Discovering Psychology

By Don H. Hockenbury, Sandra E. Hockenbury, Susan A. Nolan

Book Overview

Sandra Hockenbury and new coauthor Susan Nolan's remarkable textbook is grounded in the belief that all kinds of students can develop a real understanding of psychology and lasting scientific literacy. The authors act on that belief by using relatable personal stories to communicate the concepts of psychological science (and the process of science itself), and by presenting important research in a clear not oversimplified way. Hockenbury and Nolan also take full advantage of online learning, creating activities in LaunchPad that have students thinking about psychology as scientists do. New co-author, Susan Nolan of Seton Hall University was recently designated a Master Teacher by the Society for Teaching Psychology. She regularly gives talks about incorporating scientific literacy into the introductory course and across the psychology curriculum

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464176957
• ISBN13: 9781464176951
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Worth Publishers
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.0" x 0.0" x 0.0"

Customer Reviews

School

Have not read it all yet. But the parts I have read I liked. Informative and of course it was required by the professor.

Great Basic Information on Psychology

This is my first psychology class and this book has been everything I needed to get through all of the assignments. I have not used the online study center or the study guide, all the answers I needed were in the text.

Discovering Psychology

I found that this was one of the best textbooks I've owned. It deeply described the meanings of psychology. Through-out my entire semester, I found this book to be extremely helpful with my exams and research reports. I didn't really need that many references because the book had so many. A really awesome book.

Great Intro to Psych...

This is a *wonderful* book! It explains the basic concepts in Psychology in a clear and compassionate manner. Easy and enjoyable to read (this is a textbook we're talking about here!), I actually looked forward to doing the reading for class. All I can say is, thanks to my prof for requiring this book!