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An Introduction to Psychological Science
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Mark Krause is currently an associate professor of psychology at Southern Oregon University, where his focus is on teaching, writing, and supervising student research. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Central Washington University, and his PhD at the University of Tennessee in 2000. He completed a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Texas at Austin where he studied classical conditioning of sexual behavior in birds. Following this, Krause accepted a research fellowship through the National Institute of Aging to conduct research on cognitive neuroscience at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He has conducted research and published on pointing and communication in chimpanzees, predatory behavior in snakes, the behavioral and brain basis of conditioned sexual behavior, and the influence of testosterone on cognition and brain function. Krause began his teaching career as a doctoral candidate and continued to pursue this passion even during research appointments. His teaching includes courses in general psychology, learning and memory, and behavioral neuroscience.
Daniel Corts is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, where he has been for over 10 years. He received his B.S. in Psychology from Belmont University and his PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Tennessee in 1999. He completed a post-doctoral position at Furman University for one year where he focused on the teaching of psychology. While in graduate school, he focused on language and gesture production. He has since branched out to explore intentional forgetting, and has also published in the area of college student development.
Stephen Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Winnipeg.
Dan Dolderman is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto.
Mark Krause is currently an associate professor of psychology at Southern Oregon University, where his focus is on teaching, writing, and supervising student research. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Central Washington University, and his PhD at the University of Tennessee in 2000. He completed a post-doctoral appointment at the University of Texas at Austin where he studied classical conditioning of sexual behavior in birds. Following this, Krause accepted a research fellowship through the National Institute of Aging to conduct research on cognitive neuroscience at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He has conducted research and published on pointing and communication in chimpanzees, predatory behavior in snakes, the behavioral and brain basis of conditioned sexual behavior, and the influence of testosterone on cognition and brain function. Krause began his teaching career as a doctoral candidate and continued to pursue this passion even during research appointments. His teaching includes courses in general psychology, learning and memory, and behavioral neuroscience.
Daniel Corts is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, where he has been for over 10 years. He received his B.S. in Psychology from Belmont University and his PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Tennessee in 1999. He completed a post-doctoral position at Furman University for one year where he focused on the teaching of psychology. While in graduate school, he focused on language and gesture production. He has since branched out to explore intentional forgetting, and has also published in the area of college student development.
Stephen Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Winnipeg.
Dan Dolderman is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto.
816 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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April 26, 2025
I read some parts for my intro to psychology course.
December 10, 2016
While it goes into an appropriate level of detail for an intro to psych textbook, it lacks accuracy in biological terms and concepts. For it to continuously emphasize the fact that psychology is a science, as the title too suggests, it defines simple biology terms incorrectly. For instance, "homeostasis" was defined as "constant internal body conditions". "Homeo" meaning similar, not the same where "homo" would apply. It should have defined it as "allowing internal body conditions to be consistent, fluctuating around a midpoint despite changes in the environment." Some concepts in the neuropsychology section were incorrect as well. The side remarks that authors put in at times in the middle of paragraphs were more annoying than helpful. However, overall a decent text.
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