Psychology

For Introduction to Psychology courses.

Psychology in Perspective, 3/e, responds to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061, which calls upon all scientists to teach for depth of understanding rather than breadth of coverage. The authors have reorganized the traditional material according to the five major perspectives in the field: biological, learning, cognitive, sociocultural, and psychodynamic. They offer an unbiased presentation of each perspective's strengths, limitations, and misuses, and, drawing on the metaphor of the “blind men and the elephant,” they emphasize the importance of understanding all five approaches in order to grasp the “big picture” of human experience.

• NEW - Revised to cover diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

  • Shows students how the different perspectives approach mental disorders and their treatments. Ex.___

• NEW - Updated and revised running glossary, summaries, key terms.

  • Provides students with meaningful tools to test their understanding of the material. Ex.___

• NEW - Shorter Evaluation Essays.

  • These sections, now briefer and more coherent, are devoted entirely to assessing the strengths and limitations of the perspectives. Ex.___

• Organized by five major psychological perspectives—Biological, learning, cognitive, socio-cultural, and psycho-dynamic.

  • Helps students evaluate psychological findings and claims they will encounter when they leave the classroom. Ex.___

• Evaluative essays conclude each perspective.

  • Helps students think critically about what they are reading. Ex.___

• “What do you Know?” quizzes.

  • Helps students review and learn material. Ex.___

• Clear, readable design.

  • Draws students into the material. Ex.___

• Capstone Unit “Putting the Perspectives Together.”

  • Shows students how various perspectives approach mental disorders and enhance our understanding of them. Ex.___

• Presents debates and controversies within psychology.

  • Offers students a realistic view of the discipline in action. Ex.___

• Alternative to reductionism.

  • Shows students how no one perspective has “all the answers” about human behavior. Ex.___

• Revised to cover diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

  • Shows students how the different perspectives approach mental disorders and their treatments. Ex.___

• Updated and revised running glossary, summaries, key terms.

  • Provides students with meaningful tools to test their understanding of the material. Ex.___

• Shorter Evaluation Essays.

  • These sections, now briefer and more coherent, are devoted entirely to assessing the strengths and limitations of the perspectives. Ex.___

I. INVITATION TO PSYCHOLOGY.

II. THE BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.

III. THE LEARNING PERSPECTIVE.

IV. THE COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE.

V. THE SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.

VI. THE PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE.

VII. PUTTING THE PERSPECTIVES TOGETHER.

Introductory Psychology  [BRIEF TEXTS]   (Psychology)

"The overall conception of this book is impressive, and Tavris and Wade's writing is so consistently clear and interesting that it is a joy to read. This makes the job of reviewing their work somewhat difficult. It is analogous to my saying, "Well, the Mona Lisa is certainly an excellent piece of art. But I wonder how she would look with a pair of small diamond earrings or perhaps a butterfly tattoo just below her left eye."—Walter J. Lonner, Western Washington University

"I am very enthusiastic about this project. It seems to be just what the discipline, as well as the market, needs at this point in psychology's development. Students have less and less chance of finding their way out of the maze that the field has become. The forest becomes ever more indiscernible because of the trees. Psychology in Perspective provides the forest."—Keith E. Stanovich, University of Toronto, Author of How to Think Straight About Psychology

"I often go ballistic reading what introductory psychology texts have to say about behavioral genetics. In contrast, I was so pleased with your coverage that I had to write to say thanks. Yours is one of the clearest, most honest, and most balanced presentations of this difficult material that I have seen."—Robert Plomin, University of London

"Most books do not adequately get across how profoundly different the perspectives within psychology are. Students need to learn that disagreements and controversies are part of the scientific endeavor, and not a sign of arbitrary opinion. Surely that is one of this text's most important messages—that science is open-ended, constantly changing and evolving."—Timothy E. Moore, Glendon College, York University

"My students and I are impressed with the narrative style and reading level. Virtually nothing is sacrificed in terms of complexity, yet the text remains entertaining. This book will appeal to professors who favor critical thinking over pieces of information, and who wish to organize the content of psychology into a coherent portrait of the discipline."—Anne L. Law, Rider University

CAROL TAVRIS earned her Ph.D. in the social psychology program at the University of Michigan, and as a writer and lecturer she has sought to educate the public about the importance of critical and scientific thinking in psychology. She is author of The Mismeasure of Woman; Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion; and, with Carole Wade, Psycholoy; Invitation to Psychology; and The Longest War: Sex Differences in Perspective. She has written on psychological topics for a wide variety of magazines and professional publications; many of her opinion essays and book reviews for The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, Scientific American, and other publications have recently been collected in Psychobabble and Biobunk: Using Psychology to Think Critically About Issues in the News. Dr. Tavris lectures widely on, among other topics, critical thinking, pseudoscience in psychology and psychiatry, anger, and the science and politics of research on gender. She has taught in the psychology department at UCLA and at the Human Relations Center of the New School for Social Research in New York. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society; a member of the board of the Council for Scientific Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry; and a member of the editorial board of the APS's Psychological Science in the Public Interest. When she is not writing or lecturing, she can be found walking the trails of the Hollywood Hills with her border collie, Sophie.

