Think Psychology

by Abigail A. Baird

THINK Currency THINK Relevancy THINK Psychology THINK Psychology covers the essentials every introductory psychology student should know. The chapters are briefer than a standard introductory text—allowing for a lower cost to students and using less printed paper. Unlike other brief texts, THINK Psychology includes 18 chapters of content—giving instructors the flexibility to choose what they want to cover without the worry that skipping several chapters will mean leaving out hundreds of pages of content. THINK Psychology provides currency and relevance through design, current examples and high-interest readings. The readings have been chosen from a range of well respected journals and popular press publications. With the concise presentation of material in the chapters, instructors have the option of incorporating these readings and helping students connect to issues occurring outside of the classroom. An engaging visual design developed with the benefit of extensive student feedback will appeal to students and deliver the key concepts of Psychology in a way they can understand. The groundbreaking instructor supplements package will help bring the key concepts of Psychology to life, without burdening students with dense and too expensive learning solutions. Thinkspot, the text’s open access website, provides students with a large resource of tools to help them achieve a better grade.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks

332 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Perrilyn Pringle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting. The mind is such a fascinating thing in absolutely every possible way.

[Gilmara Mendes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this one to those who want to review psychology content previously studies.

[Shirin Zarrinkamar · Rating 3 out of 5]

My problem with this book was:
1. each chapter was uploaded to my Audible as a separate book!
2. Too much unhelpful details.
3. Nothing to be deposited in your mind after reading the book 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a bit simple for me as there was quite a bit repetitive terms. I think this is used to help drive home things that the book REALLY wants you to know. I think that if I did not have an interest in Psychology and had not done quite a bit of reading on the subject, on my own free will that I would have loved this book as it seems to be a great introduction to the subject. I just feel that I was too advanced for the book and looking for more on the subjects of the actual mental disorders and treatments. I am glad that I took this class during summer quarter as if I would have had to read this book stretched over a 16 week course, I think I would have been quite bored. Two chapters a week seemed perfect due to the short chapters and simple language.
I think the cover is a bit misleading with it's magazine styled layout. The questions posed to you on the cover aren't really covered that much, at least not as in depth as I would have liked. Again, this is a very small, short book that I think is perfect for first time psychology students, even if I feel that it has more of a place in high school than in a college.

I thought that I really wanted to keep the book but after finishing it and not being in love with it, I think that I am definitely going to do buy-back on this one!

[Elly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice introduction to Psychology. It is a textbook, and this means that it sometimes repeats items. It is possible to pick and choose chapters, but I do recommend to read/listen to chapters 1 (introduction) and 2 (research methods) first. Also chapters 16 and 17 (psychopathology and treatment of psychopathology) should be read/listened to in that order, but that is already clear from the chapter titles.
If you already know psychology, this might be too simple

[Annie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers the essential of psychology with some technical information, such as specific areas of the brain and how it functions. Unlike a college textbook, the content isn't presented in a dry manner. Interspersed between the theories are stories of people experiencing those symptoms. The reader can relate to how real people are affected; it's not just clinical terms and their definitions.

[Jessica Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Considering I read this book for a class, I actually enjoyed it for a "textbook". It read easily and was informative in a non-boring way. I would recommend these books for classes over the normal textbooks any day! I am actually intrigued to read others, just because...

[Frank Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

provides a good contemporary introduction; I listened to it on audible

[James Solano · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whoa! all about psychology in one neat little book. The book covered A LOT. Good intro to the field though.