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Psychology: International Edition

Autor Saundra Ciccarelli, J.Noland White
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2007
The most learner-centered and assessment-driven text available.
 
Praised for a very engaging writing style, comprehensive coverage of key research, and strong pedagogical features, Ciccarelli focuses on getting students to actually read their textbook. Using the recommended APA undergraduate psychology learning outcomes, the authors establish clear learning objectives for students and tie the text assessment to these objectives. Student and instructor feedback from an extremely successful first edition emphasize the appeal of Ciccarelli's approach to teaching and learning in today's classroom. 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780137137879
ISBN-10: 0137137877
Pagini: 816
Dimensiuni: 229 x 273 mm
Greutate: 1.51 kg
Ediția:2Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Pearson Education
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Cuprins

1. The Science of Psychology
2. The Biological Perspective
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognitive Psychology: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
8. Development across the Lifespan
9. Motivation and Emotion
10. Sexuality and Gender
11. Stress and Health
12. Social Psychology
13. Theories of Personality
14. Psychological Disorders
15. Psychological Therapies
Appendix A: Statistics
Appendix B: Applied Psychology
 

Notă biografică

Saundra K. Ciccarelli, Professor of Psychology for over 28 years at Gulf Coast Community College; Ph.D in developmental psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University.     
J. Noland White, Associate Professor in the Department of Pschological Science at Georgia College and State University; Ph.D. in Education from The University of Tennessee with a major in counseling psychology and specialty focus in neuropsychology.

Caracteristici

Prologue: To capture interest immediately, a chapter opening story, or Prologue, is included.
 
Learning Objectives: UPDATED, based on APA assessment guidelines, each chapter is organized around detailed learning objectives. For the second edition we have streamlined the number of learning objectives per chapter (average chapter has fifteen objectives). The objectives in all chapters have been re-worded to help students move beyond a factual understanding, to one where they must apply what they know (“Explain”, “Identify”, “Compare and Contrast”).  These objectives start every chapter, and appear within the content of the chapter where they are addressed (see page 48).
 
Student Voice Questions:  Designed to help students develop their critical thinking and communication skills, these Student Voice questions which appear in the margin and guide the narrative encourage students to ask questions. Using conversational tone, which helps students relate to the concepts and keeps their interest, these questions represent the many student questions the authors have encountered in their own classroom. The questions have been written and reviewed by students, and NEW to the second edition all students featured used the first edition of Ciccarelli to master their introductory psychology class.
 
NEW Section Concept Maps: Concept mapping is one of the assessment tools recommended by the APA. Instructors and students responded that the end-of-chapter concept maps helped as a visual summary and requested that this helpful learning aid be expanded in the second edition. Now, each chapter section provides a more detailed section level map. This detailed concept map allows students to delve deeper into specific content areas and provides them with multiple opportunities to test their mastery of the chapter concepts presented.
 
Practice Quiz: How Much Do You Remember? Appears after each major segment of material within the chapter. A longer practice test, Test Yourself, appears at the end of each chapter.  NEW Brainstorming critical thinking questions have been added to the Practice Quizzes section. All of these test materials consist of multiple-choice questions. Since most instructors test using multiple choice and students often have a difficult time understanding these types of questions, this opportunity for practice boosts student confidence and performance.
 
NEW See/Hear/Learn/Explore/Practice More icons:  An exciting brand new feature developed with feedback from students and instructors is the NEW See/Hear/Learn/Explore/Practice More.. The icons are integrated into the text and lead to web-based expansions on topics, allowing instructors and students access to extra information, videos, podcasts and simulations. For example, Chapter Two offers two See More links—the first links to a video classic clip of Wilder Penfield (p. 65), the second to a video enhanced podcast showcasing the surface anatomy of a real human brain (p. 72); the Learn More links in Chapter 2 provide students with more information about Cajal’s influence and discoveries (p. 49), as well as more detail on right and left handedness (p.79); the Hear More links to a podcast of Psychology in the News (p.60) as well as an audio file of a reading of the chapter (p. 83), the Explore More links to a simulation on neurons (p. 51), as well as a simulation on lower brain structures (p. 70); and finally the Practice More links to on-line practice tests and quizzes (p. 86).
 
Throughout each chapter, when a topic has a relationship to one in another chapter, a symbol is provided, with instructions for the student to look at the related topic. The LINK feature is a great resource for students who often struggle with seeing the “big picture” of psychology and how all the related fields of psychology relate to one another. (for an example see p. 62).
 
Running Glossary: A running glossary of psychology terms is absolutely necessary to engage students in the material right were it exists. The terms are in bold and defined in the margins. There is a full-text glossary at the end of the text.
 
