Psychology

Eighth Edition

Publication Date: June 20, 2018

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319187651

Pages: 864

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.

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Section 1: Introducing Psychology.

Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Methods.

Section 2: Psychobiological Processes.

Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior.

Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception.

Chapter 4: Consciousness and Its Variations.

Section 3: Basic Psychological Processes.

Chapter 5: Learning.

Chapter 6: Memory.

Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence.

Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion.

Section 4: The Development of The Self.

Chapter 9: Lifespan Development.

Chapter 10: Gender and Sexuality.

Chapter 11: Personality.

Section 5: The Person in Social Context.

Chapter 12: Social Psychology.

Section 6: Psychological Problems, Disorders, and Treatment.

Chapter 13: Stress, Health, and Coping.

Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders.

Chapter 15: Therapies.

Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan readily engage the reader with relatable, everyday examples that make abstract concepts understandable. This book’s narrative approach is often praised as an effective teaching method, helping to link familiar stories to important concepts and ideas. 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 Scientist. Culturally inclusive coverage and an authorial commitment to expanding students’ awareness of cultural and gender influences. new to this edition: Hundreds of new references covering important research developments and trends in a wide range of areas such as sleep stages, “learning styles,” autism spectrum disorder, increasing access to mental health care, and the use of social media for diagnosis. Streamlined coverage curated by Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan to help the instructor of introductory psychology survey the vast field without overwhelming beginner students. Carefully designed pedagogical structure to help students identify important information, test for retention, and learn how to learn. In this edition, the Key Points sections have been replaced by new visual end-of-chapter Concept Maps to show the relationships among concepts and help students consolidate memory of new information.

Sandra Hockenbury

Sandra E. Hockenbury is a science writer who specializes in psychology. Sandy received her B.A. from Shimer College and her M.A. from the University of Chicago, where she was also a research associate at the Institute of Social and Behavioral Pathology. Prior to co-authoring Psychology and Discovering Psychology, Sandy worked for several years as a psychology editor in both academic and college textbook publishing. Sandy has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Tulsa Community College.

Sandy's areas of interest include positive psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and the intersection of Buddhist philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Psychological Science (APS), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Sandy is a member of the Board of Trustees of Shimer College and recently served as a volunteer with Nomads Clinic, a nonprofit organization that brings medical care to remote areas in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and the Tibetan Plateau.

Susan Nolan

Susan A. Nolan is Professor of Psychology at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, where she has been a 2020 College of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year. Susan has researched curricula and assessment in psychology education, the interpersonal consequences of mental illness, and the role of gender in science careers. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation. Susan was the 2021 president of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. She also is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Psychological Science. She holds an A.B. from the College of the Holy Cross and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Susan is fascinated by the applications of psychology to the “real world,” both locally and globally. She served as a representative from the APA to the United Nations for 5 years, and was a recipient of the Fukuhara Award for Advanced International Research and Service from the International Council of Psychologists. She was a 2015–2016 U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she and her husband have a home, as well as a 2023 U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Australia. An avid traveler, Susan uses the examples she encounters through these experiences in the classroom, in this textbook, and in the statistics textbooks that she co-authors.

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Image Slides and Tables - Chapter 03

Image Slides and Tables - Chapter 04

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Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 04

Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 05

Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 06

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Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 13

Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 14

Instructor's Resource Manual - Chapter 15

Lecture Guides

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Lecture Guide - Chapter 03

Lecture Guide - Chapter 04

Lecture Guide - Chapter 05

Lecture Guide - Chapter 06

Lecture Guide - Chapter 07

Lecture Guide - Chapter 08

Lecture Guide - Chapter 09

Lecture Guide - Chapter 10

Lecture Guide - Chapter 11

Lecture Guide - Chapter 12

Lecture Guide - Chapter 13

Lecture Guide - Chapter 14

Lecture Guide - Chapter 15

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Lecture Slides - Chapter 11

Lecture Slides - Chapter 12

Lecture Slides - Chapter 13

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Lecture Slides - Chapter 15

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Psychology

Eighth Edition

Publication Date: June 20, 2018

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319187651

Pages: 864

Sandra Hockenbury