What Is Psychology?: Foundations, Applications, and Integration

Pastorino, Ellen E; Doyle-Portillo, Susann M

ISBN 10: 1305630513 ISBN 13: 9781305630512

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? FOUNDATIONS, APPLICATIONS, AND INTEGRATION includes some of the most effective features from each of Pastorino and Doyle-Portillo's previous two books, as well as new and innovative features to excite readers about the field of psychology. Organized around the foundational areas of psychology, the book incorporates the authors' successful and engaging approach, which captures readers' curiosity from the first page to the last. The parts open with attention-grabbing case studies that are threaded throughout all of the chapters of the section, providing a view of the content that is both integrated and applied to real life.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen E. Pastorino (Ph.D., School Psychology, Florida State University) is a developmental psychologist who teaches psychology classes at Valencia 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 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. However, her main passion has always been to get students excited about the field of psychology.

About this edition

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1305630513
• ISBN 13: 9781305630512
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 3