Psychology: Books

Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers a research-based introduction to the psychological relationship between humans and their built and natural environments and discusses how sustainable environments can be created to the benefit of both people and nature

Key Features:

Presents a concise, accessible overview of the modern history of psychology
Goes beyond the usual "schools and systems" approach to focus on how psychological theories were developed, applied, and practiced
Demonstrates how the field of psychology has endeavored to make a positive impact on society and individuals
Focuses on making historical information relevant to psychological practice today
Embeds psychology in the social and cultural milieu of each era

A guide to learning and memory and how one can apply it to their own lives.

An overview of the lives and works of four major contributors to present knowledge of the unconscious

Presents an examination of memory's imperfections, providing a framework for understanding the causes and consequences of forgetting or memory distortions and considers scientific breakthroughs that are providing insight into the basis of memory failures.

A collection of essays on the relationship between nature and human beings, focusing on the importance of the environment to our mental and spiritual well-being.

The author draws on psychology, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and behavioral economics to argue that, just as people err in remembering the past, they also have illusions and foibles in imagining the future.