Difficult Terms: For many ESL students some general vocabulary terms are difficult.  A lack of vocabulary can be a big stumbling block for manystudents. In this text, these more difficult vocabulary terms are defined at the bottom of the page on which they first appear. This is a feature that no other introductory text includes. (For an example see p. 76 “fastidious” is defined at the bottom of the page)
 
Each chapter also contains other special sections which cover interesting topics related to the chapter material, especially topics of diversity and cultural interest. This content is not set off from the text in boxes–it is part of the narrative and therefore it is more likely that students will read the enriching material. Practice quizzes and the tests at the end of each chapter include questions on this material, further encouraging students to read.  For example, in one Psychology in the News feature there is a discussion of stem cells. In another section called Classic Research in Psychology, the experiment on learned phobias “Little Peter” conducted by psychologist Mary Cover Jones is discussed (with on-line footage provided of the classic “Little Albert” study).
 
At the end of every chapter, a section called Applying Psychology to Everyday Life takes something from the chapter and relates it to the real world. For example, in Chapter One research on the negative impact of the athlete stereotype of the “dumb jocks” on college test performance is highlighted. In Chapter Two, mirror neurons are presented. Each special section is followed by questions that are intended to stimulate discussion and critical thinking processes.
 
Chapter Summary: A detailed Chapter Summary, organized by the inclusion of the learning objective questions in the appropriate sections, is also a must and the final step in surveying the chapter for students using the SQ3R. This summary hits all the important parts of the chapter, almost like the student’s own notes. End of chapter visual summaries are also included–reinforcing all the major objectives of the chapter.
 
Ciccarelli/White Teaching and Assessment Package:
·    The most robust PowerPoint slide collection on the market—completely re-done for the new edition, includes a guided walk through on best practices for using the slides
·    MyPsychLab: this easy to use online assessment resource allows instructors to assess student performance and adapt course content without investing additional time or resources. Go to: www.mypsychlab.com to learn more!
·    Print and online supplements developed around the learning objectives–ensuring consistency in content.
·    IRM–USB drive and CD, Test Bank, My Test, PPT, PH Teaching Psychology Video Series (new volume), Study Guide, MyPsychLab, CourseSmart–all developed with a supplements coordinator overseeing content to ensure consistency and quality. Supplements class tested and reviewed in development to ensure quality.
·    Note: Test bank contains a Total Assessment Guide (easy to see how many definition/conceptual/application questions per chapter). Plus 2 ready-made quizzes/chapter. Rationales provided for the correct answer and the closest distracters in m/c questions–allows professors to see the logic of the questions when reviewing them and content is ready if professors want to generate an answer key for their students. IRM fully integrates all the presentation supplements.
 

Caracteristici noi

NEW See/Hear/Learn/Explore More Icons integrated in the text that lead to MyPsychLab web-based expansions on topics, allowing instructors and students access to extra information, videos, podcasts and simulations 
 
NEW detailed Concept Maps at the end of major sections
 
NEW end of chapter Visual Summaries for students highlighting key concepts and images
 
NEW and REVISED graphics throughout – especially the anatomical art in Chapters 2 & 3
 
All NEW Student Voice photos—highlighting real students who mastered their introductory psychology course using Ciccarelli.
 
Streamlined Learning Objectives in ALL chapters—NEW wording for the objectives to encourage more critical thinking of key concepts
 
Rearrangement of Quizzes and Learning Objectives presenting the material in a more logical sequence within the chapter.
 
NEW Brainstorming critical thinking questions included in the practice quizzes meant to stimulate discussion among students
 
Answers to all practice quizzes and end of chapter tests moved to back of the text.
 
Reorganization of the table of contents—Cognition now covered earlier so that students cover cognitive development before the Development chapter. Personality now comes right before the Psychological Disorders chapter
 
 Updated references and research throughout, highlights of new material include:
o         Added coverage in neuroimaging
o         Updated information and graphics on sense of taste
o         NEW! information on tinnitus
o         NEW! section on development of perceptual abilities
o         Expanded discussion of the meaning/definition of consciousness and divided consciousness
o         Added coverage on melatonin and detrimental effects on shift work
o         Expanded discussion on the function of REM sleep and infant REM sleep
o         Added coverage of the dangers of alcoholism and alcohol-related diseases
o         Material added on the effects of environmental cues on addictive behavior through classical conditioning
o         New real world examples of many of the forms of learning discussed
o         Reorganization of operant conditioning concepts and schedules of reinforcement
o         Updated research in Alzheimer’s disease
o         NEW inclusion of parenting styles from Diana Baumrind
o         NEW level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (transcendence)
o         Complete reorganization of social psychology chapter
o         Increased coverage of biological explanations of disorders
…and many, many more updates and changes. See Preface for complete chapter by chapter list.