TY - BOOK AU - Jane S. Halonen & John W. Santrock TI - Psychology: Contexts of Behaviour SN - 0697149080 AV - BF121 .H35 1996 U1 - 150. 1943 PY - 1996/// CY - London PB - Brown & Benchmark KW - Philosophy N1 - 1 copy available on shelf no. 1 N2 - Psychology - Contexts of Behaviour (2nd Edition) The study of psychology involves three things: acquiring a specialized knowledge base about behavior, learning to think critically about behaviour, and developing attitudes and motivations consistent with the science of psychology. As a scientific enterprise, psychology sytematically explores behavior, generating principles to explain behavior. The changes in this new edition include a fine tuning of the sociocultural approach, and the addition of critical thinking as a major theme. ER -