Psychology

by Henry Gleitman, Alan J. Fridlund, Daniel Reisberg

Originally published in 1981 and now considered a classic text, Psychology presents a cohesive overview of the discipline that emphasizes connections to both the natural sciences and the humanities. For the Sixth Edition, Henry Gleitman and co-authors have undertaken a comprehensive revision, reorganizing and tightening the overall chapter structure and emphasizing contemporary theories and research throughout, particularly new findings in neuroscience and culture studies.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, Reference, Education, Unfinished

862 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

Reviews

[Siobhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extremely useful psychology book. Depending upon what level of psychology you are taking this book will be varying levels of helpful, but as a whole it is a brilliant reference point.

Covering a large number of subareas within psychology (evolutionary, cognitive, perception, neurobiological, social, to name but a few) you’re sure to find something detailing what you’re looking for. If you are looking for a specific area of psychology I would only recommend this solely as a starting point as this is more of an introduction read rather than a book to enrich you to the point of information overload.

Certainly one of the best psychology books out there.

[Masha]

Update:
-Failed the first sit for the exam of part A
-BUT I ACED THE RESIT AND PASSED THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE

-Had the first sit of part B yesterday, but it was extremely easy so I think(???) I passed!

[Edde · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're not a psychology student, this would be _the_ introduction if you want to read up on 'all' fields, including the history of psychology.

[Ananass · Rating 5 out of 5]

took me some time ay

[Sabrina · Rating 3 out of 5]

reading it right now, taking the psych subject GRE on Nov. 3rd. so far, so good, for a psych text book.

i am very, very old, and also own the glietman i used in intro to psych, the fourth edition. well i have to say, the seventh edition kicks the fourth editions ass (which is no surprise, because it's old and can't defend itself). way more pictures, shinier pages, tons of web features and support, lots of really clear examples - i worry that it won't be enough of a help on the subject test, because it's so much easier than the edition of eight years ago. but then i realize that if the new text has been dumbed down, so, likely, has the current generation of test takers, who are my competition, so i breath a sigh of relief.

sometimes i wish i had done all this test prep, applications, whatever, right after undergrad, but then i read that 25% of recent college graduates are functionally illiterate, and i realize that, i, with my highly fuunctional vague quasi-literacy, now shine like a magic saphire cachobon on the headwrap of a punjab in some victorian hankie-twister. go me!

and go gleitman!

[Craig Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read cover to cover for Psych GRE. I would recommend getting a more up to date edition if you considering a similar course of action.

[sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

ugh

[Rauno Remmel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suurepärane õpik, vast üks parimaid õpikuid oma ehi mille konspekteerimiseks läks küll omajagu aega, kuid loob väga head alused temaatika aluste ja konseptioonide läbivaks mõistmiseks.

[Sujeet Gholap]

First chapter on scientific methods was interesting and informative, but for those into sciences, quite redundant.

The second chapter which introduced evolutionary psychology was full of interesting examples and even more interesting analysis of the same. Sometimes the analysis seemed somewhat of an oversimplification, but it was convincing to a large extent nonetheless. My favourites: the "broken wing act" by Killdeer birds, the arguments about jealousy in men vs women about their partners' 'other friends', why men and women have different criterion for their mates, and the data about intelligence and how much of it comes from genes.

[Keith Mcintosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic text that's also a fun read.

[Medicinefckdream]

i read a text book

[Alessandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read this as part of a course, and I ended up actually really liking it. I found it very interesting. :)

[Faisal · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great classic text book for anyone interested in Psychology. Build the concept right from scratch to details.

[Matthias · Rating 3 out of 5]

8th edition (2010).
3 stars and a half.

[Aikouncoloured · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a textbook, it taught me some psychology, its very long so thats g r e a t