Este texto ofrece una amplia cobertura del campo de la psicología, que incluye las teorías, investigaciones y aplicaciones que forman el núcleo de la disciplina. Junto con las áreas tradicionales de la psicología (neurociencia, sensación y percepción, estados de conciencia, aprendizaje, memoria, cognición, desarrollo humano, personalidad, trastornos psicológicos y su tratamiento, y psicología social), los temas aplicados de género y sexualidad, y de psicología de la salud reciben un trato extenso. Además, esta nueva edición sigue estando comprometida con una extensa cobertura de la diversidad. Contiene una cantidad significativa de secciones y contenidos nuevos y actualizados.
Robert S. Feldman is Dean in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Feldman, who is winner of the College Distinguished Teacher award, has also taught courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, Feldman received a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award and has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. In addition, he is on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS).
His books, which have been translated into languages ranging from Spanish and French to Chinese and Japanese, include The Liar in Your Life, Understanding Psychology, Essentials of Understanding Psychology, Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior, Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children, Social Psychology, Development Across the Life Span, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life. His research interests include honesty and deception and impression management. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.