Psychology

by Neil R. Carlson, G. Neil Martin, William Buskist

I very much hope that you will learn a lot about psychology from the second edition of Psychology. I also hope that you enjoy what you learn and that the book will take you to places you had not thought of exploring. This is the beauty of psychology. Opening one door will lead to you to several others. G. Neil Martin Introducing the second edition of this highly successful introductory psychology text. You will not find a better textbook package: it includes a lively text, a Companion Web Site, as well as a wealth of lecture resources. Psychology is a comprehensive and superbly written text: it engages, it informs, it facilitates debate, and it combines the best of design and pedagogy with sound European rigor. Psychology covers in depth and in lively and critical fashion all the major aspects of 1st year undergraduate psychology courses. The authors emphasise how the various sub-disciplines in psychology are interrelated. Importantly, the text covers not only new and important research but also the application of that research to real-life problems and situations, giving the book a genuine 'real world' approach to the subject.Psychology contains a wealth of features to help you engage with the material and appreciate the many fascinating areas of enquiry within the field. New to This Edition *Cutting Edge - (in each chapter) describing novel and/or important research in psychology*Controversies in Psychological Science and Psychology in Action - (in each chapter) highlights controversial findings and looks at how research is applied in psychology *A rich mixture of up-to-date international research and European examples with over 580 new references added *A new chapter on Social Psychology *Significantly expanded chapters on Developmental Psychology, and Memory *Expanded text throughout- over 80 sections updated and over 50 new sections added *Updated further reading lists and journal recommendations for each chapter plus new website recommendations *Questions

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks, College

944 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Anup · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be a thorough introduction to psychology. It explains the science behind behavior in detail and is clearly designed for students. The coverage is wide, from biology to research methods, and it does a good job of showing how different areas of psychology connect. At the same time, it can feel dense and heavy to get through. The writing is very academic, which makes it less engaging to read outside of class. Still, as a textbook it’s reliable and useful, even if not the most enjoyable.

[Aneliesse]

DNF@1% Never wanted to read it :)

[Amanda]

Read the 4th edition instead http://www.amazon.ca/Psychology-Behav...

I had the privilege of learning from this book from two great professors.

My first experience was with the late John Bassili. He was director of the Psychology Department at UTSC and was a great professor who really loved what he was teaching. He was a founder of a program at UTSC called WebOption, in which students can watch lectures online not only as supplementary access for their in-class lectures, but as a student solely connected to the class through online lectures. His enthusiasm for the field helped spur me on to my decision of choosing Psychology as my major.

The other professor responsible for helping me choose my field: one of the best professors at UTSC, and I do mean the absolute best: Professor Steve Joordens. He is the absolute perfect professor to be teaching Intro Psych. If you don't like Psych after taking his class, then you never will. Even years after taking his class, I still find myself using methods he taught me. He's one of the nicest, coolest, most approachable profs around. He's even putting UTSC on the map by creating a new Intro Psych program that is open to an unlimited amount of students, while using online lectures.

But this is about the book right? The book is very good and definitely helped these two profs get their messages across.

[Wikus · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very archaic in its analysis of modern human behaviour and society.

[Ida Aasebøstøl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really nice psych-intro.

[Ida Aasebøstøl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shorter and more to the point, with sourcing additional info online. Still a favourite intro-psych.