
Psychology
Contexts and Applications
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S. (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 24. July 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-697-37648-0 (ISBN)
Description
A significant revision of Jane Halonen and John Santrock's groundbreaking textbook representing psychology as a science while emphasizing its real world contextual dimensions, this edition has expanded its scope to incorporate information about applications and skills related to the discipline. Streamlined by more than 100 pages, making it more accessible and affordable, the text provides students with a proven pedagogical program designed to facilitate comprehension. Despite significant changes in design and structure, the paramount goals for this text remain true. First, to present the field of psychology as a science in as solid and interesting way as possible, and secondly to engage and challenge students with real world information that will motivate them to learn.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1492 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-697-37648-0 (9780697376480)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
01/1996
2nd Edition
Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
€73.03
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Persons
John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches developmental psychology and educational psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and introductory psychology at the undergraduate level. Dr. Santrock's research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes. His research has included publication in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He recently was a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology and his publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, Eighth Edition; LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition; CHILDREN, Sixth Edition; PSYCHOLOGY, Sixth Edition; and EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Content
Prechapter - Learning to Learn in PsychologyChapter 1 - The Scope and Methods of PsychologyChapter 2 - Biological Foundations and the BrainChapter 3 - Sensation and PerceptionChapter 4 - States of ConsciousnessChapter 5 - LearningChapter 6 - MemoryChapter 7 - Thinking, Language, and IntelligenceChapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index