Understanding Human Behavior - Brossura

Mynatt, Clifford R.; Doherty, Michael E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0205332986 ISBN 13: 9780205332984

Casa editrice: Pearson College Div, 2001

Riassunto

This book takes a unique approach to introductory psychology with 44 short chapters that emphasize the science and evolution of human behavior in a readable, witty, and conceptual manner. Each short chapter is organized around a single idea that relates to psychology and lifelong learning skills (take a look at the Table of Contents). The book engages the readers by ideas and concepts and doesn't overwhelm with lists and terms. For anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of psychology.

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This book takes a unique approach to introductory psychology with 44 short chapters that emphasize the science and evolution of human behavior in a readable, witty, and conceptual manner. This book is NOT intended to be an encyclopedic, standard text! Each short chapter is organized around a single idea that relates to psychology and lifelong learning skills (take a look at the Table of Contents). With an organization that roughly corresponds to a typical introductory psychology text, the book engages the student by ideas and concepts and doesn't overwhelm with lists and terms. * A new 'How to Study-Especially This Book' section has been added to the beginning of the text. * The Part Introductions reference the Basic Ideas mentioned above. * Many of the chapters from the first edition: Ch. 2 (on correlational methods), Ch. 8 (sensation and sensory adaptation), Ch. 37 (mental health), and Ch. 38 (anxiety disorders and psychotherapy) have been extensively rewritten. * There are new chapters on perceptual learning (Ch. 10), unconscious processes (Ch. 23), personality (Ch. 31), and emotions (Ch. 34). * The Epilogue now contains a discussion of the relationship between values and judgments made under uncertainty. * TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE- A Companion Website is available with this text. * Short chapters are titled with a declarative statement about human behavior that doubles as a mnemonic device. This provides the students with cues to the larger meaning of the material. * Headings and subheadings within chapters are also declarative statements, rather than terms or phrases to capture the students attention. * Twelve parts provide some overall organization to the short modular chapters. * A number of 'Basic Ideas' connect many parts of the book. These fundamental themes form the basic framework of the text; focusing the student on science, adaptive behavior and evolution, the power of active memory, and the power of the relationship between human

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Pearson College Div
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0205332986
• ISBN 13: 9780205332984
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italia