Psychology

For courses in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Engineering Psychology, Human Performance, Human Information Processing, and Applied Cognitive Psychology.

This text presents both a formal and intuitive understanding of how humans process information in the performance of tasks—highlighting the strengths and limitations, as well as methods, of performance. Equal emphasis is placed on the implications of these strengths and limitations for the design of equipment with which people interact, and for the design and training of work procedures. Provides examples of how Theories of Information are manifested in real world behavior, and clearly identifies the link between basic research and applications.

• NEW - Revised decision-making chapter.

  • Shows students how more classic theories and applications in this area are related to contemporary developments in naturalistic decision making. Ex.___

• NEW - Updated spatial cognitive chapter.

  • Provides students and instructors with a scientific treatment of this important and growing area of technological importance, enabling them to focus on the developments in virtual environments in human-computer interaction, and date visualization. Ex.___

• NEW - Contains information on the following topics: Knowledge representation and long-term memory; Situation awareness; Stress effects on performance; Cognitive engineering and complex systems, including computer-mediated communications.

• An opening “vignette” in Ch. 1.

  • Illustrates several principles of information processing found in following chapters so that students gain an intuitive understanding of them. Ex.___

• Numerous examples of actual applied research experiments.

  • Demonstrates the relevance of theories from basic laboratory psychology to the world beyond the classroom. Ex. ___

• Revised decision-making chapter.

  • Shows students how more classic theories and applications in this area are related to contemporary developments in naturalistic decision making. Ex.___

• Updated spatial cognitive chapter.

  • Provides students and instructors with a scientific treatment of this important and growing area of technological importance, enabling them to focus on the developments in virtual environments in human-computer interaction, and date visualization. Ex.___

• Contains information on the following topics: Knowledge representation and long-term memory; Situation awareness; Stress effects on performance; Cognitive engineering and complex systems, including computer-mediated communications.

 1. Introduction to Engineering Psychology and Human Performance.


 2. Signal Detection, Information Theory, and Absolute Judgment.


 3. Attention in Perception and Display Space.


 4. Spatial Displays.


 5. Navigation and Interaction in Real and Virtual Environments.


 6. Language and Communications.


 7. Memory and Training.


 8. Decision Making.


 9. Selection of Action.


10. Manual Control.


11. Attention, Time-Sharing, and Workload.


12. Stress and Human Error.


13. Complex Systems, Process Control and Automation.

Industrial / Organizational Psychology  (Psychology)

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
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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

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ABC Videos for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 10/E
Schultz & Schultz
©2010 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205683622 | ISBN-13: 9780205683628

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