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Product Description This best-selling textbook has been fully revised in the light of AS teaching and examining experience. It now features a stunning full-colour design and special new features to help students new to Psychology. This new edition of Psychology for AS-level, edited by the best-selling team of Cardwell, Clark and Meldrum, has been fully updated to reflect the revised AQA(A) specifications. It features a stunning new full-colour design and many added features tailored to the particular needs of students at AS-level. Written by subject specialists and edited by experienced examiners and teachers, Psychology for AS-level guides you through every aspect of your course, providing clear and accessible information as well as invaluable tips and advice from a leading examiner. Contents: Introducing Psychology Human memory Attachments in Development Stress Abnormality Social Influence Qualitative & quantitative research methods Research design, implementation & analysis Preparing for the AS examination Review Praise for the second edition:'An excellent core text... it covers the specification brilliantly and I like the question and sample answers' section.' Sarah Sawyer, Head of Psychology, St Augustine's Catholic College'... I came out with a high A grade which I honestly didn't expect, and which is the result of studying your excellent book... [It] was clear, explained everything in a way in which I could understand, and somehow many facts and quotes just stuck in my head... the book was just a pleasure to study from... ' Judy, a student from Liverpool About the Author * Mike Cardwell is a senior examiner for a major awarding body and Principal Lecturer in Psychology at Bath Spa University College. He has written and contributed to many best-selling resources, including Do Brilliantly AS & A2 Psychology (Collins), and is an editor of Psychology Review. * Liz Clark is Head of Distance Learning at the Royal College of Nursing, where she develops and runs flexible learning programmes. * Claire Meldrum is an experienced author and currently teaches Psychology at Norwich High School. Her other books include Instant Revision AS Psychology (Collins).