Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior (with Gateways to Psychology: Visual Guides and Technology Tools and InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Coon, Dennis; Vandenter, A. D.

ISBN 10: 053461227X / ISBN 13: 9780534612276

Published by Wadsworth Pub Co, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior (with Gateways to Psychology: Visual Guides and Technology Tools and InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 053461227X
• ISBN 13: 9780534612276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Dennis Coon presents psychology in a way readers will find fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible. The first author to integrate the proven SQ4R active learning system (survey, question, read, recite, relate, and review) into a psychology textbook, Coon helps readers grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and see for themselves how psychology relates to the challenges of everyday life. The author delights in sparking readers' curiosity, insights, imagination, and interest, and makes his investment in the subject of psychology apparent on every page. Coon effectively presents the latest research, the most vital controversies, and key scientific content in an involving way that gets students "hooked" on psychology and eager to read on. Because readers become actively involved with the material, they develop a basic understanding of psychology that they take with them into their future courses and careers. In a course where professors are frequently confronted by students who haven't actually read their textbooks, Coon's text offers a solution that students will want to read.

About the Author

After earning a doctorate in psychology from the University of Arizona, Dennis Coon taught for 22 years at Santa Barbara City College in California. Throughout his career, Dr. Coon has especially enjoyed the challenge of teaching introductory psychology. He and his wife Sevren recently returned to Tucson, where he continues to teach, write, edit, and consult. Dr. Coon is the author of INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY: GATEWAYS TO MIND AND BEHAVIOR, Tenth Edition, as well as ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY, Ninth Edition. Together these texts have been used by over 2 million students. Dr. Coon frequently serves as a reviewer and consultant to publishers, and he edited the best-selling trade book, CHOICES. He also helped design modules for PsychNow!, Wadsworth's interactive CD-ROM. In his leisure hours, Dr. coon enjoys hiking, photography, painting, woodworking, and music. He also designs, builds, and plays classical and steel string acoustic guitars. He has published articles on guitar design and occasionally offers lectures on this topic, in addition to his more frequent presentations on psychology. His recent return to Arizona has made it possible for him to fulfill a lifelong dream of using operant conditioning to teach scorpions to tap dance.