Guides students through introductory psychology concepts. This book integrates a variety of elements that foster students' understanding of psychology and its impact on their everyday lives, including a fresh Neuroscience and Life feature.
It explores why we are the way we are, how we came to be that way, and what we might do to change seemingly fundamental traits. The book puts psychology in context, using non-technical language to analyze everyday situations.
Understanding Psychology
Further chapters explore nontraditional diversity topics, such as weightism, ageism, and social stigma. Integrated throughout the text are applications of these topics to timely social issues.
Understanding Psychology
Understanding Psychology
We can also start to pin-point the audiences (past or generalized, usually, in these cases) for these behaviors and make contextual observations to describe ... Child Development, 64, 430¥444. ... ¥infant and peer¥infant interaction.
An additional theory of burnout was presented by Coakley (1992) who proposed that a narrowly defined identity may lead to a feeling of entrapment in the role of an athlete (see 7.38). The premise of Coakley's model was that social ...
Understanding Abnormal Psychology provides a thorough understanding of abnormal psychology with a focus on the integration of psychology, biology and health.
The 12th edition continues with Feldman's accessible pedagogy and hallmark research, as well as his modules-within-chapters format that is both manageable for students and allows every professor the flexibility to assign and cover what they ...