Psychology, 4th Edition

Provides the framework to go from inquiry to understanding.

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Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding empowers students to apply scientific and critical thinking to the psychology of their everyday lives. Students will develop the skills and open-minded scepticism needed to distinguish psychological information from misinformation.

The fourth Australian edition highlights the latest debates and emerging areas of research in psychology. Issues relating to DE&I are tackled more directly as readers are encouraged to question the generalisability of new claims to diverse peoples and contexts. Importantly, each chapter brings Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lived experiences, perspectives and knowledges into the study of psychology. This edition celebrates and showcases how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives can sit alongside other knowledges in psychology to enhance psychology graduates' knowledge, responsiveness and competencies in working with diversity.

Scott O. Lilienfeld received his BA in Psychology from Cornell University in 1982 and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He completed his clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1986 to 1987. He was Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at SUNY Albany from 1990 to 1994 and, at the time of his death on September 30 2020, was the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology at Emory University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Melbourne. He was a Fellow of the Association of Psychological Science and was the recipient of the 1998 David Shakow Award from Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA) for Early Career Contributions to Clinical Psychology. He received the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science for outstanding career contributions to applied psychology and the Ernest Hilgard Award from APA Division 1 (General Psychology) for the integration of psychology across disciplines. Dr Lilienfeld was president of the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology within Division 12 and past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He was editor of Clinical Psychological Science and a former Associate Editor of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Applied and Preventive Psychology, as well as a regular columnist for Scientific American Mind magazine. At the time of his death, he was the Associate Editor of the journal Archives of Scientific Psychology. He authored or co-authored 14 books and more than 500 journal publications, articles in science magazines, and book chapters. Dr Lilienfeld was also a participant in Emory University's 'Great Teachers' lecturer series, a Distinguished Speaker for the Psi Chi Honor Society at the annual APA convention and a keynote speaker at numerous national and international conventions.

Steven Jay Lynn received his BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan and his PhD in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University. He completed an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lafayette Clinic, Detroit, Michigan. He was a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Ohio University from 1977 to 1996, and he is currently Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Binghamton University (SUNY). At Binghamton, he was the Director of the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology and is currently the Director of the Laboratory of Consciousness, Cognition, and Psychopathology. Dr Lynn is a Fellow of numerous professional organisations, including the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and he is a diplomate in clinical and forensic psychology (ABPP). He was the recipient of the Chancellor's Award of the State University of New York for Scholarship and Creative Activities and the recipient of the Indiana University Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award. Dr Lynn has authored or edited 22 books and 400 other publications. Dr Lynn is the founder and former editor of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice (APA) and has served on 15 editorial boards, including the Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Clinical Psychological Science. Dr Lynn's research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health. His research has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, New Scientist Magazine, Discover Magazine, CBS Morning Show, ABC's 20/20, Discovery Channel and the Academy Award-winning documentary, Capturing the Friedmans.

Laura L. Namy received her BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Indiana University in 1993 and her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Northwestern University in 1998. She is currently serving as the Associate Commissioner for Teaching and Learning within the National Center for Education Research at the United States Department of Education. Dr Namy was a Professor of Psychology and Core Faculty in Linguistics at Emory University for 19 years and also served as the Director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture at Emory. She has served as a Program Director in the Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences Division at the National Science Foundation and as Executive Director of the Society for Research in Child Development. Dr Namy is past editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognition and Development and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Her research focused on the origins and development of verbal and nonverbal symbol use in young children, sound symbolism in natural language and the role of comparison in conceptual development.

Pat Dudgeon is from the Bardi people in Western Australia. Professor Pat Dudgeon AM is the Executive Editor of this text, providing Indigenous governance, expertise and guidance throughout this new edition. She is a psychologist and professor at the Poche Centre for Aboriginal Health and the School of Indigenous Studies at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Her area of research includes Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention. She is a member of many boards and committees, such as on the National Suicide Prevention Office Advisory Board, the Culture, Care, Connect Advisory for National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and Gayaa Dhuwi Proud Spirit Australia. She is Co-Chair, Coalition of Peaks Policy Partnership for SEWB (Gayaa Dhuwi and DoHA) under Closing the Gap, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, a member of Mental Health Reform Advisory Committee (Minister Mark Butler) and a board member of the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA). She was also a national Mental Health Commissioner for 5 years. Professor Dudgeon is also the lead chief investigator of a national research project, Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing (TIMHWB). She is the director of the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention and the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) at UWA. She has written many publications on Indigenous mental health, such as Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice (2014) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project Report - What the Evidence and Our People Tell Us (2016). In recognition of her leadership and contributions to her field, Professor Dudgeon was appointed a member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in 2023.

