Psychology in perspective / Nicky Hayes.

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, [2002], ©2002.

x, 211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

2nd ed.

Reductionism in psychological theory -- Reductionism and behaviourism -- Understanding the genome -- Ethical issues in psychological research -- Changing values in psychological knowledge -- Perspectives in social psychology -- European social psychology -- The child's social world -- Perspectives in cognitive psychology -- Simulating human cognition -- Eco-psychology -- The politics of nature and nurture -- The 'magic' of sociobiology -- Some cognitive implications of human social evolution.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-200) and index.