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This revision guide book covers the major areas of Statistical Analysis covered in Undergraduate Psychology. The focus is on the practical application of statistics to assignments and assessments that you may encounter. To ensure that you are able to apply statistics, particular attention is given to the key concepts you need to understand in order to be able to use statistics correctly; the process you need to follow in order to choose the correct statistic; and what you need to do to present and interpret your statistics correctly. The coverage of the individual tests focus on pragmatic issues, such as when the test is appropriate, how to format data correctly and what to do when you don't get the data you expect. You are directed to further readings for the mathematical underpinnings of the statistical tests. Examples and case studies are used throughout, so you can see the application of statistics to problems that are similar to those you are likely to encounter. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process/exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within cognitive psychology, designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The guide is organised to cater for QAA and BPS recommendations for course content. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Research Methods in Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The text encapsulates all the subject matter listed in the BPS Qualifying Examination syllabus for the area. The structure of the book represents a logical, linear progress through your typical learning in relation to Research Methods in Psychology. The two authors bring their clear, accessible style to bear on this, making the normally dry subject matter seem more lively and engaging. The chapter on writing reports is deliberately left to the end since this is the natural culmination of your research process.Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

The Psychology Express undergraduate revision guide series will help you to understand key concepts quickly, revise effectively and make sure your answers stand out. This revision guide will provide concise coverage of the key areas of abnormal and clinical psychology including personality disorders, depression and mental health. It will allow students to: prepare for exams and coursework using sample questions and assessment advice maximise marks and approach exams with confidence quickly grasp key research, critical issues and practical applications use the subject-specific companion website to test knowledge, try out sample questions and view guided answers, and keep up to date with the latest study advice. Understand quickly. Revise effectively. Take exams with confidence. www.pearson-books.com/psychologyexpress

The Psychology Express undergraduate revision guide series will help you to understand key concepts quickly, revise effectively and make sure your answers stand out. Each text is tailored to engage the reader and help you: Prepare for exams and coursework using sample questions and assessment advice Maximise your marks and approach exams with confidence Quickly grasp key research, critical issues and practical applications This new addition to the Psychology Express revision guide series will provide concise coverage of the key areas of health psychology.

The Psychology Express undergraduate revision guide series will help you understand key concepts quickly, revise effectively and make your answers stand out.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Social Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The guide is organised to cater for QAA and BPS recommendations for course content. A final chapter revisiting topics from a critical perspective has been included to cater for this increasingly popular approach. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Biological Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams, and matching the requirements of the BPS.The text is organised so that the basic principles are outlined first and then expanded upon with a consideration of higher order functions. Revision of the basic principles from the early chapters is revisited in later chapters in the context of higher order psychological functioning. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process/exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The text encapsulates all the subject matter listed in the BPS Qualifying Examination syllabus for Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology. The sequence of chapters is organised temporally, and focuses on how the major conceptual issues in psychology have been handled over time. Further, in each case, the relevance of historical discourses to contemporary psychology is emphasised. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Developmental Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The guide is organised broadly chronologically, but with a topical focus in tune with the majority of courses. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics. Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in you revision process and exam preparation.A companion website provides supporting resources for self testing, exam practice, answers to questions in the book, and links to further resources.

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Omid Scobie book: How could the royal naming mistake happen?

So how does the Dutch version of a book have lines that don't appear in the original English edition?

Not any random lines - but a highly damaging reference linking members of the Royal Family to a race row that has rumbled on for years.

That's the royal puzzle after the Dutch translation of Omid Scobie's Endgame appeared to reveal the name of people alleged to have made comments about the skin colour of the baby that Prince Harry and Meghan were expecting.

It's started a wave of speculation, from front pages to social media - including Piers Morgan announcing the alleged names on his TalkTV programme.

And on ITV's This Morning programme on Thursday, Scobie once again said he had "never submitted a book that had their names in it".

The naming in the Dutch language version of Endgame has been presented as a mistake, a very embarrassing one, and the book has been hastily taken off the shelves. But how could it have happened?

The Dutch language edition, Eindstrijd, has a very plain identification of a senior royal and another less specific reference to a second name.

The publisher's managing director, Anke Roelen, said on Tuesday night: "An error occurred in the Dutch translation and is currently being rectified."

As a result, the publishing house, Xander Uitgevers, is "temporarily withdrawing the book", with its release day descending into chaos.

It's now going to be re-released on Friday, in a "rectified" version, say the publishers.

Although the blame was initially placed on the translation process, a comparison of the English and Dutch text doesn't suggest it's about getting some of the phrases or vocabulary mixed up.

The line clearly identifying a member of the Royal Family isn't in the English text, so it hasn't been mistranslated. It seems to have been added.

And an updated message from the publisher now talks of an "error", without mentioning translations, if that has any significance.

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The next thought might be that this was part of a draft or a previous edit that had been taken out of other language versions, but had mistakenly not been updated in the Dutch version.

But the author Omid Scobie, speaking on Dutch television on Tuesday, made it clear that any version he had produced had never named names. So that would rule out this having been a draft or remnant of some previous editing that had not been removed.

"There's never been a version that I've produced that has names in it," the author told the RTL Boulevard show.

"The book's available in a number of languages and unfortunately I can't speak Dutch, so I haven't seen the copy for myself, so if there have been any translation errors I'm sure the publisher's got it under control," said Mr Scobie.

In pre-publicity, he had made a specific point of saying that for legal reasons, he wouldn't identify the names involved in the race row that emerged from Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Prince Harry and Meghan themselves have never given the name of the person or persons, who were alleged to have asked questions about the skin colour of their as yet unborn baby.

As Meghan herself has observed about the potential consequences of revealing the name: "I think that would be very damaging to them."

After this was first revealed in the Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021 it sparked a royal race row, and questions about the identity of those involved have become a lingering cloud.

This latest book makes the claim that there were two people involved in asking these questions rather than one.

Apart from an update on Wednesday announcing a new release date, the publisher has still to say what went wrong - but that won't stop those trying to work out what happened.

Could it have been some kind of publishing version of a hack or a hoax? Was it a sales stunt? A prank? Stray text put in for a joke and then not removed? Or someone changing text after the proofreading was finished?

What's surprising is that any other news lines in the book were heavily trailed, including excerpts in the US press and in interviews.

So it might seem odd to bury the biggest bombshell in the middle of the book, without any subsequent explanation of this revelation, and without any kind of highlighting of the claim.

After this short line revealing the name, the Dutch text goes back to the same as the English, while you might expect it to reference back or expand on such a major revelation, which would be the biggest moment in the book.

If a publisher had decided to take such a big decision to reveal this information, it would be its biggest selling point as well as its biggest risk.

Either way, if it was going to be deliberately revealed it's hard to see why it would be tucked away as a single line, mid-text, rather than milked in every way to boost sales.

Buckingham Palace hasn't been commenting on what has appeared in the Dutch edition of Endgame, in a book that already had been taking aim at the senior members of the Royal Family.

The English-language publishers, Harper Collins, have also not responded.

In the wake of the Oprah interview, with its toxic questions about racism and the royals, the late Queen's response had included: "Recollections may vary."

In this latest Dutch whodunnit, it seems translations may vary too.

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