Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind

by John T. Cacioppo, Laura A. Freberg

No matter your field of study, authors John Cacioppo and Laura Freberg believe that psychology has insights that are relevant to you. As a hub science, psychology is a discipline whose work provides foundational material for many other scientific fields. The authors present a cohesive understanding of the field, highlighting connections within psychology as well as between psychology and other disciplines. Through DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY's smart and engaging writing, illuminating visuals, and sound science, you'll discover that the field of psychology is larger, more diverse, more exciting, and more relevant than you may have realized. You'll also improve your critical thinking skills, gain an understanding of research, and get a glimpse of the current state of science about the mind.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Science, Brain, Reference, Research, Nonfiction

784 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

John T. Cacioppo was the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago.

Reviews

[Iselin]

Skal faen meg logge det når jeg tvinges til å lese hele lærebøker for å få SØKE på en master #polen

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview, though some topics were overly simplified. Newest edition is fully updated to reflect the changes in the DSM 5. Read it to prepare for the GRE psychology subject test!

[Jaime T · Rating 4 out of 5]

PSY100: Introductory Psychology

This textbook is a very interesting read throughout. Really cool concepts that I can apply to daily life. The book explains things clearly - it's a lot of reading but it's especially helpful if you don't know much about psychology. I like how the authors integrate the concepts into examples that are student life related (eg: how to use concepts of memory to study better) or daily life related (eg: psychology behind advertising).

[malia steffl · Rating 4 out of 5]

despite being a mandatory textbook that i read, i found everything to be very fascinating even though it was written way too in depth for an intro to psychology course (even my professor pointed that out). I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this textbook. by far my favorite i’ve had to read for college so far.

[Abdullah Algarni · Rating 3 out of 5]

The clarity of ideas is the most important characteristic of this book. Highly recommended.

[Mrudulmn · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes I wish the chapters were broken up a little more, but this is a pretty great textbook!

[Skye M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay for a textbook.

[Dylan D · Rating 4 out of 5]

uses this for an introductory psychology course, standard textbook with solid explanations and real-world connections; imagery felt dated, lol.