A contemporary take on a time tested classic. Students will master the central concepts of psychology with the new 10th edition of Psychology from Benjamin Lahey. A new chapter on the Interplay of Nature and Nurture highlights the 10th edition’s new organization and streamlined content . Lahey weaves scholarship based on empirical research throughout the text, ensuring an accurate portrait of contemporary psychology. The text’s student-friendly writing, new chapter openers, and fresh applications make the material more relevant to students than ever before, and the proven learning system ensures that all students will grasp the concepts presented in the book. Lahey’s hallmark emphasis on diversity and culture remains integrated throughout the text, making this the text for a well rounded introduction to all areas of psychology.
Another interesting textbook written in a friendly style with a kind of personal touch. In one chapter, this author even used photos of himself to illustrate the stages of development in human growth.
John and I particularly enjoyed this course because of the friendly, relaxed teaching style of the professor and especially because of the kind of tests he gave. He lectured on each chapter for two class periods and then we had a test, so that meant a test about every week. The tests were mostly 40-50 multiple choice questions and they were not tricky like some teachers can make them. It was absolutely necessary to read the entire chapter and study it and the notes taken in class so there was considerable work involved, but the information was fairly straight-forward and simply required a lot of focus and memorization. John totally amazed me when he was the second student finished with his final…he handed his test to the professor, gave me a triumphant smile and a thumbs up, and sailed out the door. (He sits on the opposite side of the room as I.) I still had 1½ pages to complete! My concern was that he had not double-checked his work, but he later confidently said that he found the test easy and he thought he did well. And as it turns out, he was right! He got a 92% on the final and an “A” in the course.
This text was used to study a Diploma program in psychology. Although information it did contain contradictory contents as it pertains to technical areas which according to other researches would have shared differences in ideas and conceptions.