Psychology, 6th Australian and New Zealand Edition

Preface xi

Features of This Edition xiv

About the Authors xvii

How to Use This Text xix

1. Psychology: The Study of Mental Processes and Behaviour 1

2. Culture and Psychology 42

3. Indigenous Psychology in Australia 85

4. Māori and Psychology: Indigenous Psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand 136

5. Research Methods in Psychology 187

6. Biological Bases of Mental Life and Behaviour 235

7. Sensation and Perception 286

8. Consciousness 354

9. Learning 404

10. Memory 448

11. Thought and Language 503

12. Intelligence 559

13. Motivation and Emotion 600

14. Personality 664

15. Physical and Cognitive Development 724

16. Social Development 781

17. Health, Stress and Coping 847

18. Psychological Disorders 917

19. Treatment of Psychological Disorders 979

20. Attitudes and Social Cognition 1034

21. Interpersonal Processes 1090

Appendix 1149

Name Index 1156

Subject Index 1176