Psychology in Your Life

by Michael S. Gazzaniga, Sarah Grison

Integrated teaching, learning, and assessment tools, created by a master teacher Master teacher Sarah Grison has set the new standard for introductory psychology texts. Through a NEW study unit format based on learning research, concepts are presented in a pedagogically consistent, accessible way. Learning Goal Activities and InQuizitive, Norton’s adaptive quizzing tool, engage students in active learning. The NEW High Impact Practices (HIP): A Teaching Guide for Psychology provides research-based teaching. An innovative NEW collection of animated Concept Videos helps students visualize the most challenging topics.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School

Paperback

Published July 1, 2019

About the author

Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the premiere doctors of neuroscience, was born on December 12, 1939 in Los Angeles. Educated at Dartmouth College and California Institute of Technology, he is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he heads the new SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.

His early research examined the subject of epileptics who had undergone surgery to control seizures. He has also studied Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients and reveals important findings in books such as Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind.

While many of his writings are technical, he also educates and stimulates readers with discussions about the fascinating and mysterious workings of the brain. Books such as The Social Brain and The Mind's Past bring forth new information and theories regarding how the brain functions, interacts, and responds with the body and the environment.

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Def not my fave subject but I dutifully read every word of the 500 pages for a Psychology class for continuing ed credits.

[Analie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This text does a great job at explaining concepts. I liked the interactive quizzes in the InQuizitive tool, which were open-book and helped me remember the information. Reading a chapter while taking thorough notes took me about 1.5-2 hours. It was disappointing that in a couple cases the authors stated positions as scientific fact when there is conflicting research. The text is overall very pro-medication for children and the description of Dissociative Identity Disorder is scant and inaccurate.

[Liam Scales · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for my psych 100 class, and like every textbook, it was rough to get through. The author wasn't bad at keeping my attention, at least for a textbook, but their integration of complex definitions is a little fast and so it made the complex later parts of the books harder to get through and understand.

[Cadence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my textbook for Psych 101 at Grand Canyon University. It made my class so much more fun! The authors were able to make the book interesting, even when talking about potentially boring things. If you are interested in getting an intro to psychology, I highly recommend this book!

[Dan Slaven]

$24

[london · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’M FINALLY FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!

[Em]

i am determined to reach this stupid goal.

[Riley Steelman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook I had to read for my pysch class. I love the class and the professor but hate the textbook.