Books in English Books on Psychology

Books in English Books on Psychology

Social Psychology (Fifth Edition):

/ The Fifth Edition blends classic and cutting-edge research, along with current examples, to bring social psychology to life. You'll learn social psychology in the context of issues in the news today: voyeuristic TV shows like Survivor, Eminem's controversial rap album; Columbine and the contagion of school shootings; Vermont's new same-sex marriage law; the Supreme Court hearing on the Florida presidential ballot; the emergence of online chat rooms; news-making athletes; and many more.

Abnormal Psychology

/ Davison/Neale/Blankstein/Flett: Abnormal Psychology, Canadian Edition builds upon the strengths of a classic text and presents abnormal psychology in a Canadian context that is relevant for Canadian students. The authors' goals are to "make an outstanding text more relevant, engaging, and stimulating" for Canadian students with the inclusion of useful Canadian content and significant Canadian research, statistics, practices, laws, and issues throughout the text. The text continues to be one of the most current, authoritative overviews of the theories and research in psychopathology and intervention. It maintains the widely praised scientific clinical approach that blends the clinical and empirical/experimental, as the authors examine each disorder from multiple perspectives. It continues to emphasize different paradigms with a particular emphasis on the diathesis-stress paradigm, as necessary for understanding most psychopathologies. Abnormal Psychology conveys the intellectual excitement of psychology in a unique manner, involving students in the exploration of the discipline's most puzzling questions and in the critique of existing research.

Psychology:

/ Armed with 25 years of combined experience in teaching Introduction to Psychology, Michael Passer and Ronald Smith bring you an innovative new approach to unveiling the science of Psychology. The goal of Psychology: Frontiers and Applications is to share with students the excitement the authors have found in the study of behavior and to make the course more exciting for professors to teach. To achieve this goal, Drs. Passer and Smith present Psychology from a perspective that repeatedly emphasizes the linkages between basic science and applied science. Students discover the connections between theoretical research findings and practical solutions to problems in society. This approach teaches students to think more like psychologists-viewing the world of behavior in a more analytical, sophisticated way that includes considering the multiple factors that cause behavior.

Child Development:

/ Long considered the gold standard, the sixth edition of this best-selling topical approach to child development continues its tradition of being the most current and comprehensive text available.
Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of child development, has revised the text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues. Students are provided with an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of child development, and the effective topical organization emphasizes to students the interrelatedness of all domains of development - physical, cognitive, emotional, and social-throughout the text narrative and in special features. While carefully considering the complexities of child development, Berk presents classic and emerging theories in an especially clear, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based and real-world examples. Strengthening the connections between application and theory or research, this edition's extensive revision brings forth the most recent scholarship in the field, representing the changing field of child development.

Cognitive Psychology:

/ Cognitive Psychology, Third Edition, presents a coherent overview of cognitive psychology organized in terms of themes that cut across topic areas. Written by well-known researchers, the text is completely current in describing ongoing controversies in research; it provides summaries of key experiments that distinguish between them; and it encourages the reader to think critically about current research and theories. The focus on the importance of physical and computational constraints on cognition is preserved throughout the book.

Cross-Cultural Perspectives:

/ Written by William F. Price and Richley H. Crapo, this book, contains 27 articles on cultural groups around the globe, and is an ideal companion volume to any introductory psychology text. Each cross-cultural reading or vignette enriches the traditional material of the course. These articles were specifically chosen to increase student understanding of the similarities and differences among the peoples of the world as they relate to psychological principles, concepts, and issues. Available at a discounted package price with the text, contact your Thomson/Wadsworth representative for more information.

Developing Child:

/ With new co-author Denise Boyd, this topical text preserves previous editions' informal writing while adding outstanding pedagogy, including activities that help students replicate classic research.
The Developing Child, Tenth Edition, is a top-selling topical child development book known for its personal, conversational writing style; balanced coverage of both theory and application; and strong emphasis on culture. Helen Bee is a prominent author and researcher whose successful books on development, and whose devotion to this field has earned her a national reputation. Denise Boyd of Houston Community College System joins Helen Bee in refreshing this popular, longstanding text.

Environmental Psychology:

/ ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, Fifth Edition is the most authoritative and up-to-date textbook available in environmental psychology. Environmental Psychology has become the leading text in its field by focusing on the application of science and theory to the solution of problems involving natural and altered environments. The author team of Paul Bell, Thomas Greene, Jeffrey Fisher, and Andrew Baum teach students to apply practical solutions to everyday environmental problems. They integrate theory, research and application using their unifying, eclectic model to demonstrate human-environment interaction and bring cohesion to the field. With an emphasis on the restorative effects of the natural environment, the fifth edition contains expanded coverage of national parks and a new look at design of college campuses.

Gender:

/ Designed to engage students with its unique writing style and critical thinking, this text provides an overview to the study of Gender while emphasizing cross cultural/multicultural issues to demonstrate what's truly universal about Gender. Galliano's text has been extensively class-tested at Texas AandM University and has been carefully evaluated against nearly 100 detailed student reviews.

Abnormal Psychology Casebook:

/ A casebook for introductory level courses in Abnormal Psychology; a supplementary text for other Psychology and Social Work courses where appropriate.
This casebook is uniquely all for introductory level psychology students. To be used with a main abnormal textbook. Devoid of the often "psychobabble" and "medicalbabble" this text uses clear, accessible language and explanations and features real cases based on a variety of psychopathologies-all involving patients/clients from a wide variety of cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, social, and socioeconomic backgrounds-and all based on the author's own experiences as a practicing social worker and psychologist.

Human Motivation:

/ Gustave Eiffel (Dijori, 1832-Paris, 1923), famous engineer, empresario, and builder. He was known above all for the tower in Paris that bears his name and from his youth showed great inclination toward the study of the sci-ences as well as a thorough interest in succeeding in the society of his time. An untiring worker, Eiffel founded his own construction firm in 1865, at a time when France was industri-alizing. His contact with the engineer Charles Nepveu was crucial at the beginning of Eiffel's career, as would be later his own capacity for innovation and the ability to surround him-self with brilliant engineers such as Kcechlin, His last years were dedicated to the study of aerodynamics, a science which captivated his imagination.
This book provides a thorough introduction to the basic facts and major theories of human motivation. Throughout the book, the author addresses the types of questions that often arise, such as "Why are some people more organized than others?" and "Why do people dream?" In his exploration of day-to-day human motivation, Franken provides a topical organization that shows students how biology, learning, and cognition interact with individual differences to produce human behavior.

Influence:

/ Influence: Science and Practice, by Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. This bestseller has sold over a quarter million copies and has been published in nine different languages.
· "Arguably the best book ever on what is increasingly becoming the science of persuasion. Whether you're a mere consumer or someone weaving the web of persuasion to urge others to buy or vote for your product, this is an essential book for understanding the psychological foundations of marketing. Recommended." --Amazon.com Editorial Staff
· "Shows readers exactly how the persuasion processes works today." --Milwaukee Journal
· "For marketers, it is among the most important books written in the past 10 years." --Journal of Marketing Research
· "I . . . recommend it highly to anyone working in the field of persuasion, advertising, public relations, and politics." --Dr. Ernst Dichter
· "The materials in Cialdini's Influence is a proverbial gold mine." --Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
· "This is a wonderfully crafted work of applied psychology in action. Cialdini's engaging writing style carries his forceful message to professional and lay public with clarity and wit. Must reading!" --Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D.
· "This book will strike chords deep in the hearts and psyches of all of us." --Journal of Retailing

Modern Psychology:

/ In Your Face Too
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A market leader for over 30 years, A HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY has been praised for its comprehensive coverage and biographical approach. Focusing on modern psychology, the text's coverage begins with the late 19th century. The authors personalize the history of psychology not only by presenting biographical information on influential theorists, but also by showing how major events in those theorists' lives have affected their ideas, approaches, and methods. Substantial updates in this edition include discussions of evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and positive psychology. The result is a text that is as timely and relevant today as it was when it was first introduced.

Motivation:

/ With a new evolutionary theme, Petri's book covers the biological, behavioral, and cognitive explanations for human motivation. The advantages and drawbacks to each of these explanations are presented, allowing students to draw their own conclusions. Students want to know why they behave the way they do. To help students understand the processes that activate their behavior, Petri uses examples drawn from such contemporary topics as sexual behavior, aggression, eating disorders, and obesity to capture and keep students interested. To help students master and retain the information covered, this edition builds upon the text's simple and direct language with expanded pedagogy-including preview questions at the beginning of every chapter, end of chapter summaries, key terms, Web links, and suggestions for further reading.

Psychology:

/ Sdorow PSYCHOLOGY, 5th edition, takes students on a journey of scientific discovery through psychology. This elegantly written and balanced introduction to Psychology is brimming with interesting examples that are inclusive with regard to gender and culture. With a strong historical context and an emphasis on the research that defines psychology, Sdorow provides faculty and students with a winning combination of content, readability, and interest. Sdorow, promotes critical thinking and an appreciation of psychology as a science by exploring the research that defines the discipline. Research processes are examined in depth in the їAnatomy of a Research Studyї section in each chapter from 2 to 17. The book presents the major perspectives of the discipline in a balanced and scholarly manner, with attention to, but not excessive, detail and up to date coverage of major research studies .

Psychology, 7/e:

/ Psychology, 7/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas
ISBN: 0072494123
Copyright year: 2003
Success is in the Balance. In the seventh edition of Psychology, John Santrock presents the perfect balance of big ideas vs. supporting detail, breadth vs. depth, and research vs. application, all framed by a pedagogical system that effectively guides the student through the key concepts of psychology. New learning goals launch each chapter and serve as the organizing mechanism for the text and supporting materials. These learning goals focus students'; attention on the big ideas of psychology. Rich applications and current research support the big ideas so that students emerge with an understanding of the key concepts, not a collection of details. Your success and your students'; success is in the Balance, Santrock provides you with the balance you need to succeed.

Psychology (Saul Kassin):

/ Psychology Fourth Edition By
Saul Kassin, Ph.D.
Williams College
Welcome to the companion website to accompany Psychology, Fourth Edition.
Features of this site include:
· Learning Objectives for each chapter that help students organize key concepts.
· Study Guide quizzes which assess your knowledge instantly.
· Live!Psych media labs which interactively reinforce key concepts for understanding psychology.
· "Who's Who" biographies of psychologists.
· Web Destinations that dynamically link you to valuable information sources on the web.
· Interactive Lecture and Chapter Review modules that help to enhance key chapter points covered in the textbook.
· Flashcards that build your knowledge of key chapter terms and tests your knowledge of them
· PowerPoints which aid in the education of key chapter concepts.
To access Psychology, Fourth Edition on-line, enter the site by selecting your chapter of interest from the pull-down menu above.

Social Psychology (Experemental and Critical Aproaches):

/ This introductory social psychology textbook is unique. It acknowledges the two very different approaches being taken to social psychology - experimental and critical - and presents them together in a single, coherent text. No attempt is made to find a cosy 'integration' between them; rather, students explore the benefits and drawbacks of each.

Social Psychology (Third Edition):