Belle Selkirk is a Noongar woman from the southwest of Western Australia. She lives and works on Wadandi-Noongar Boodja and pays sincere gratitude to Noongar Elders past and present for their custodianship, leadership and teachings. Belle is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a Research Fellow with the Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing (TIMHWB) program and the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) at The University of Western Australia. Belle is a co-facilitator of AIPEP, Associate Editor of the special collection titled Indigenous Knowledges in Psychology with the Australian Journal of Psychology and the project lead for the inaugural Listening More: Embedding Cultural Safety in Psychology Supervision resources. Her main areas of focus are Indigenous psychology, social and emotional wellbeing, culturally informed and trauma informed approaches, and cultural safety in psychological practice.

Joanna Alexi has Cypriot heritage and was born and raised in Larrakia Country (Darwin). She now lives on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja (Country) and pays respects to the Noongar Elders, past and present, of the lands on which she lives and works. Joanna holds a PhD from The University of Western Australia (UWA) in the area of body-image disturbances. She now works as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Indigenous Studies at UWA. There, she works with the Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing (TIMHWB) project and the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP), where she co-facilitates AIPEP and co-leads a national scoping study to understand decolonising psychology efforts in education. Joanna has a keen interest in equity and diversity, body image, systems change approaches to improving wellbeing, and research translation to education, policy and practice settings.

Kate Derry was born, raised, and lives on Noongar Country and acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples as the sovereign custodians of Australia. Her father immigrated to Australia from Myanmar/Burma and her mother comes from a settler farming family originally from England/Ireland. Kate holds a PhD from the School of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia (UWA). She now works as a research fellow with Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing at UWA. Her research interests include child development, organisational psychology, social and emotional wellbeing, and research translation.

Tanja Hirvonen is Jaru and Bunuba from the East Kimberley, Western Australia, and Wakaya from the Barkly, Northern Territory. Tanja is a clinical psychologist working as a Director managing a team of wellbeing practitioners who provide therapeutic support to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Tanja is also a mid-career researcher and has supported the Centre for Best Practice, The University of Western Australia, and The University of Sydney in the School of Psychology. Tanja is a Board Director with Thirrili Limited, the Black Dog Institute and the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA). Tanja is strongly interested in organisational wellbeing, trauma-informed care, social and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention.

Susan Abel received her PhD from the University of Southern Queensland and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Australian College of Applied Professionals. She also serves as a trustee for the Massim Cultural Foundation in Papua New Guinea. Susan's research focuses on online family dynamics, collaborative autistic-led projects, Massim culture, and decolonialisation. She is an associate member of the Australian Psychological Society. Susan contributed to this text while living on Gumbaynggirr Country.

Charlotte Brownlow received her PhD from the University of Brighton, UK. She is currently the Dean of the Graduate Research School at the University of Southern Queensland. Charlotte is the co-author of over 80 psychology-related articles, books and book chapters. She is a member of The British Psychological Society and the Australian Psychological Society. Charlotte lives and works on Jagera, Giabal and Jarawair Country.

Robyn Brunton received her PhD in Psychology from Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, which is situated on Wiradjuri land. Robyn is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology and the Associate Head of the School for Research. She has a keen interest in teaching first-year students, providing them with an optimal learning experience at the commencement of their degree. Robyn is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK, and has published on student engagement with online learning. Robyn is also well published in the area of women's psychosocial health, with a particular interest in the impact of early childhood trauma on later life and anxiety experienced during pregnancy. She is the lead editor and chapter author of a book on perinatal care and considerations for childhood abuse survivors. Robyn is also the co-editor and chapter author of the first book on pregnancy-related anxiety. Both books have strong international chapter authorship.

Ben Bullock received his PhD from Swinburne University of Technology in 2011. He is currently Senior Lecturer and Deputy Chair in Psychological Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology. He is a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. Dr Bullock has authored or co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications. Ben acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as traditional custodians of the land on which he lives and works.

David Butler received his PhD in cognitive neuroscience at The University of Queensland. He is currently a senior lecturer at the Cairnmillar Institute, Australia. He is a community of practice member of the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP). Dr Butler is the author of articles appearing in Nature Human Behavior, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Trends in Molecular Medicine and others. David lives on Wurundjeri Country.

James Collett received his PhD (Clinical Psychology) from Swinburne University of Technology and is currently a Senior Lecturer and Program Manager at RMIT University in Melbourne. Dr Collett has published research studying compulsive hoarding, substance use, body image and social anxiety. James acknowledges the people of the Wurundjeri Country on which he lives and works.

Simon Farrell received his PhD from The University of Western Australia, where he is a Professor, and has previously been Head of School. He is a member of the Psychonomic Society (US) and the Australian Society for Mathematical Psychology. Professor Farrell is the author of 76 publications on decision making and memory, including two textbooks on modelling of behaviour. Simon acknowledges the Noongar people as the first holders of knowledge on the land where he lives and work.

