BPS Core Textbooks Series

Developed in collaboration with the British Psychological Society

BPS Core Textbooks Series

Welcome to the BPS Core Textbooks in Psychology series, developed in collaboration with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

For more than 120 years, the BPS have championed psychology, psychologists, and the wider psychological professions, recognising the impact that psychology has on individuals and society. This series is designed to address each of the major fields within the discipline, with a focus on themes of essential importance such as decolonising the curriculum, equality, diversity, inclusion and employability running through every book. 

At this series web portal, you will find an innovative, integrated flagship textbook programme that offers a focused, progressive and flexible teaching strategy across undergraduate psychology courses. Importantly, the series web portal integrates each textbook with its own custom digital resource website to enrich the experience for students and instructors. They each host a wealth of resources such as author video introductions, flashcards, audio and video links, interactive quizzes, essay questions, companion readings and lecturer slides, plus support focused on real-world applications of knowledge.

Books in the Series

Select any textbook to get a glimpse of what’s inside and the digital resources we offer. Registered instructors can access instructor resources for each book, and those who are not registered can get started by requesting a complimentary examination copy.

All textbooks adhere to the latest BPS accreditation standards and the Subject Benchmark Statement for Psychology.

Series Editor

Dr Adam Jowett is Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Warwick. He has worked in higher education for over a decade, including in several leadership roles within psychology departments. He has extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum design on British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited programmes, as well as in external examining and periodic reviews of programmes at higher education institutions. He is a first-generation university graduate and is committed to widening participation in higher education. Much of his teaching and research has focused on marginalised communities, and he was the inaugural Chair of the BPS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Board.

Disclaimer

The BPS Core Textbooks Series is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our readers. We acknowledge that language use is constantly evolving and best endeavours have been made to ensure that our language guidelines are up to date at the time of publication. Further, in some cases, the terminology exists within original records and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. Therefore, textbooks may contain references to potentially challenging terminology relating to protected characteristics which could be considered offensive. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the authors, the British Psychological Society or Routledge.