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Beginning with an introduction to the nature and scope, and the variousschools of psychology, the book dis-cusses the systems propounded byFreud, Adler, Jung and Piaget, taking into account their critical importanceto the subject. It then focuses on the psychology of growth anddevelopment, psychology of individual differences, motivation, attentionand personality, with an emphasis on the individual's attitude towardslearning, and the factors influencing learning. The text also elaborates thenature and theories of learning and the aspects of memory such asremembering and forgetting. The cognitive aspect, i.e. intelligence, andvital topics like creativity and the psychology of thinking, reasoning andproblem-solving have been accorded due prominence. Interspersed withexamples, illustrations and tables, this text is ideally suited forpostgraduate students of education and psychology. It can also beprofitably used by teachers, teacher-educators, guidance and counsellingpersonnel, and administrators of educational institutions.