Psychology - Richard Gross

Psychology - Richard Gross: a must for any psychology student (231 words)
by barbie84 - written on 16.02.08 (Somewhat useful, 26 readings)
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This is a fantastic text book for anyone studying psychology at AS level or A level There are 50 chapters in this book so it coveres everything you could possibly need to know and sometimes in a lot more detail than you actually need but i like that aspect of the book. Each chapter has an introduction, telling what it was all about and at the end of each chapter there are summaries of what you have just learnt which i found to be very helpful when revising as it meant i didnt have to go over the whole chapter again. This book has been reprinted many times, this is because as new evidence becomes available to explain certain things the old ...

All Aspects Of Psychology In One Book (246 words)
by doughnut - written on 12.11.00 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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When I first came across this book I was studying for my A-Levels and found the wording very difficult. In this book, Richard Gross uses the correct terminology but I think for absolute beginners, it can make things difficult to grasp and other books are better when starting a course like this for the fist time. For more advanced students, however, I think this is an excellent book which covers a wide range of topics. Aspects range from cognitive processes such as perception, language and attention to more specific areas such as Child Psychology and Health. This gives a brilliant basis to many aspects of Psychology, allowing the reader to become familiar with the ...

Psychology - Richard Gross: Even Freud makes sense in Gross's book. (446 words)
by KTW - written on 14.09.06 (Very useful, 113 readings)
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I am an undergraduate of nursing, and this text book was our top recommended book for the module of "Human development, behaviour and health". I purchased the 5th edition of this book from the uni book store for £27.50 in a soft back, not too bad really when you consider that it is 1007 pages long. Written by Richard Gross the book describes itself as "a definitive introduction to psychology. Essential reading for all psychology students and those following a wide range of courses - including health, nursing, and social work - as well as the interested general reader." The first thing I have to say about that is, if ...