Psychology - Hardcover

Gleitman, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393977676 ISBN 13: 9780393977677

Publisher: W.W NORTON & COMPANY, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry Gleitman is professor of psychology, and former chair of his department, at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation's Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award (1982) and, from the University of Pennsylvania, the Abrams Award (1988) and the Lindback Award (1977). He has served as president of the APA's Division 1: General Psychology and Division 10: Psychology and the Arts. Most importantly, Professor Gleitman has taught introductory psychology for five decades to over 40,000 students. Alan Fridlund is an associate professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has conducted research in human ethology and evolutionary psychology, nonverbal behavior, neuropsychology, and psychopathology, focusing in particular on facial expressions and the psychophysiology of stress and emotion. He is the author of Human Facial Expression: An Evolutionary View. Daniel Reisberg, author of the best-selling text Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind, Second Edition is a professor of psychology and chair of the department at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Professor Reisberg's research has focused on the nature of mental imagery as well as on people's ability to remember emotionally significant events. Professor Reisberg has served on the editorial boards of many of the field's journals, including a recent term as Associate Editor of Psychological Bulletin.

About this edition

• Publisher: W.W NORTON & COMPANY
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0393977676
• ISBN 13: 9780393977677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 720