Psychology: Concepts and Applications - Hardcover

Nevid, Jeffrey S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618475117 ISBN 13: 9780618475117

Verlag: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Psychology: Concepts and Applications, 2/e, offers a concept-based approach supported by a unique pedagogical framework. Nevid provides a broad view of psychology that includes history, research methods, major theories, and research findings and their contemporary applications in everyday life. The text's successful modular format organizes each chapter into manageable instructional units that help students focus on one topic at a time within the context of a larger chapter structure.

Jeffrey Nevid developed a comprehensive learning system for this text derived from his research on memory, learning, and textbook pedagogy. This learning model, which organizes the text's pedagogical features, incorporates four goals that Nevid refers to as the "Four E's of Effective Learning": Engaging Student Interest, Encoding Information, Elaborating Meaning, Evaluating Progress.

• New! Reality Check boxes encourage students to think critically about popular beliefs and claims related to the field of psychology. Each box presents students with evidence evaluating the statements and concludes with summary of present knowledge and current research about the topic.
• New! Exploring Psychology features provide greater depth of coverage of contemporary research, controversies in the field, and current issues that relate directly to students' lives. Topics covered include: Driving While Distracted; Binge Drinking: A Dangerous College Pastime; and Emotional Intelligence: How Well Do You Manage Your Emotions?
• Revised! Module Reviews appear at the end of each instructional section to provide both a written summary and testing area for students to ensure comprehension before proceeding in the text. This three-part review offers thought-provoking questions that help students sharpen their critical-thinking skills and reflect on how the material relates to their own experiences.
• Important pedagogy in e ach module includes marginal Key Concept notes that support Nevid's concept-signaling approach; Concept Charts for summary and review; Try This Out! application activities; Pioneer Boxes, offering profiles of researchers; Application Modules, providing real-world context; and chapter-ending Tying It Together sections that demonstrate how the modules interrelate within the chapter.
• Available in interactive PDF format, the Psychology: Concepts and Applications, 2/e, eBook offers students an online alternative to the print text, complete with embedded links. Students can access interactive Netlab activities and complete them as they are working through related concepts in the text. Tutorials offer both online Preview and Practice Questions to reinforce the textbook material. And electronic Flashcards provide an engaging way to review key terms and concepts. Additional tools to support students in their reading include online highlighting and marginal note-taking.
• New Supplement! Concept Maps Booklet is a visually-based learning tool that links concepts covered in the text using visually engaging diagrams.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0618475117
• ISBN 13: 9780618475117
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 655
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