Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall No Jacket Cloth First Edition Contains the texts of 17 public lectures delivered at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1957-58. Divided into three sections: Trends of Thought; Legal Developments; and Trends of Social Policy.

Contents Vol. I. I. Applied Educational Psychology 1. Introduction to psychology. 2. Methods in psychology. 3. Quantitive analysis. 4. Physiological psychology. 5. Development of human behaviour. 6. Perception. 7. Learning. 8. Memory. 9. Cognition and language. 10. Intelligence and aptitude. 11. Motivation and emotion. 12. Personality. 13. Adjustment and stress. 14. Social behaviour. 15. Application of psychology. II. Scientific Apparatus in Sports Psychology Preface. 1. E.C.G. biofeedback Biotrainer. 2. EMG biofeedback Biotrainer. 3. GSR biofeedback Biotrainer. 4. Pulse biofeedback Biotrainer. 5. Repiratuion biofeedback Biotrainer. 6. Temperature biofeedback. 7. Alpha EEG biofeedback Biotrainer. 8. Bio physical recorder. 9. Audio visual reaction time. 10. Digital type discriminative reaction tester. 11. Digital chronoscope. 12. Stammer suppressor. 13. Glare recovery tester. 14. Digital vision angle. 15. Digital flicker fusion apparatus. 16. Aversion therapy. 17. Digital memory scope. 18. Photo electric rotatory pursuit. 19. Mirror tracking. 20. Electrosleep apparatus. 21. Multibehaviour sex therapy apparatus. 22. Tapping apparatus. 23. Lie detector. Vol. II. III. Psychology of Society Introduction. 1. The general nature of instinct. 2. Instinct in society. 3. The role of reason and will. 4. The theory of a social or group mind. 5. The conception of a general will. 6. Racial and national characteristics. 7. Tradition. 8. Community associations and institutions. 9. The psychology of the crowd. 10. The public and public opinion. 11. The psychology of organization and democracy. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. IV. A Z Handbook of Child Psychology 1. Basic instincts temperaments and instinct among children. 2. Child as an individual. 3. Child psychology from scientific point of view. 4. Nutritional values among children. 5. Growth development and maturation. 6. General aspects of personality development. 7. Learning and motivation. 8. Intellectual aspects. 9. General aspects of child psychology. 10. Child health basic assumptions. 11. A glimpses in the study of adolescent's behaviour and problems. 12. Heredity and environment. 13. Sociological influences on child's behaviour. 14. Understanding the psychology of dilatory and precocious children. 15. Sports and child physiological considerations. Psychology is the style of a man's personality his behaviour and the influences on his personality and behaviour. Psychologists are interested in the measurement and quantification of any all characteristics that may have a bearing on behaviour. Even physical and physiological measures find an important place in the psychological assessment. The present encyclopaedia presents all the relevant informations in the field of psychology and its related fields. It is especially intended for the students of psychology education and its related field teachers prospective researchers and those having keen interest in psychology. The text is well arranged in a lucid form and written in simple English keeping in mind the difficulties of the students. This encyclopaedia is extended into 2 volume. The first volume deals with the applied educational psychology and scientific apparatus used in sports psychology. The second volume discusses all the important and essential aspects of social and child psychology. In this way the present encyclopaedia will be very useful for its readers and users.