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Synopsis
"A contemporary take on a time tested classic. Students will master the central concepts of psychology with the new 11th edition of Psychology from Benjamin Lahey. The 11th edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest research with an emphasis on Chapters 6 (Consciousness), 10 (Development) 14 (Abnormal) and 16 (Social Psychology). Lahey weaves scholarship based on empirical research throughout the text, ensuring an accurate portrait of contemporary psychology. The text's student-friendly writing, clear chapter openers, and fresh applications make the material more relevant to students than ever before, and the proven learning system ensures that all students will grasp the concepts presented in the book. Lahey's hallmark emphasis on diversity and culture remains integrated throughout the text, making this the text for a well rounded introduction to all areas of psychology"--
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Study Skills Primer has been added to help students learn and apply good study habits which will lead to success in this and future courses.
Additional Visual Reviews have been added to help visual learners process information more effectively.
Practice Tests are packaged with each copy of the text to help students in exam preparation and to aid in overcoming test anxiety.
Research methods, a notoriously difficult topic for students, have been expanded to one chapter in order to provide more detailed examples to help students understand the underpinnings of research in psychology.
Increased coverage of neuroscience and the sociocultural perspectives which are two of the hottest areas in psychology.
Current topics such as social and evolutionary theories on gender differences, advances in the study of achievement motivation, the latest findings on intelligence and its role in modern society, and research on the process of the addiction to nicotine have been added to keep the book in step with the advances in psychology. These topics were also expanded to help students apply difficult biological information in the hopes of increasing comprehension.
Proven pedagogical design -each chapter begins with an "advance organizer" that provides the student with a cognitive structure on which to hang new information. Section reviews reinforce the cognitive structure, self-quizzes check the learning of facts, and critical thinking questions encourage deep processing.
About the Author
Benjamin B. Lahey received his undergraduate training from Davidson College and his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of Tennessee. He has taught at both community college and university levels, including the University of Georgia and the University of Miami, before joining the faculty at the University of Chicago. Ben is an award-winning teacher and a frequent speaker at the Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. He is also an active researcher on the behavioral and emotional problems of children; his research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health for many years. Ben was a representative of the field of psychology on the DSM-IV Child Disorders Work Group and a member of the US liaison group for the mental health section of the International Classification of Diseases. He was also the editor, with Alan E. Kazdin, of the first fourteen volumes in the annual series, Advances in Clinical Child Psychology, published by Plenum Press.
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