
Collins, T. & Rateau, P. (2022). La psychologie : théorie et méthode. Paris : Dunod.
This book provides a detailed introduction to scientific psychology and its epistemological position as a science of the human mind. It begins by defining and explaining why and how psychology came to be established as a scientific discipline in its own right. It then provides a didactic presentation of the methods specific to the scientific approach to psychological phenomena and their applications.
The book also includes online supplements for teachers, including a guide to using the book in a flipped classroom, with suggested collaborative application activities to promote active student learning, and a workbook listing all the answers to the revision questions in the text.
This book was awarded the Prix Dagnan-Bouveret 2023 by the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques of the Institut de France.