Psychology: WITH Practice Exam AND Visual Guide
A Journey
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 20. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-0-495-50023-0 (ISBN)
Description
A psychology text that you'll actually want to read! PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY is guaranteed to spark your curiosity, insight, imagination, and interest. Using the proven SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Relate, and Review) active learning system to help you study smarter, Coon leads you to an understanding of major concepts as well as how psychology relates to the challenges of everyday life. Each chapter of this book takes you into a different realm of psychology, such as personality, abnormal behavior, memory, consciousness, and human development. Each realm is complex and fascinating, with many pathways, landmarks, and detours to discover. Take the journey and find yourself becoming actively involved with the material as you develop a basic understanding of psychology that will help you succeed in this course and enrich your life.
More details
Edition
3rd international ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-495-50023-0 (9780495500230)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Introducing Psychology and Research Methods. 2. Brain and Behavior. 3. Human Development. 4. Sensation and Perception. 5. States of Consciousness. 6. Conditioning and Learning. 7. Memory. 8. Cognition, Intelligence, and Creativity. 9. Motivation and Emotion. 10. Personality. 11. Health, Stress, and Coping. 12. Psychological Disorders. 13. Therapies. 14. Social Behavior. Appendix-Statistics.