Margaret Catherine Macpherson received her Bachelor and Master's Degrees in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen, and her PhD in Psychology from The University of Western Australia. She is the recipient of a James S. McDonnell Foundation Fellowship and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Macquarie University and an honorary research fellow at The University of Western Australia. Dr Macpherson's research concerns the interplay between interpersonal coordination and mental health and she is the author of 11 publications, including five journal articles. Dr Macpherson completed this work while she was living and working on Noongar Country and currently lives on Ku-ring-gai Country. Margaret acknowledges the traditional owners of these lands and pays respect to their Elders past and present.

Dannette Marie lives on Noongar Country and acknowledges the Noongar people as the traditional custodians of their knowledge and lands. Dr Marie received her PhD from the University of Canterbury. She was awarded the Eru Pōmare Research Fellowship in Māori Health from the Health Research Council of New Zealand and continued her research in adult psychopathology specialising in the mental health of Māori. She has held academic posts in New Zealand, Australia and Scotland. She has published extensively in the field of adult mental health and currently works as an independent consultant.

Stacey McMullen is a Kooma woman living on Awabakal country. She received her Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the University of Newcastle. She is currently an Indigenous Scholar/Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and a clinical psychologist. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) and Indigenous Allied Health Australia. Stacey has authored one chapter in The Oxford Handbook of EMDR.

Lynden Miles received his PhD in Psychology from the University of Canterbury. He is currently a senior lecturer in the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia and has previously held academic positions in Scotland and New Zealand. Dr Miles is an experimental social psychologist and the author of over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His research is focused on the social and cognitive aspects of interpersonal behaviour. Lynden lives and works on Noongar Country and acknowledges the Noongar people as the traditional custodians of their knowledge and lands.

Lies Notebaert received her PhD in Psychology from Ghent University, Belgium. She is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia. She is the Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion and a board member of the International Space Centre. Associate Professor Notebaert is on the editorial board of the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry and PeerJ, and researches the role of cognitive processes in emotional vulnerability and resilience. Lies lives and works on Noongar Country and acknowledges that this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land.

Romina Palermo received a PhD in Psychology (with Distinction) from The University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Wollongong. She is a Professor and Head of the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia (UWA). She was Chief Investigator and Co-Leader of the Person Perception Program, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders (CCD), and previously held positions at Macquarie University and The Australian National University. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Psychology, Associate Editor at Australian Psychologist and is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. Romina acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people as the spiritual and cultural custodians of the lands on which she lives and works. The lands near the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) have been a place for teaching, learning, research and collaboration for tens of thousands of years before being established as a UWA campus and these activities continue today.

Matthew Ruby received his PhD in Social Psychology from The University of British Columbia. He is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at La Trobe University and was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and the Universität Hamburg. He is a Community of Practice member of the Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP). He is a director-at-large of the Society for the Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations (PHAIR), a former Advisory Editor for Appetite, and author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. Matt lives and works on Bunurong and Wurundjeri Country.

Karina Rune received both her PhD and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from the University of the Sunshine Coast. She currently works as a university Lecturer, teaching Introduction to Psychology first-year psychology students. Dr Rune is also a practising psychologist in private practice. She is a committee member of the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists (Queensland Section) and a member the International Society of Schema Therapy. Dr Rune's research is centred on psycho-oncology and environmental psychology. Karina acknowledges the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi people where she lives and works.

Michelle R. Schilders received her Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from Victoria University and a PhD from Monash University. She is currently a Lecturer at Monash University, a position she has held for more than a decade. She is also an HEA Senior Fellow. Dr Schilders is the author of three journal articles, including one focused on the diagnostic stability of personality disorders. Michelle acknowledges the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people where she lives and works.

Heather Soo received her PhD in Psychology from Macquarie University. She is a registered clinical and health psychologist, a chief examiner for the Graduate Diploma of Psychology at Monash University, an Adjunct Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, and a member of the APS. Dr Soo is the author of a chapter on rumination in Chronic Illness in Applied Psychology and peer-reviewed journal articles. Heather acknowledges the Muwinina people where she lives and works.

Troy Visser received his PhD in Cognitive Science from The University of British Columbia, Canada. He is currently a Professor in the School of Psychological Science at The University of Western Australia, where he coordinates and teaches a second-year unit on research methods and statistics in psychology. Prior to his current position, he held academic positions at The University of Queensland and The University of Melbourne. During his career, he has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and technical reports in national and international journals on topics including attention, cognitive training, distraction, reading and visual perception. Troy acknowledges that he lives and works on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation who remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge. He pays his respects to their Elders past and present.

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