Royal Holloway, University of London
Department of Psychology
Year 1 Textbook List
2012-2013
The following textbooks are used extensively in Year 1 course units. Note that if you wish to purchase any of these books, The College Bookshop
(www.thecollegebookshop.co.uk) matches the Amazon price of several titles.
Course
Number
PS1010
Course Title and Text
Term
Introduction to Psychological Research
Field, A. & Hole, G. (2002). How to design and report experiments. SAGE Publications Ltd.
1&2
Greene, J., & D’Oliveira, M. (2005). Learning to use statistical skills in psychology. Open University Press.
PS1030
Self and Society*
Cinnirella, M. (2008). PS2030 social psychology companion reader. Pearson.
Hogg, M.A., & Vaughan, G.M. (2011). Social psychology (6th ed.). London: Prentice Hall.
1
Maltby, J., Day, L., & Macaskill, A. (2010). Personality, individual differences and intelligence (2nd ed.). London: Prentice Hall.
PS1040
Lifespan Development
Leman, P.J., Bremner, A., Parke, R.D., & Gauvain, M. (2013). Developmental psychology. Maidenhead, UK: McGraw Hill.
PS1060
Biological Foundations of Psychology
Breedlove, S.M., Rosenzweig, M.R., & Watson, N.V. (2007). Biological psychology: An introduction to behavioral, cognitive, and
clinical neuroscience (5th ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
PS1021
Learning and Memory
Baddeley, A., Eysenck, M.W., & Anderson, M.C. (2009). Memory. Hove: Psychology Press.
PS1061
Sensation and Perception
Zanker, J.M. (2010). Sensation, perception and action: An evolutionary perspective. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
PS1110
1
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Butcher, J.N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J.M. (2012). Abnormal psychology: International edition (15th ed.). London: Allyn & Bacon.
1
2
2
2
* PS1030’s three books come in a combined pack from the publishers at a discounted price available only at The College Bookshop.Two of the three are also
used extensively in Year 2, and Cinnirella’s book is usually only available as part of this pack.