PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION SECOND EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Psychology in Action 2e has been written to prepare Year 10 students for senior study in Psychology.

As with the first edition, the book's objective is to continue stimulating student interest in some of the specialist, applied fields of psychology.

The Second Edition has retained it's introductory chapter on psychological research methods and updated the Modules we know you and your students love:

* Sport Psychology
* Clinical Psychology and
* Forensic Psychology.

The second edition also includes an exciting and engaging new module on

* Educational and Developmental Psychology.

This module focuses on issues that are relevant to early childhood, the school years and adolescence. This module covers:

* cyberpsychology
* romantic relationships
* friendships: cliques, bullying, peer pressure
* mental disorders and more!

Features:

* Activities are designed to be thought-provoking, stimulating and practical.
* Behaviours covered in the text are relevant to the students own experiences.
* Break out boxes focus on particular issues and methods in psychology
* A mixture of extensive case studies and shorter examples.
* Extension case studies link Psychology to real life.
* Topics include scientific and research methods in psychology
* Glossary and detailed explanations of psychological terms
* Review exercises
* Bibliography

Student CD:
The student CD with each book includes an interactive PDF ebook that can be customised by students and teachers.

Contents:

Module 1 What is psychology?
Module 2 Sport psychology
Module 3 Clinical psychology
Module 4 Forensic psychology
Module 5 Educational and Developmental Psychology


To purchase or order go to http://www.macmillan.com.au/secondary

You will find Psychology in Action 2e under the Science section.

Thank you for your continued support of Psychology in Action and we hope you will be as excited about the 2e as we are.

Nicole Letch and Edwina Ricci