Psychology by Michael Passer, Ronald Smith, Nigel Holt, Andy Bremner, Ed Sutherland and Michael Vliek is an introductory text written in a style that will excite students and draw them into the fascinating world of mind and behaviour. This is the first European edition of this successful US text.

Psychology is a vibrant but sprawling discipline, and the tremendous diversity of issues covered in the introductory course can lead students to perceive psychology as a collection of unrelated topics. To reduce this tendency we present a simple unifying framework that is applied throughout the book, called Levels of Analysis (LOA). The LOA framework accurately portrays the focus of modern psychology; supports critical thinking; and also helps students understand how biological, psychological, and environmental factors are related to one another.

This edition features:

• Updated coverage: This edition is rich in discussions of research and new references – hundreds of the book’s citations are from the years 2000 to 2008, and a good deal of the cited research reflects the research interests of the countries in which the focus audience work and study.
• New Artwork: Many of the images and figures in this new adaptation have been changed to make them more relevant to the proposed audience.
• Integrated and featured coverage of cultural and gender issues
• Focus on helping students to think critically and dispel misconception
• Focus on relations between basis science and application
• Focus on personal and societal application
• Focus on scientific psychology