Understanding Psychology: Study Guide - Softcover

Bishop, Joyce; Morris, Charles G.; Maisto, Albert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130810584 ISBN 13: 9780130810588

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1998

Synopsis

By Joyce Bishop, Golden West College. Each chapter contains an overview to introduce students to the chapter; Class Notes Outline with space for students to take notes from the text and during lecture; a Learning Objectives exercise to test students' understanding of the main themes; a multiple choice Pretest and Posttest for guaging students' progress; Short Essay Questions to develop writing skills; Language Support Section for extra support in English; and Flash Cards of vocabulary terms.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Understanding Psychology presents introductory psychology as a science, providing engaging coverage of all traditional topics and giving readers a firm grasp of the scope, vocabulary, and concepts of the discipline. It treats psychology as a diverse discipline - the way psychologists perceive it - combining a concern for research, theory, gender, and cross-cultural issues with examples that are both familiar and applicable to users, inspiring critical thought and analysis of ideas presented. Key Topics: Integrates diversity and psychology throughout; special attention is given to culture, gender, and sexual orientation. Expands and integrates the influence of biology on behavior. Chapter 2, The Biological Basis of Behavior has been retitled and updated to reflect current thinking in the field. Completely rewritten Chapter 1 introduces the concept of diversity. Asks and answers the question “Why are psychologists interested in human diversity?”

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0130810584
• ISBN 13: 9780130810588
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 340