8 - How can decisions be automated?
  • Chapter 9 - When is more less?
  • Chapter 10 - When is practice a vice?
  • Chapter 11 - What are the limits of feedback?
  • Chapter 12 - How can one connect the dots when it comes to sensemaking?
  • Chapter 13 - Do we think like computers?
  • Chapter 14 - When is it time for moving targets?
  • Chapter 15 - What are
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  • Samenvatting bij het boek: A History of Modern Psychology van Goodwin - 5e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Approaches to Psychology van Glassman en Hadad - 6e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Chapters on History of Psychology van Van der Velde - 1e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Consciousness: An Introduction van Blackmore en Troscianko - 3e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Critical Thinking For Psychology: A Student Guide van Forshaw
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology van Brysbaert en Rastle - 2e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Introduction to Personality: Toward an Integrative Science of the Person van Mischel e.a. - 8e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Pioneers of Psychology van Fancher en Rutherford - 5e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychological Science van Gazzaniga - 7e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychologie, een inleiding van Zimbardo - 7e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychologie en de multiculturele samenleving van Knipscheer e.a. - 4e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychologische gespreksvoering: Een basis voor hulpverlening van Lang en Van der Molen - 18e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychology van Gleitman e.a. - 8e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychology van Gray en Bjorklund - 8e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychology: Foundations and Frontiers van Bernstein - 10e druk
  • Samenvatting bij het boek: Psychology: The science of Mind and Behaviour van Holt - 3e druk

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