Introduction to Psychology

by Rod Plotnik, Haig Kouyoumdjian

Like reading a magazine-not studying from a text-Plotnik's PSYCHOLOGY, EIGHTH EDITION will draw you in and show you how visual and exciting the study of psychology can be. Rod Plotnik's modular, visually-oriented approach to the fundamentals of psychology makes even the toughest concepts engaging and entertaining. Incorporating the latest research updates, the text breaks concepts down into small, easily digested chunks that give you and great flexibility how you approach and study the subject. This Eighth Edition expands upon Plotnik's commitment to helping you learn. For instance, For instance, "Learning Links" features in the text connect you to the newly updated PowerStudy 3.0 CD-ROM. In addition, you can access the Book Companion Website that includes personalized Self-Study Assessments-giving you even further assistance in reviewing and prioritizing study time for maximum effectiveness.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Science, School

727 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[enitsirK]

I got it for my Psychology class, but I particularly liked how the material was written--not your typical dry textbook (unless of course if you hate Psychology), which is why I kept the book rather than sell it back at the end of the semester. There are quite a lot of interesting things to be learned from it. I would say this is a 4.5 out of 5.

[Maya]

Read this for a psychology class and it was very easy and very informative.

[Jason Williams]

As expected it was a bit dated. Some horrifying implications from where the book briefly touched on animal, and human, medical experiments.
Interesting to see a textbook published in the 1980's using examples from the 1960's and 70's. Reminded me of the textbooks I used in high school in the 1970's that relied heavily on examples from the depression and world war 2.
Still lots of good information and analysis of physiology, brain functions, medical conditions, and treatments. Lots of insight in how the medical profession began to rely heavily on medications as solutions to what was perceived to be problems.
Lots of dated material about gender identity, sexuality, and how society dealt with perceived differences over the last several decades.
This book was given to me many years ago by a friend who was a psychology professor at University of New Brunswick SJ. I finally decided to pick it up from my to-be-read pile.

[Abdelilah]

I've read a couple of pages, binge read themvI would say. I was standing in our college library and I was just hooked, I couldn't move.

Love psychology, I don't study it, but I find it so relatable to all the things I went -and still going- through.

Highly recommend it if you just love to learn about how humans -including yourself- are wired.

[Michell Karnes]

A textbook on psychology.

[Nate Weis]

Used for my psychology class. Meh.

[Josh Sobek]

Grabbed it at a library sale, it's out of date but there's still plenty o learn from it.

[Suvarna Sivamani]

Good

[Olya Zdrt]

I purchased this book for my psychology class, but I must say that it’s the most interesting textbook I have ever read! I’m keeping it because I’m going to reread it again.

[Coey Jarneiro]

Excellent source of information. It's a mile wide and inches deep. Very digestible, unlike other textbooks.

[Abdelhadi Adil]

My humble words cannot describe how great this book is! It’s a miracle for me to have from the first semester of studying Clinical Psychology.

[Ludmilla]

Psikolojiye ilgi duyuyorsanız, kavram ve konuları öğrenmenizde başlangıç için ideal bir kitap. Örnek iki olayla başlayıp konuları bunun üzerinden anlatıyor, bol sayıda vaka/araştırma sunuyor, farklı kültürlere de değiniyor. Ancak daha ilerisi için yeterli değil, bazı kavramlar üstünkörü açıklanmış, bazı konular kısa kesilmiş. İlk adım için okuyabilirsiniz. İkinci adım için Atkinson & Hilgard'ın Psikolojiye Giriş'ini öneririm. (Zimbardo'yu henüz bitiremedim, o nedenle sıralamaya katamıyorum. :) )

[Melissa Brogan]

About half-way through the term. Book is appalling so far, and I can't imagine it gets much better. Either way, I must slog through to the end.

Update: second half of the textbook is not as awful, but not worth upgrading my rating from one star, either.

[Jennah]

I had to get this book for my "General Psychology" class. We used it for quizzes, exams, discussion posts, journals and a paper. It was a great book if you love psychology (which I don't) and are majoring in it. I am only giving this book a 5 star because it was great for that class.

[Brandon Rooney]

Ah yes, critical to pass the course. An interesting, easy-to-grab-the-concept type of book.

[Bianca Dee]

The best Psychology book ever!!! I became interested in Psychology because of this book. It's very informative as well as entertaining. And who would have thought Psychology is a boring subject?!

[Alyssa]

Gjbjih

[Petrina]

still reading nice so far

[Çağlayan Taybaş]

Psikolojiye yeni başlıyorsanız Rod Plotnik'in Psikolojiye Giriş kitabı tam aradığınız şey. Günlük hayatta işinize yarayacak tonla bilgiyi kitapta buluyorsunuz. Kitap sizi zaman zaman şaşırtıyor, bazen hüzünlendiriyor. Her konu bir örnek üzerinden başlıyor ve bu da bilgilerin kalıcılığını artırıyor. Motivasyon, öğrenme, bellek, davranış terapileri, koşullanma hayatta sürekli karşımıza çıkan ama çoğu zaman farkında olmadığımız onlarca fenomen. İlk fırsatta alın en baştan sindire sindire okumaya başlayın.

[Tanuki]

good