Introducing Psychology [with DSM-V Update]

by Daniel L. Schacter

A great read is just the beginning...
Instructor and student evaluations from coast to coast attest to the Dans' captivating writing. These award-winning bestselling authors know how to enthrall students with the subject they love best--psychology. But in the new edition of Introducing Psychology, they go even further to ensure that students won't commit one of the seven sins of memory--forgetting what they just read. Special Cue Questions and Critical Thinking questions give students the opportunity to process psychological concepts and aid their understanding and memory. And if you've ever heard someone parrot a widespread misconception, you'll welcome the new Changing Minds questions, short scenarios which ask students to confront common misunderstandings of psychological phenomena. Now the book that students love to read is as unforgettable as ever!

DSM 5 Updates
Available for Fall 2014 classes, this update version features new content from the Dans in response to the release of the DSM-5. This new content is integrated into the text without changing pagination or the structure of the chapters. A special DSM 5 Supplement by the Matthew Nock, new coauthor with the Dans of Psychology, Third Edition, is available for Fall 2013 and Spring and Summer 2014 courses.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, College, School

624 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 7, 2014

About the author

Daniel L. Schacter is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research has focused on psychological and biological aspects of human memory and amnesia, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between conscious and nonconscious forms of memory and, more recently, on brain mechanisms of memory distortion. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1974, M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1977 and 1981 respectively. His Ph.D. thesis was supervised by Endel Tulving. In 1978, he was a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology. He has also studied the effects of aging on memory. His research uses both cognitive testing and brain imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Schacter has written three books, edited seven volumes, and published over 200 scientific articles and chapters. Schacter publishes regularly in scientific journals. Among the topics that Schacter has investigated are: Alzheimer's Disease, the neuroscience of memory, age-related memory effects, and issues related to false memory. He is widely known for his integrative reviews, including his seminal review of implicit memory in 1987.

Reviews

[Zoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

UPDATE
*** WILLING TO SELL ***

This book was really helpful for my Fall 2012 Psychology course.

Condition - Excellent (no highlighting on the pages)
few to no defects (please note slightly creased corners from travel in my bag)
I even still have the code for the online questions etc.
Please note while you will be able to use them for your own study purposes you will not be able to enter another course # for your respective teacher. You will however have the ability to print your final score on your questions.

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I enjoyed this book for my course and it provided most of the information I needed for my final exam. (My teacher had a slight tendency to go off on tangents and discuss other things which conviently showed up on the final.)
Even when I wasn't using it for school I found some of the other chapters not assigned to be interesting , so I read them. :)

Good book. Overpriced in the bookstore.

[Christina · Rating 1 out of 5]

As textbooks go, I hated this one.

[Sonja · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would not usually give a review for a textbook, but I have to say that this one was very well written. The authors injected humor throughout and I very much enjoyed reading it. Well done! Why can’t all textbooks be so entertaining?

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for school.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to the subject. Broad coverage with attention to minorities and typical public biases. Sometimes the authors' humor is cringe-worthy, but sometimes they hit it and actually do make it more enjoyable. Actually an interesting textbook!

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

As textbooks go, this one was actually enjoyable to read. The definitions weren't shoe-horned in, this was good supplement to my instructor's syllabus, and it had humor and anecdotes that help examples and material stick in my head.

[Luisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

More excitement for my bookshelf...