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Introduction to behavioural science / Martin O'Grady.

By: O'Grady, Martin, 1961- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2001Description: xi, 455 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0717131270; 9780717131273.Subject(s): Human behavior | Organizational theory & behaviour | Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)DDC classification: 302 | 150 OGR
Contents:
What is behavioural science? -- Research methodology -- Perception -- Learning -- Intelligence -- Personality -- Attitudes -- Motivation -- Groups and leadership -- Organisational design and culture -- Society, culture and work.
Summary: 'An Introduction to Behavioural Science' explains in a clear and accessible style what the scientific study of human behaviour involves.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Examines individual characteristics and intelligence and how they influence behaviour, while also exploring the impact of group, organisational and cultural factors

Contains an up-to-date analysis of Irish society including demographic statistics

Each topic is explained using examples and illustrations from situations and contexts that are familiar to the reader

Each chapter contains: - A list of learning objectives - An example or story which sets the context for the issues to be explored - Text boxes which provide more detailed insights into the topics - Relevant drawings and photographs to illustrate specific issues - A detailed summary of the material covered - End of chapter questions

Suitable for students studying Business, Marketing, Psychology, Sociology or Engineering at Certificate, Diploma or Degree level in Institutes of Technology, Private Colleges or University

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is behavioural science? -- Research methodology -- Perception -- Learning -- Intelligence -- Personality -- Attitudes -- Motivation -- Groups and leadership -- Organisational design and culture -- Society, culture and work.

'An Introduction to Behavioural Science' explains in a clear and accessible style what the scientific study of human behaviour involves.

CIT Module PSYC 6002 - Core reading

CIT Module PSYC 6001 - Core reading

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Martin O'Grady B.A., M.A. (Psychology) was a Senior Research Officer with City and Guilds, London and an Occupational Psychologist with the Cabinet Office, Whitehall, London. He is currently a lecturer in Behavioural Science and Pyschology at the Institute of Technology, Tralee.