Psychology: An Introduction 7th Edition, with Practice Test / Edition 7

by Benjamin B. Lahey

Overview

Lahey has built a superior reputation of student success through a sound pedagogical system. A highly respected researcher, Lahey applies learning theory to his text and the result is a system that leads to student learning. Want proof? Open any chapter and you'll see each begins with an advanced organizer that tells the student what the chapter is about and gives him or her a "cognitive structure" on which to hang new information. Each main section is followed by a review to reinforce the cognitive structure, a self quiz to check the learning of facts and critical thinking questions to encourage deep processing. Each of the subsequent sections are tied together in a similar fashion and the chapter is summarized in a hierarchical outline at the chapter conclusion. In short, he tells them what he is going to tell them, then he tells them, then he tells them what he told them. This edition marks the expansion of visual reviews, increased technology utilization, a new chapter on research methods and a new section on study skills. All of this adds up to a text that presents psychology in a way that instructors can trust and that students can learn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072501261
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Edition description:	with CD-Rom and e-source
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	8.78(w) x 10.98(h) x 1.22(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction1. What is Psychology 2. Research Methods in Psychology 3. Biological Foundations of Behavior Part 2: Awareness 4. Sensation and Perception 5. States of Consciousness Part 3: Learning and Cognition 6. Basic Principles of Learning 7. Memory 8. Cognition, Language, and Intelligence Part 4: The Life Span 9. Developmental Psychology Part 5: The Self 10. Motivation and Emotion 11. Gender and Sexuality 12. Personality Theories and Assessment Part 6: Health and Adjustment 13: Stress and Health 14: Abnormal Behavior 15: Therapies Part 7: The Social Context 16: Social Psychology 17: Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions Appendix Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index