Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind (New 1st Editions in Psychology) - Softcover

Cacioppo, John; Freberg, Laura

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111837740 ISBN 13: 9781111837747

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

In this fresh new offering to the Intro Psychology course, authors John Cacioppo and Laura Freberg portray psychology as being an integrative science in two ways. First, they have written a text that reflects psychology's rightful place as a hub science that draws from and is cited by research in many other fields. Second, this text presents psychology as a unified science that seeks a complete understanding of the human mind, rather than as a loosely organized set of autonomous subspecialties. As psychology moves rapidly toward maturity as an integrative, multidisciplinary field, the introductory course offers an opportunity to teach all of psychology in one place and at one time. This text reflects that evolution--and the authors' excitement about it.

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Review:

1. The Science of Mind: The Discipline of Psychology. 2. The Biological Mind: The Brain and Nervous System. 3. Perceiving Minds: Sensation and Perception. 4. The Aware Mind: Elements of Consciousness. 5. The Feeling Mind: Motivation and Emotion. 6. The Adaptive Mind: Learning. 7. Knowing Minds: Memory. 8. Thinking Minds: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence. 9. Developing Minds: Lifespan Development. 10. Individual Minds: Personality and the Self. 11. Connected Minds: Social Psychology. 12. Troubled Minds: Psychological Disorders. 13. Healing Troubled Minds: Therapy.

About the Author:

Laura A. Freberg (Ph.D., UCLA) is Professor of Psychology at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where she teaches courses in Introductory Psychology, Biological Psychology, and Sensation and Perception. Dr. Freberg's teaching career began when she taught her first college course at Pasadena City College at the age of 23. To better understand the needs of the online education community, she also teaches a variety of psychology courses for Argosy University Online. She has received Faculty Member of the Year recognition from Cal Poly Disabilities Resource Center three times (1991, 1994, and 2009) for her work with students with disabilities. She enjoys using technology and social media in the classroom, and is a Google Glass Explorer. Dr. Freberg serves as the President-elect of the Western Psychological Association (WPA), Content Expert Writer for Psychology for Answers.com, and as the Bylaws and Archives Committee Chair for the Society for Social Neuroscience. With John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago, she is the co-author of three editions of DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF MIND (Cengage Learning). She is also lead author of RESEARCH METHODS (TopHat Monocle).

About this edition

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1111837740
• ISBN 13: 9781111837747
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800