Ez-101 Psychology

by Don Baucum

Updated and expanded, this college-level-101 subject review book takes the form of classroom lecture notes, with emphasis on key facts students must know to answer exam questions. Topics summarized are compatible with material in introductory psychology textbooks, and include methods of psychology research, biopsychology, developmental psychology, and much more.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[Thomas]

An informative and concise overview of introductory psychology topics. The well-formatted and easy-to-follow sections will aid anyone preparing for the AP Psychology test or the GRE subject test in Psychology, or anyone who just wants to learn more about basic psychological principles. The book addresses research methods in psychology, social psychological, physiological psychology, and much more. Barron's EZ-101 Psychology best serves as a precursor to a more serious and in-depth exploration of psychological topics.

While a little dry and outdated (the edition I have does not reflect the most recent changes in the DSM), I enjoyed this book as a refresher to basic psychology. I read it before diving deep into Kaplan's review book, and I scored a 750 (91%) on the GRE Psychology exam. Also, I wish that this book focused more on the role of culture and diversity in psychology, though that is more of a systemic issue within the field as opposed to a problem only located within this text.

[Lukasz]

Postanowiłem trochę przypomoniec sobie najważniejsze pojęcia z dziedziny psychologii i rzutem na taśmę sięgnąłem po tą pozycję w formie audiobooka.

[Star Ryan]

Very good

[Tracie Hall]

Barron’s EZ-101 Study Keys: Psychology by Don Baucum, PhD.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS:
-Print: Available – (The following bib info is from the Amazon website) COPYRIGHT: 1996; ISBN-13: 978-0205304936; PUBLISHER: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.; LENGTH: ?
-Digital: Not Found COPYRIGHT:; ISBN: PUBLISHER:; LENGTH:;
-*Audio: (info from Overdrive) COPYRIGHT: 27- October-2005; ISBN: 9781483086491; PUBLISHER: Blackstone Publishing; DURATION: 8:29:43; PARTS: 8; File Size: 245060 KB; Unabridged (Overdrive LAPL MP3)

SUMMARY/ EVALUATION:
-Selection: Psychology is an interesting subject. I haven’t done a lot of reading on it, because I didn’t want to find myself fretting that I had any odd psychoses. At this stage of life, I am what I am – no longer especially worried about the possibility of thinking I have every dysfunction in the book.
-About: Various fields/aspects of psychology.
-Liked: The book is well organized and thorough; the aspects, researchers/theorists, disorders, and treatments, both current and historical seem all inclusive.
-Disliked: I’d probably like to know more on the topics covered, but I am probably glad that it covered several rather than a few in-depth.
-Overall: It was fascinating and educational.

AUTHOR:
Don Baucum, PhD. (No Bio found)

NARRATOR:
Stuart Langton (No Bio Found)

GENRE: Nonfiction; Study Aids & Workbooks

SUBJECTS: (Not comprehensive)
History of Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud; Instinct; Personality; Hedonism; Psychodynamics; Carl Jung; Alfred Adler; Erik Erikson; Karen Horney; Gender differences; Behaviorism; Conditioning; J B Watson (John B.); B. F. Skinner; Humanistic Psychology; Phenomenological; Carl Rogers; Abraham Maslow; Hierarchy of Needs; Modern Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Gestalt Psychology; Biological Psychology; Clark Hoe; Edward Tolman; Animal Learning; Cognitive Revolution; Computer Science; Social Psychology; Mind Body; Eclectic Psychologists; Research Methods; Ethics; Experimental Methods; Treatment; Behavior Modification; Cause and Effect Relationships; Control Groups; Variables; Non Experimental Research; Correlation; Physiological Psychology; Peripheral Nervous System; CNS Central Nervous System; Cerebral Cortex; Genetics & Heredity; Sensation & Perception; Vision; Visual Perception; Cognition; Hearing & Auditory Perception; Developmental Psychology; Prenatal Development; Development in Infancy and Early Childhood; Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development; Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory; Motivation & Emotion; Hunger, Obesity & Eating Disorders; Sexual Motives; Stimulation Motives; Theories of Emotion; Stress & Adjustment Disorders; States of Consciousness; Sleep, Dreams & Sleep Disorders; Hypnosis & Hypnotic Trances; Physically Addictive Drugs; Psychedelic (Hallucinogenic) Drugs; Operant Conditioning; Positive & Negative Conditioning; Early Cognitive Approaches to Learning; Thought, Memory, & Language; Perception; Intelligence; Problem Solving; Defense Mechanisms; Psychodynamics; Trait Theories; Abnormal Psychology; Classifying Abnormal Behavior; Anxiety Disorders; Dissociative Disorders; Mood Disorders; Schizophrenia; Personality Disorders; Approaches to Treatment; Enterology; Medical Interventions; Psychodynamic & Insight Therapies; Humanistic Therapies; Behavior Therapies; Cognitive Therapies; Impressions (attitudes) & Attributions; Persuasion and Attitude Change; Conformity Compliance & Obeyance; Aggression and Observational Learning; Group Dynamics and Group Behavior

RATING:
5 stars

STARTED READING – FINISHED READING
4/9/23 to 4/20/23

[Viraj]

Audiobook. Fair quality basics. I possibly slept thru 20% of it though... :(

[Amanda M. Lyons]

Great starting point for the curious and those looking into a psychology/counseling degree.

[Alora]

Informational, easy-to-understand.