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Uses and Abuses of Psychology.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Hauraki Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (265 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781787200685
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Uses and Abuses of PsychologyDDC classification:
  • 150
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE-INTELLIGENCE TESTING -- 1-WHAT DO INTELLIGENCE TESTS REALLY MEASURE? -- 2-PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES -- (1) VERBAL ABILITY (V) -- (2) VERBAL FLUENCY (W) -- (3) NUMERICAL ABILITY (N) -- (4) SPATIAL ABILITY (S) -- (5) PERCEPTUAL ABILITY (P) -- (6) INDUCTIVE REASONING (R) -- (7) MEMORY (M) -- 3-THE BRIGHT CHILD GROWS UP -- 4-IS OUR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLINING? -- PART TWO-VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY -- 5-FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY -- 6-THE USE OF TESTS IN STUDENT SELECTION -- 7-ASSESSMENT OF MEN -- 8-WORK, PRODUCTIVITY, AND MOTIVATION -- PART THREE-ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR -- 9-NORMALITY, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS -- 10-THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY -- 11-PSYCHOANALYSIS, HABIT, AND CONDITIONING -- 12-WHAT IS WRONG WITH PSYCHOANALYSIS? -- PART FOUR-SOCIAL ATTITUDES -- 13-NATIONAL STEREOTYPES AND NATIONAL CHARACTER -- 14-THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ANTI-SEMITISM -- 15-GALLUP POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION -- 16-PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS -- RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER READING -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.
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This first book by German-born psychologist Hans J#65533;rgen Eysenck's is considered a classic amongst scholars and professionals of psychology. It describes the pitfalls of psychology, and the remedies that can be applied. A strong dependence on statistics and the experimental method is emphasized as essential to good psychology.

The book is divided into four sections: Intelligence Testing, Vocational Psychology, Abnormal Behaviour, and Social Attitudes. Can an intelligence test administered to an eight year old predict adult performance? Is interviewing a good way of selecting the best applicant for a job? Is there such a thing as 'normal' behaviour? Can surveys such as the Gallup poll be of assistance to psychologists? Eysenck answers these and other questions.

A book not to be missed by anyone interested in psychology.

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE-INTELLIGENCE TESTING -- 1-WHAT DO INTELLIGENCE TESTS REALLY MEASURE? -- 2-PRIMARY MENTAL ABILITIES -- (1) VERBAL ABILITY (V) -- (2) VERBAL FLUENCY (W) -- (3) NUMERICAL ABILITY (N) -- (4) SPATIAL ABILITY (S) -- (5) PERCEPTUAL ABILITY (P) -- (6) INDUCTIVE REASONING (R) -- (7) MEMORY (M) -- 3-THE BRIGHT CHILD GROWS UP -- 4-IS OUR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DECLINING? -- PART TWO-VOCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY -- 5-FROM EACH ACCORDING TO HIS ABILITY -- 6-THE USE OF TESTS IN STUDENT SELECTION -- 7-ASSESSMENT OF MEN -- 8-WORK, PRODUCTIVITY, AND MOTIVATION -- PART THREE-ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR -- 9-NORMALITY, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS -- 10-THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY -- 11-PSYCHOANALYSIS, HABIT, AND CONDITIONING -- 12-WHAT IS WRONG WITH PSYCHOANALYSIS? -- PART FOUR-SOCIAL ATTITUDES -- 13-NATIONAL STEREOTYPES AND NATIONAL CHARACTER -- 14-THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ANTI-SEMITISM -- 15-GALLUP POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION -- 16-PSYCHOLOGY AND POLITICS -- RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER READING -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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