An undergraduate textbook written to encourage critical thinking. A useful supplementary aid to students of courses in psychology which offers a comprehensive introduction to the key experiments and studies in social psychology and a comparative analysis of their methodological efficacy.

This textbook presents overviews of 12 landmark studies in psychology from diverse areas of research such as consciousness, developmental psychology, learning, memory, social psychology and psychopathology. Through a range of critical thinking exercises and reflective questions, students can evaluate the methodology and impact of these classic studies and quickly hone their analytical and critical thinking skills. Accessible, clearly-structured and written with undergraduate students in mind, this book will make essential reading for any psychology course.