Psychology in Action, 10th Edition - Hardcover

Huffman, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118019083 ISBN 13: 9781118019085

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, 2011

Synopsis

In the 10 edition of Psychology in Action, Author Karen Huffman redefines and refocuses her message of "active learning". This is reflected as "Student Engagement through Active Participation." All in-text pedagogy (including the new MythBuster box) are subsumed under this big category making it easier for reps to concretely demonstrate this theme.

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Title Psychology Around Us Psychology in Action       Resource Type Textbook Textbook   Audience Level Introductory Introductory   Pages 840 784   Publication Date February, 2012 June, 2012   Author(s) Ronald Comer & Elizabeth Gould Karen Huffman   Imprint John Wiley & Sons John Wiley & Sons   Print Book 1118012070 1118019083   Kindle Book B005HGFG74 B006WOJWN4   Edition 2 10   Brief Description Known for hands-on activities and thorough pedagogy, this best-seller is for students who want to apply psychology in the world around them. This text offers students a range of tools to successfully learn the subject, while highlighting psychology as an integrated science.

True or False

1. Stress causes cancer.
2. There is there is strong scientific evidence for Extra Sensory Perception (ESP.)
3. Sleep deprivation and shift work are key contributors to industrial and automobile accidents.
4. An amount of LSD the size of an aspirin tablet is enough to product psychoactive effects in over 300 people.
5. Prejudiced and superstitious peoples are born that way.
6. B.F. Skinner raised his daughter in a cage-like “Skinner box,” which led to her adult mental illness.
7. Sex and gender are essentially the same.
8. Mental disorders are a sign of personal weakness.
9. Asking a depressed person about suicide will push him or her over the edge and cause a suicidal act that would not otherwise have occurred.
10. Most peoples judge others more harshly than they judge themselves.
11. Romantic love rarely lasts longer than 1 or 2 years.
12. Similarity is one of the best predictors of long-term relationships.
13. Polygraph (“lie detector”) tests can accurately and reliably reveal whether or not a person is lying.
14. In an emergency, as the number of bystanders increases, your chance of getting help decreases.
15. Your first hunch on a multiple-choice test is your best guess.

Answers

1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. True
11. True
12. True
13. False
14. False
15. False

From the Back Cover:

Engage. Inspire. PSYCHOLOGY in action

Recognized as the leading textbook for active learning and student success, Psychology in Action is specifically designed to engage students with the material and inspire them to learn more by connecting topics to everyday life. Author Karen Huffman shows readers how to examine and improve their personal study and learning styles through unique pedagogical aides. New to this edition, each chapter's Myth Busters prompt students to think critically about common psychological misperceptions and myths. Can you debunk or confirm the following Myth Busters statements?

MYTH BUSTERS

TRUE or FALSE? (Answers are found throughout the text.)

• A positive attitude helps fight off cancer.
• Hard work, motivation, and persistence are better predictors of success than IQ.
• Opposites attract.
• Your first hunch on a multiple-choice test is your best guess.
• You can learn foreign languages while asleep.
• Beauty is primarily in the eye of the beholder.
• Men prefer women who wait for them to make the first advance.
• The human brain is the largest in the animal kingdom.

Use online resources to take learning even further! When Psychology in Action is partnered with WileyPLUS, a research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning, students have access to a robust suite of resources, including video clips and author tutorials, animations, study tips and psychological techniques to help them master the material as they move through the course. WileyPLUS builds students' confidence because it takes the guesswork out of studying by providing students with a clear roadmap: what to do, how to do it, if they did it right. With WileyPLUS, psychology students take more initiative so professors can have a greater impact on their achievement in the classroom and beyond.

To find out more about the Psychology in Action program, visit us at www.wiley.com/college/sc/huffman

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1118019083
• ISBN 13: 9781118019085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 784