Introducing Psychology [with LaunchPad 1-Term Access Code]

by Daniel L. Schacter, Daniel Todd Gilbert, Daniel M. Wegner

Reads like a good book...
Written in the style of their award-winning nonfiction books, the Dans capture students' attention in a way few textbooks can claim. Each chapter, each page is written with narrative hooks that retain student interest by engaging their curiosity, compassion, and interest in the world around them. Students who read Introducing Psychology will quickly learn to critically examine the world around them and apply the lessons of psychology to their own lives.

...Teaches like a great textbook.
The Dans focus the essential topics within psychology without diluting the explanation or removing examples intended to illustrate concepts. By refining their coverage to the most clear, thought-provoking, and illustrative examples, the Dans manage to accomplish two difficult goals: making thoughtful content choices covering the various fields of psychology, and doing so in a manner that retains clarity and emphasizes student engagement.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, College, School

Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

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...