Psychology: The Science of Behaviour, Third Canadian Edition with HandsOnPsych CD-ROM and MyPsychLab access code
Prentice-Hall (Canada) (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 3. August 2006
Book
Mixed media product
636 pages
978-0-205-40386-8 (ISBN)
Description
Appropriate for mid-to- upper-level introductory courses at Universities.
Message - ?Meet the challenge with Carlson?. Modern psychology is a dynamic, multi-faceted discipline and students have changing needs. Many professors want to use an Intro Psych text that meets their high standards, but is also palatable and attractive to 1st year students.Carlson meets the challenge.
Carlson?s Psychology 3rd Canadian edition, a comprehensive, superbly written text, has a research foundation that takes students on a rigorous exploration of the core principles of the whole field. The authors? balanced approach is respectful of, and fair to, different points of view and to classic and contemporary topics. This text is very current with recent biological and physiological discoveries accurately portrayed. References include the significant work of researchers in Canada and the rest of the world. To complement the text, innovative multi-media supplements offer built-in learning opportunities for self-assessment, practice and mastery.
Message - ?Meet the challenge with Carlson?. Modern psychology is a dynamic, multi-faceted discipline and students have changing needs. Many professors want to use an Intro Psych text that meets their high standards, but is also palatable and attractive to 1st year students.Carlson meets the challenge.
Carlson?s Psychology 3rd Canadian edition, a comprehensive, superbly written text, has a research foundation that takes students on a rigorous exploration of the core principles of the whole field. The authors? balanced approach is respectful of, and fair to, different points of view and to classic and contemporary topics. This text is very current with recent biological and physiological discoveries accurately portrayed. References include the significant work of researchers in Canada and the rest of the world. To complement the text, innovative multi-media supplements offer built-in learning opportunities for self-assessment, practice and mastery.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Scarborough
Canada
Publishing group
Pearson Canada, Toronto
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
3840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-40386-8 (9780205403868)
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Content
Foreword by Neil Carlson
Preface to the Reader.
Chapter 1. The Science of Psychology.
Chapter 2. The Ways and Means of Psychology.
Chapter 3. Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour.
Chapter 4. Biology of Behaviour.
Chapter 5. Learning and Behaviour.
Chapter 6. Sensation.
Chapter 7. Perception.
Chapter 8. Memory.
Chapter 9. Conciousness.
Chapter 10. Language.
Chapter 11. Intelligence and Thinking.
Chapter 12. Lifespan Development.
Chapter 13. Motivation and Emotion.
Chapter 14. Personality.
Chapter 15. Social Psychology.
Chapter 16. Lifestyle, Stress, and Health.
Chapter 17. The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders.
Chapter 18. The Treatment of Mental Disorders.
Preface to the Reader.
Chapter 1. The Science of Psychology.
Chapter 2. The Ways and Means of Psychology.
Chapter 3. Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour.
Chapter 4. Biology of Behaviour.
Chapter 5. Learning and Behaviour.
Chapter 6. Sensation.
Chapter 7. Perception.
Chapter 8. Memory.
Chapter 9. Conciousness.
Chapter 10. Language.
Chapter 11. Intelligence and Thinking.
Chapter 12. Lifespan Development.
Chapter 13. Motivation and Emotion.
Chapter 14. Personality.
Chapter 15. Social Psychology.
Chapter 16. Lifestyle, Stress, and Health.
Chapter 17. The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders.
Chapter 18. The Treatment of Mental Disorders.