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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter D Ashworth |
| ISBN: | 0415212995 0415213002 9780415212991 9780415213004 |
| OCLC Number: | 43985535 |
| Description: | x, 198 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: psychology and 'human nature' -- 1. The ultimate biological motive: the evolutionary perspective -- 2. Mental conflict: biological drives and social reality -- 3. An inner world: cognitive psychology -- 4. ... Not separable from the world: Skinner's radical behaviourism -- 5. The individual consciousness: anxiously free in a meaningless world -- 6. Social being: interacting, and presenting oneself as a person -- 7. 'Human nature' as an outmoded cultural presupposition -- 8. Conclusion. |
| Series Title: | Psychology focus. |
| Responsibility: | Peter Ashworth. |
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"This is an extremely useful text which provides an insight into the debates surrounding human behaviour and the psychological models that inform our understanding."<br>-Ian Rivers, College of Ripon & York St. John <br> Read more...
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