Introduction to Psychology

James Kalat

ISBN 10: 0357372727 / ISBN 13: 9780357372722

Edité par Cengage Learning Feb 2021, 2021

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Neuware - Drawing from the latest research and literature, Kalat's bestselling INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY teaches you how to evaluate the evidence to separate the plausible from the scientifically demonstrable -- helping you become a savvier consumer of information. Thoroughly updated, it includes expanded coverage of replicability and research misconduct, and revisits several classic topics in the light of new scholarly insight. 'What's the Evidence' coverage reviews important studies, encouraging you to question the strengths and limitations of the evidence. Hands-on 'Try It Yourself' activities allow you to personally experience numerous phenomena to help you remember them better. With his friendly writing style and many learning tools, Kalat puts you at ease and enables you to actively participate in what you are studying. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Introduction to Psychology
• Éditeur: Cengage Learning Feb 2021
• Date de parution: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0357372727
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780357372722
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 272 L x 226 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 272 millimètres de largeur par 226 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1225 grammes

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Synopsis

Drawing from the latest research and literature, Kalat's bestselling INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY teaches you how to evaluate the evidence to separate the plausible from the scientifically demonstrable -- helping you become a savvier consumer of information. Thoroughly updated, it includes expanded coverage of replicability and research misconduct, and revisits several classic topics in the light of new scholarly insight. "What's the Evidence" coverage reviews important studies, encouraging you to question the strengths and limitations of the evidence. Hands-on "Try It Yourself" activities allow you to personally experience numerous phenomena to help you remember them better. With his friendly writing style and many learning tools, Kalat puts you at ease and enables you to actively participate in what you are studying. Also available: MindTap digital learning solution.

À propos de l?auteur

James W. Kalat is professor emeritus of psychology at North Carolina State University, where he taught introduction to psychology and biological psychology courses from 1977 through 2012. In addition to this book, Dr. Kalat has authored INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY and has co-authored EMOTION. Dr. Kalat has also written journal articles on taste-aversion learning, the teaching of psychology and other topics. He has served twice as program chair for the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, now named the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Kalat received an A.B. degree summa cum laude from Duke University and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. A remarried widower, he and his wife together have five children and five grandchildren.