Psychology plus LaunchPad
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Beschreibung
This acclaimed classroom favourite makes the science of psychology come alive for students, with personal stories that exemplify important concepts in a student-friendly way and coverage of the field’s scientific foundations and advances.
The substantially updated new edition extends the book’s focus on developing scientific literacy in the context of psychology, with new features in print and in the book’s new online course space, LaunchPad. These features are the result of the book’s most dramatic addition—Sandra Hockenbury’s new writing partnership with co-author, Susan Nolan, who shares her belief that the introductory course can help all kinds of students develop a real understanding of psychology and lasting scientific literacy without sacrificing the field’s research core.
Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan readily engage the reader with relatable, everyday examples that make abstract concepts understandable
Emphasis on scientific literacy and scientific thinking, as students are guided through details of experiments and studies, helping them to see how the scientific method is applied
Special features, such as Science Versus Pseudoscience boxes; Critical Thinking boxes, and How to Think Like a ScientistTitle is also available as part of a set: Psychology plus LaunchPad (978-1-319-00398-2)
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Sandra E. Hockenbury
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