General Psychology for Honors Students
Kate Votaw, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Copyright Year: 2020
Publisher: University of Missouri - St. Louis
Language: English
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Reviews
The table of contents is as follows; • Introduction • Psychophysiology • Consciousness • Perception • Healthy Living • Learning and Memory • Social Psychology • Psychological Development • Personality and Psychological Disorders • Therapy and... read more
The table of contents is as follows;
• Introduction
• Psychophysiology
• Consciousness
• Perception
• Healthy Living
• Learning and Memory
• Social Psychology
• Psychological Development
• Personality and Psychological Disorders
• Therapy and Psychopharmacology
All content is well-sourced and up-to-date.
Content is a good blend of theory and real-world applications.
I really like how some concepts were grouped together giving a great flow to the overall outline of the text.
Everything looks uniform.
I chose the following text as it was published in 2020 and has a well-rounded overview of essential psychological concepts. The author has a good mix of text and pictures along with key terminology and definitions, and additional sources for students to tap into. I also really like the organization of the chapters and the combination of related concepts.
Even though the title of the textbook includes ‘honors students’, I don’t believe that this excludes any college level student from being able to use this resources efficiently.
I did not have any issues with navigation as a PDF.
I did not see any grammatical errors.
I think that this textbook would be an excellent OER option and I would recommend it. It covers all of the key concepts and brings a fresh approach of multicultural focus.
I like this book a lot and I'm excited that it could be used as a OER source.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
- CONSCIOUSNESS
- PERCEPTION
- HEALTHY LIVING
- LEARNING AND MEMORY
- SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
- PERSONALITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
- THERAPY AND PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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About the Book
What are the most effective methods to study for a test? What are the meanings of dreams? How do illusions work? With whom are you most likely to fall in love? These are just a few of the questions that have been asked by psychologists since the birth of the field as an area of scientific research in the 1870’s. This text surveys the basic concepts, theories, and pivotal findings over the past 100 years in the science of Psychology, with special emphasis on contemporary concepts and findings focused on the relation of the brain to normal and pathological behaviors. Psychology has long evolved past the psychodynamic influence to include biological, social, learning, motivational, and developmental perspectives, to name a few. Contemporary psychologists go beyond philosophical or anecdotal speculation and rely on empirical evidence to inform their conclusions. Similarly, readers will push beyond pre-existing schemas and misconceptions of the field of psychology to an understanding of contemporary quantitative research methods as they are used to predict and test human behavior.
About the Contributors
Author
Dr. Kate Votaw, University of Missouri–St. Louis