Psychology: Concepts and Applications - Hardcover

Nevid, J

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9780618061433: Psychology: Concepts and Applications

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618061436 ISBN 13: 9780618061433

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Academic), 2002

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PSYCHOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, 3rd Edition, uses a unique, proven learning system that makes it easier and more enjoyable for you to learn what you need to learn--and succeed in your psychology course. Author Jeff Nevid provides a broad view of psychology that includes history, major theories, research methods, and research findings as well as applications of contemporary research to the challenges you face in everyday life. The text's modular format organizes each chapter into manageable units that help you focus on one topic at a time within the context of a larger chapter structure. Concept signaling--a technique that highlights key concepts in the text margins--helps you extract the main points from the narrative. As you read, key concepts are reinforced through additional features, such as Concept Charts, Module Reviews, and Visual Overviews, which have proven to significantly improve students' retention of material and performance in class. Nevid developed the effective teaching devices in this text based on a comprehensive system derived from his research on memory, learning, and textbook pedagogy. The learning model incorporates four goals that Nevid refers to as the "Four E's of Effective Learning": Engaging Student Interest, Encoding Information, Elaborating Meaning, and Evaluating Progress. Nevid also employs the proven Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R) study method to enhance learning and encourage you to take an active role in the learning process.

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Nevid's new entry into the introductory psychology textbook market presents a concept-based, and modular organised text. These "modules" provide smaller, more digestible chunks for the student reader ensuring the subject matter is accessible, while the book's engaging writing style and comprehensive, research-based coverage make it both relevant and readable. Features of this brand new text Include: - "Did You Know That": consists of a chapter opening bulleted list previewing the issues to be discussed - Chapter Opening Vignette: follows the Preview and provides an interesting case study, story, or overview of the material covered in the chapter - Modular text - each module is a separate learning unit - Key Concepts, and Concept Charts summarise and review major concepts with each chapter ending with an applied module to help students see how psychological principles are used to deal with real-world problems

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