Psychology - Hardcover

Bernstein, Douglas A.; Etc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618260617 ISBN 13: 9780618260614

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

The authors of this comprehensive, research-oriented text have rededicated themselves to exploring the full range of psychology from cell to society, as free as possible from theoretical bias. The Sixth Edition emphasizes updates and improvements in applied psychology--such as new findings in organizational and forensic psychology; culture and human diversity; and behavioral genetics and evolutionary psychology.Written in a lively, contemporary style, Psychology offers a skillful balance of classic and contemporary topics. The extensive supplement package has been improved to provide complete learning and teaching solutions for instructors, students, and teaching assistants.An improved technology package includes a student CD free with all new books; psychology quizzes powered by Eduspace; all-new, extensive PowerPoint slides available on an instructor CD or on the web; plus more depth and variety of student and instructor materials on the web site.Try This icons appear in the margins to encourage active learning through figure and photo captions.A Margin Glossary defines key terms to reinforce key concepts without interrupting the flow of reading or the text.Eduspace is Houghton Mifflin's online learning tool. Powered by Blackboard, Eduspace is a customizable, powerful and interactive platform that provides instructors with text-specific online courses and content. The Bernstein et al. Psychology course features homework exercises for each chapter, PowerPoint presentation/lecture slides, NetLabs and Web tutorials as well as links to personal learning activities.

About this title

About the Author:

Douglas A. Bernstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he served for many years as director of the introductory psychology program. He is currently affiliated as Courtesy Professor of Psychology at The University of South Florida, and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at The University of Southampton in the UK. Dr. Bernstein chairs the Program Committee of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP), and is the Founder of the American Psychological Society's Preconference Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. In 2002 he received the American Psychological Foundation's award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology.^Louis Penner is a social psychologist, formerly at The University of South Florida and now at Wayne State University as a member of the Center for Communication and Behavioral Oncology at the Karmanos Cancer Institute. He also has an adjunct appointment at The Institute for Social Research at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.^Alison Clarke-Stewart is Professor of Psychology at UC, Irvine (Ph.D. Yale). She specializes in developmental psychology and is known for her research on the effects of day care on children.^Edward Roy is Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois (Ph.D. Univ. Massachusetts). He specializes in biological psychology and does research in Neuroendocrinology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0618260617
• ISBN 13: 9780618260614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 718