CAROLE WADE earned her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Stanford University. She began her academic career at the University of New Mexico, where she taught course in psycholinguistics and developed the first course at the university on the psychology of gender. She was a professor of psychology for ten years at San Diego Mesa College, then taught at the College of Marin, and is now affiliated with Dominican University of California. She is author, with Carol Tavris, of Psychology, Invitation to Psychology, and The Longest War: Sex Differences in Perspective. Dr. Wade has a long-standing interest in making psychology accessible to students and the general public through lectures, workshops, and general interest articles. For many years she has focused her efforts on the teaching and promotion of critical-thinking skills, diversity issues, and the enhancement of undergraduate education in psychology. She chaired the APA Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Diversity Issues at the Precollege and Undergraduate Levels of Education in Psychology, is a past chair of the APA's Public Information Committee, has been a G. Stanley Hall Lecturer, and currently serves on the steering committee for the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology. Dr. Wade is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a charter member of the American Psychological Society. When she isn't busy with her professional activities, she can be found rising the trails of northern California on her Arabian horse, Condé.

Companion Website - Tavris, 3/E
Tavris
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130604410 | ISBN-13: 9780130604415
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Intructor's Resource Manual, 3/E
Tavris & Wade
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 244 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130283274 | ISBN-13: 9780130283276

Companion Website - Tavris, 3/E
Tavris
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130604410 | ISBN-13: 9780130604415
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/tavris

Test Item File, 3/E
Tavris & Wade
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 542 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130285544 | ISBN-13: 9780130285546

WIN PH Test Manager, 3/E
Tavris & Wade
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Software; 1 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0130285579 | ISBN-13: 9780130285577

Companion Website - Tavris, 3/E
Tavris
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130604410 | ISBN-13: 9780130604415
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/tavris

Study Guide, 3/E
Tavris & Wade
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 272 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130283282 | ISBN-13: 9780130283283
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Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Clicker Questions for Introductory Psychology
Martichuski
©2009 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205688039 | ISBN-13: 9780205688036
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Contemporary Readings in Psychology: A New York Times Reader
Coats
©2000 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 126 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0139775137 | ISBN-13: 9780139775130
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How to Write Psychology Papers, 2/E
Parrott
©1999 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321044665 | ISBN-13: 9780321044662
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Insights into Human Development Video
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205466249 | ISBN-13: 9780205466245

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

Introductory Psychology DVD Set for Psychology
Pearson Canada
©2006 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131754327 | ISBN-13: 9780131754324

Live!Psych
WADE & TAVRIS & Tavris
©2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130487325 | ISBN-13: 9780130487322
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/kassin

Mind Matters CD-ROM
Hilton & Perdue
©2000 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130272787 | ISBN-13: 9780130272782
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Pearson Teaching Films for Introductory Psychology 2008
Pearson
©2009 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205652808 | ISBN-13: 9780205652808

Psychobabble and Biobunk: Using Psychology to Think Critically about Issues in the News, 2/E
Tavris
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 107 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130279862 | ISBN-13: 9780130279866
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide: Psychology (Valuepack item only)
Kelley & Barr
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517080 | ISBN-13: 9780205517084

Speaking Out: Interviews with People Who Struggle
Oltmanns & Emery
©2011 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Estimated Availability : 12/01/2010
ISBN-10: 0205773419 | ISBN-13: 9780205773411

Stress Management Workbook: Techniques and Self Assessment Procedures
Gramling & Auerbach
©1998 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0138539200 | ISBN-13: 9780138539207
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive for Psychology, 4.0
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205395376 | ISBN-13: 9780205395378

Allyn & Bacon Introductory Psychology Study Site (Open Access)
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205521436 | ISBN-13: 9780205521432
URL:  http://www.abintropsychology.com

Allyn & Bacon Transparencies for Introduction to Psychology, 2004
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Transparency; 232 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205398626 | ISBN-13: 9780205398621

Blockbuster Video Guide for Introductory Psychology
Allyn & Bacon
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205473008 | ISBN-13: 9780205473007
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Diversity Activities for Psychology
Whittlesey
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 276 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205296386 | ISBN-13: 9780205296385

Insights into Psychology DVD, Volume II
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Video; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205402909 | ISBN-13: 9780205402908

Insights into Psychology Video, Volume III
Allyn & Bacon
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Video | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205472990 | ISBN-13: 9780205472994

Music and the Teaching of Psychology
Lott-Harrison
©2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 020562586X | ISBN-13: 9780205625864
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Pearson Teaching Films for Introductory Psychology 2008
Pearson
©2009 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205652808 | ISBN-13: 9780205652808

Psychology in Perspective, 3/E
Tavris & Wade
©2001 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 639 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130283266 | ISBN-13: 9780130283269
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/tavris
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Psychology: Core Concepts, Discovering Psychology Edition (with MyPsychLab CourseCompass), 5/E
Zimbardo, Johnson & Weber
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 784 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205565948 | ISBN-13: 9780205565948

Study Card for Introduction to Psychology
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Study Card; 8 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205435092 | ISBN-13: 9780205435098

Companion Website - Tavris, 3/E
Tavris
©2001 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130604410 | ISBN-13: 9780130604415
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/tavris

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