Psychology

by Sandra E. Hockenbury

This acclaimed classroom favorite makes the science of psychology (and through that, the process of science itself) come alive for students, with personal stories that exemplify important concepts in a student-friendly way, and with coverage of the field's scientific foundations and advances that is accessible without being oversimplified.The substantially updated new edition extends the book's focus on developing scientific literacy in the context of psychology, with new features in print and in the book's new online course space, LaunchPad. These features are the result of the book's most dramatic addition--Sandra Hockenbury's new writing partnership with co-author, Susan Nolan, who shares her belief that the introductory course can help all kinds of students develop a real understanding of psychology and lasting scientific literacy without sacrificing the field's research core. What's in the LaunchPad

Genres: Textbooks, Psychology, Nonfiction, Reference, School

848 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1996

About the author

Sandra E. Hockenbury (b. 1952) is a writer and presenter on psychology. She and her husband Don Hockenbury have coauthored two major introductory psychology textbooks, Psychology and Discovering Psychology. She holds a bachelor's degree from Shimer College, where she also joined the Board of Trustees in 2010, and a master's degree from the University of Chicago. (from Shimer College Wiki)

Reviews

[Bhavy Khatri · Rating 5 out of 5]

At an introductory level this book presents the topics in deep. Every chapter starts with the story of some people which is very good in understanding the subject. The images are also helpful which makes the reading fun. You will never feel bored while reading this book. One more thing that makes it different from other book is that it also present the subject in the historical perspective. On time to time some autobiographical details of famous psychologists are also given. At the end of each chapter you will find a section called "psych for your life" which tells how psychology can be helpful in our everyday life for e.g. how to study effectively, how to prevent suicide of someone etc.

[Whiteeagle]

My text book for the semester

[bipolar_bookbish]

Lets just say I am happy to be rid of this come Tuesday evening.

[Andrea Itta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very well organized. I loved the examples and case studies found in the margins.

Since I read every chapter and it halted my pleasure reading i'm counting it as a book towards my reading challenge.