Psychology
An Exploration
3rd Edition
Published on 4. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-13-385199-1 (ISBN)
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The most learner-centered and assessment-driven approach to psychology
Throughout their number-one-selling Introductory Psychology franchise, authors Saundra Ciccarelli and J. Noland White employ a learner-centered, assessment-driven approach that maximizes student engagement, and helps educators keep students on track.
Now in its third edition, Psychology: An Exploration draws students into the discipline by showing how psychology relates to their own lives. Clear learning objectives, based on the recommended APA undergraduate learning outcomes, guide students through the material. And assessment tied to these learning objectives lets students check their understanding, while allowing instructors to monitor student progress and intervene when necessary to bolster student performance.
Also available with MyPsychLab
This title is also available with MyPsychLab - an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.
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Previous edition
Book
09/2013
2nd Edition
Pearson
€154.74
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Persons
Saundra K. Ciccarelli, Professor of Psychology for over 28 years at Gulf Coast Community College; Ph.D in developmental psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.
J. Noland White, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Georgia College and State University; Ph.D. in Education from The University of Tennessee with a major in counseling psychology and specialty focus in neuropsychology.
J. Noland White, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Georgia College and State University; Ph.D. in Education from The University of Tennessee with a major in counseling psychology and specialty focus in neuropsychology.
Content
Introduction: Psychology in Action
1. The Science of Psychology
2. The Biological Perspective
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
8. Development across the Life Span
9. Motivation, Stress, and Emotion
10. Social Psychology
11. Theories of Personality
12. Psychological Disorders
13. Psychological Therapies
Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology
Appendix B: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers
1. The Science of Psychology
2. The Biological Perspective
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
8. Development across the Life Span
9. Motivation, Stress, and Emotion
10. Social Psychology
11. Theories of Personality
12. Psychological Disorders
13. Psychological Therapies
Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology
Appendix B: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers