What is Psychology? - Hardcover

Pastorino, Ellen E.; Doyle-portillo, Susann M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495553379 ISBN 13: 9780495553373

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2008

Synopsis

See the big picture of introductory psychology rather than try to memorize a collection of fragmented ideas with WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? In each chapter, "The Big Picture" is a real-life story of a person whose experience illustrates the concepts of the chapter. If you've ever wondered, "Why should psychology matter to me?", you'll appreciate the way the authors answer that question using practical everyday examples from their research and work in classrooms.

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Review:

"10-out-of-10 student evaluations preferred Pastorino/Doyle over our current text. The examples and figures from What Is Psychology? are more specific, precise, and applicable to self, others, and everyday life experiences. The text reads so very well. The pages in What Is Psychology? are crisp and clean. They draw the eye to the pictures, figures, activities, review boxes, etc. I feel like this is a book that I would like to use to get my students into the book one-page-at-a-time."

About the Author:

Susann M. Doyle-Portillo (Ph.D., social cognition, University of Oklahoma) is professor of psychology at Gainesville College, Dr. Susann M. Doyle-Portillo earned her Ph.D. in Social Cognition from the University of Oklahoma. She holds bachelors degrees in engineering and psychology. She has published articles in the journals Social Cognition and Contemporary Social Psychology, but the main focus of her career is teaching. During her tenure at Gainesville College, Dr. Doyle-Portillo has twice been listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers. She has supervised independent-study student research at the two-year college level and is the founder of the Division of Social Sciences and Education Annual Research Poster Competition at Gainesville College. She also is the chair of the Scientific Review Committee/Institutional Review Board for the Gainesville College Engineering and Science Fair. She has authored test banks, instructor manuals, and student study guides. Ellen E. Pastorino (Ph.D. in School Psychology, Florida State University) is a developmental psychologist who teaches psychology classes at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Pastorino has won numerous teaching awards, including the University of Georgia, Board of Regents Distinguished Professor; the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award; and Valencia's Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. She also serves as a reviewer for the Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. Dr. Pastorino has authored test banks, instructor manuals, and student study guides, and has published research in the Journal of Adolescent Research and Adolescence. While working as a consultant for IBM Corporation she developed numerous educational materials for teachers and students.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0495553379
• ISBN 13: 9780495553373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 816