Lightbox. Psychology

Humans begin to acquire cognitive abilities before birth with the growth of the fetus. Research shows that, as the fetal brain develops, so too do cognition and perception.

A historical context to psychology, the science of mind and behavior, provides an understanding of the richness and complexity of the subject.

This volume introduces concepts about the brain and the mind.

Humans are social animals who interact with each other. Psychologists have examined how people process information of a social nature.

The study of human intellectual development is concerned with the structure of the brain's processes and how people take in, sort, and use information.