Peter Gray's evolutionary perspective and emphasis on critical thinking have made his rigorous yet accessible introduction to psychology a widely respected classroom favourite, edition after edition. Now thoroughly revised, with the help of co-author David Bjorklund, Psychology invites and stimulates students to investigate the big ideas in psychological science.
Psychology can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.
Combines a cultural and evolutionary perspective on PsychologyEmphasises critical thinking with Focus questions in the margins throughout the textLaunchPad includes over 120 Concept Practice activities, which provide an effective interactive way to help students understand basic information about the course's foundational ideasThinking Critically About …questions at the end of each chapter help students consider the major ideas argued in each chapterSocial Psychology is now covered in one chapter (Chapter 13) to offer a more cohesive review of social psychological researchThe chapter on neural control and behavior is covered earlier in the text (Chapter 4)Updated Find Out More sections at the end of chapters contain thumbnail reviews of several relevant andinteresting books, websites, and content from various media that are sufficiently nontechnical to be read by first-year students
Title is also available as part of a set: Psychology plus LaunchPad (978-1-319-00381-4)
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