This best-selling and brief introductory psychology textbook speaks to all students regardless of their background or level of preparedness. No assumptions are made in the vocabulary, examples, or presentation. Students of all kinds are comfortable with Myers' manageable chapters, which include careful connections to associated visuals, comparative tables, and research-based pedagogy.This is a high quality and affordable resource for students of all levels as they begin their study of Psychology. Written by a trusted author team, the book offers quality of writing and resources that instructors and students can rely on. The text has been heavily updated to reflect psychological science and students' everyday lives today.
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Students of all kinds are comfortable with Myers' manageable chapters, which include careful connections to associated visuals, comparative tables, and research-based pedagogy.This is a high quality and affordable resource for students of all levels as they begin their study of Psychology.
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Preface: Time Management: Or, How to Be a Great Student and Still Have a Life..- Chapter 1: Psychology's Roots, Big Ideas, and Critical Thinking Tools.- Chapter 2: The Biology of Mind and Consciousness.- Chapter 3: Developing Through the Life Span.- Chapter 4: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.- Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception.- Chapter 6: Learning.- Chapter 7: Memory.- Chapter 8: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence.- Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion.- Chapter 10: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing.- Chapter 11: Social Psychology.- Chapter 12: Personality.- Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders.- Chapter 14: Therapy.- Appendix A: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life.- Appendix B: Psychology at Work.- Appendix C: Subfields of Psychology.- Appendix D: Complete Chapter Reviews.- Appendix E: Answers to Chapter Test Questions.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781319013738
Publisert
2016-10-21
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biographical note

David Myers received his psychology Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, USA, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections.
Nathan DeWall is professor of psychology and director of the Social Psychology Lab at the University of Kentucky, USA.