Introduction to Psychology : Active Learning through Modules, International Edition (with Concept Modules with Note-Taking and Practice Exams Tearout Cards)

ISBN-13: 9781111343590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 840 str.

Dennis Coon

Opis

Dennis Coon and John O. Mitterer present the subject of psychology and help readers to grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and understand how psychology relates to the challenges of everyday life.

Spis treści

Introduction: How to Study Psychology.1. What Is Psychology?2. The Nervous System and Psychology.3. Development Across The Lifespan.4. Sensation, Perception, and Reality.5. Types of Awareness.6. Types of Learning.7. Human Memory.8. Intelligence and Cognition.9. Motives and Feelings.10. Human Sexuality.11. Human Personality.12. Health Psychology.13. Abnormal Psychology.14. Types of Therapy.15. Social Psychology.16. Psychology Applied to Life.Appendix. Statistics for Psychology.

O autorze

John O. Mitterer holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from McMaster University. He has taught psychology at Brock University to more than 25,000 psychology students. Mitterer was the recipient of the 2003 Brock University Distinguished Teaching Award, a 2003 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award, a 2004 3M Teaching Fellowship, the 2005 Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, and the 2010 Brock University Don Ursino Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Large Classes. He also held a three-year Brock Chancellor's Chair for Teaching Excellence. Dennis Coon is a publishing phenomenon and one of the best-selling authors in the field of psychology. His innovative instructional methods and student-focused style make his works perennial favorites among instructors and students alike. To date, more than two million students have learned psychology with a Coon text as their guide. Coon graduated with a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Arizona. Dennis Coon is a publishing phenomenon and one of the best-selling authors in the field of psychology. His innovative instructional methods and student-focused style make his works perennial favorites among instructors and students alike. To date, more than two million students have learned psychology with a Coon text as their guide. Coon graduated with a B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Arizona.