Discovering Psychology: The Science of Mind

by John T. Cacioppo, Laura A. Freberg, Ashley Waggoner Denton

In this first Canadian edition of Discovering Psychology, Ashley Waggoner-Denton continues John Cacioppo and Laura Freberg’s mission of creating an introductory psychology textbook that presents psychology as a hub science―a foundation for many other scientific fields. With an integrative approach and evidence-based learning tools, Discovering Psychology truly provides readers with a comprehensive overview of psychology and its many perspectives, without shying from controversies in the field. Updated with fully Canadianized content, updated research, and an approachable writing style, this first Canadian edition tackles all of psychology in a single text, giving readers a basis of psychology that will support their lifelong learning and understanding of human behaviour.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Science, Brain, Reference, Research, Nonfiction

864 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

John T. Cacioppo was the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and Director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, University of Chicago.

Reviews

[Iselin]

Skal faen meg logge det når jeg tvinges til å lese hele lærebøker for å få SØKE på en master #polen

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview, though some topics were overly simplified. Newest edition is fully updated to reflect the changes in the DSM 5. Read it to prepare for the GRE psychology subject test!

[Jaime T · Rating 4 out of 5]

PSY100: Introductory Psychology

This textbook is a very interesting read throughout. Really cool concepts that I can apply to daily life. The book explains things clearly - it's a lot of reading but it's especially helpful if you don't know much about psychology. I like how the authors integrate the concepts into examples that are student life related (eg: how to use concepts of memory to study better) or daily life related (eg: psychology behind advertising).

[malia steffl · Rating 4 out of 5]

despite being a mandatory textbook that i read, i found everything to be very fascinating even though it was written way too in depth for an intro to psychology course (even my professor pointed that out). I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this textbook. by far my favorite i’ve had to read for college so far.

[Abdullah Algarni · Rating 3 out of 5]

The clarity of ideas is the most important characteristic of this book. Highly recommended.

[Mrudulmn · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes I wish the chapters were broken up a little more, but this is a pretty great textbook!

[Skye M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay for a textbook.

[Dylan D · Rating 4 out of 5]

uses this for an introductory psychology course, standard textbook with solid explanations and real-world connections; imagery felt dated, lol.