Test Yourself: Biological Psychology

Learning Through Assessment
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-85725-649-2
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 312 g

Reihe: Test Yourself ... Psychology Series

Test Yourself: Biological Psychology provides essential learning and practice through assessment for your psychology students. It enables year 1 and 2 undergraduates to assess their confidence and competence and prepare for the types of questions featured in their formal university assessments.

The book includes over 200 multiple-choice and extended multiple-choice questions, carefully designed to assess depth of knowledge. At the end of each chapter sample essay questions are provided, along with further guidance, to complement the multiple-choice questions and further test understanding. In addition, information is provided to help students make sense of their results and identify strengths and weaknesses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Upton, Penney

Upton, Dominic

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Assessing Your Interest, Competence and Confidence
Tips for Success: How to Succeed in Your Assessments
Introduction to Biological Psychology
The Nervous System
Sensory Systems I: Touch, Temperature and Pain
Sensory systems II: Sight, Sound, Taste and Smell
Motivation
Emotion
Learning and Memory
Language
Consciousness
Behavioural Genetics
Writing an Essay: A Format for Success
Scoring Methods in MCQs
MCQ Answers

Über Autor(innen)

Upton, Dominic
Professor Dominic Upton is Head of Psychological Sciences and Chair of Health Psychology at the University of Worcester. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and was recently awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. His specialist interests are in the learning and teaching of psychology. He has published widely both on this topic and on studies relating to more specific issues in health psychology.

Upton, Penney
Penney Upton is a senior lecturer and course leader for psychology at the University of Worcester. Her subject specialism is developmental psychology, which she teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. She has experience of writing for edited books and as a reviewer for psychology textbooks.