A comprehensive and engaging introduction to Psychology, this is a textbook like no other, always fresh, always introducing new tools for teaching and learning, and always attuned to how the field is shaped by new research. The ninth edition is now more concise, with 1200 new citations, enhanced pedagogy and a revised chapter on Consciousness.
The Story of Psychology
Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
Neuroscience and Behavior
States of Consciousness
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Developing Through the Life Span
Sensation and Perception
Learning
Memory
Thinking and Language
Intelligence
Motivation and Work
Emotions, Stress, and Health
Personality
Psychological Disorders
Therapy
Social Psychology
Appendix A Careers in Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski
Appendix B Answers to Test Yourself Questions
DAVID G. MYERS is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College, Michigan, USA, where he teaches Introductory Psychology. He has written scientific articles for scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science and the American Psychologist, as well as digests of psychological science in magazines for the general public.
Description
A comprehensive and engaging introduction to Psychology, this is a textbook like no other, always fresh, always introducing new tools for teaching and learning, and always attuned to how the field is shaped by new research. The ninth edition is now more concise, with 1200 new citations, enhanced pedagogy and a revised chapter on Consciousness.
Contents
The Story of Psychology
Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
Neuroscience and Behavior
States of Consciousness
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Developing Through the Life Span
Sensation and Perception
Learning
Memory
Thinking and Language
Intelligence
Motivation and Work
Emotions, Stress, and Health
Personality
Psychological Disorders
Therapy
Social Psychology
Appendix A Careers in Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski
Appendix B Answers to Test Yourself Questions
Authors
DAVID G. MYERS is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College, Michigan, USA, where he teaches Introductory Psychology. He has written scientific articles for scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science and the American Psychologist, as well as digests of psychological science in magazines for the general public.
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