Introduction-to-Psychology.pdf - Google Drive. The index is appropriate, but I was not able to find the glossary. Additions of some more cross cultural videos/example will enhance the over all perspective of these topics through the world. Research methods, biological psychology, neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, human development, learning, memory, intelligence, language, emotion, motivation, social process, personality, and psychological disorders are all represented. At times the tone was very academic and might limit accessibility for undergraduate non-majors, but overall, clearly written. Reviewed by Mike Mensink, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout on 8/21/16, Two versions of this text were compared across formats, the open source 1.0 http://open.lib.umn.edu/intropsyc/ version as well as the updated 2.1 version, located at Chapter 3: Biological Psychology. This text is very American in content. 10 but other topics in that chapter on Emotion and Motivation are not covered as a result). II. Chapter 1: The Origins of Psychology. There are several examples where adding citations (especially more recent ones) would enhance the credibility of the authors content (e.g., describing structuralism on page 16; ethics in section 2.1; neuroplasticity on page 88; stimulants in section 5.2; psychotherapy in section 13.4). It can be difficult to find someone you trust during traumatic or uncertain times in your life. Further, the design of each chapter lends itself to clarity. Although the text is not culturally offensive, it does lack cultural depth. The critical thinking questions at the end of the sections are helpful in addressing this focus. The text and easy to understand and presented in a great manner. Some may be psychology majors, however most will not. Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. This classification system no longer exists. The statement that "Most Psychologists go into research" does not seem accurate. The text did discuss temporally relevant examples such as current TV shows which would likely draw students in. For example, Freud's Personality Theory or Zimbardo's Social Psychological contributions. The topics are presented in a logical, clear fashion. From Wikibooks, open books for an open world. I am a developmental psychologist in training and will therefore focus my comments on Chapter Six (Growing and Developing). The chapters are of adequate length and relates to life situations. One constructive criticism would be to add a list of key terms for each section and/or chapter. 2. I noted some issues with image consistency within a chapter. Compare prices on BookScouter. Table of Contents. Both texts are available on the SAGE Vantage digital platform which blends quality SAGE text content with multimedia activities and In some places, the font seems a bit small. However, for instructors who adopt the book, I do see the updates relatively easy and straightforward to implement. The book doesn't necessarily cover every conceivable topic in psychology, but it covers all of the main subfields in psychology and presents at least a few of the central findings, concepts, and theories in each subfield. This text could easily be subdivided into smaller reading sections instructors could assign particular sections within a chapter. multidisciplinary in nature) helps to challenge students to go beyond the basic knowledge and think critically about issues in psychology. I think that the text could use more end of chapter questions/quizzes and I would like to see glossary words at the end of each particular chapter. There are 14 chapters in total giving a complete understanding of the introductory course for psychology. Disorganized was identified later. Each chapter is broken into several different sections, which could probably stand on their own (ie., an instructor could assign sections of a chapter, rather than the entire chapter). The Certainly this could be effectively used from a historical perspective, but the contextual language does not suggest that is the intent of using this article. WebLet us know. The text seems fairly comprehensive in how it introduces the domains of psychology and roots them in empirical research. There is limited discussion on disorders unique to different cultures (i.e., phobias), disorders more predominantly found in certain cultures et cetera. The organization and flow of the text is good, with the already-noted issue of the modularity compromising the connection between chapters. Introduction to Psychology 1st Canadian Edition Charles Stangor and Jennifer Walinga Download this book This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Each chapter provided useful materials in terms of definitions and clarity in previously discussed material. I particularly liked the way that it described key research and illustrated research findings with graphs and other images. Chapter 2: I would like to see a little more focus on critical thinking in this chapter, though it is briefly discussed. Of course, this necessary shortcoming can be resolved by instructor intervention. Within each chapter, there is consistency between the concept presented, its description, and the examples used to further elucidate its meaning. I do wish that there were a bit more of an effort to link content in individual chapters with content in other chapters so that students can see some of the broader connections in what they're reading. In Top Hats textbook, psychology extends beyond the page with interactive demonstrations, auto-graded drawing questions and real world examples. I did not notice any grammatical errors. There is a high amount of congruency between the outcomes, the content, examples, exercises, and key points. 3 web in fawn creek there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70 85 august is the hottest month for fawn creek with an average high read more. The graphs, images, diagrams, and illustrations are helpful to clarify difficult concepts (e.g. Reviewed by Donna Weber, Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Stout on 1/7/16, The textbook included the topics and chapters that I expect to be included in a General Psychology course. read more. The text covers many key components typically found in an introduction of psychology class. If that is important to an instructor, s/he will need to augment. One exception is in the box on emotional intelligence at the end of section 9.1. Module 2: How Psychologists Know What They Know. Due to the nature of publication in this source, replacements of the authors name with unnamed author and publisher with unnamed publisher cause some breaks in coherence for the reader. I think students will like it. Completely revised and updated, this newly illustrated guide helps both licensed and student nurses apply the latest in psychological research and theory to their everyday lives. I think there is opportunity for the author to point out cultural differences in the presence of some of the more common psychological disorders. 4.6 (608) Hardcover $4678 to rent $14664 to buy FREE delivery Jan 17 - 23 faculty in more I found it very easy to use which I believe is the absolute first step of engagement for students. The adaption focused on revising the book to make it relevant for Canadian post-secondary students. Introduction to Psychology | Top Hat. I found minimal grammar errors however, there were several typos (i.e., existence of unneeded text, missing spaces). Since 2014 this book has been adopted by B.C. Instead of the typical chapters Motivation, Learning, Cognition, Social, and others the book parcels chapters into inadequate topics. The text provided relevant info that corresponds to APA learning standards. though the topic of stress, Coping and Health Psychology. In this area, the book is very relevant and will have longevity. At times, the figure heading would appear at the bottom of the page while the figure itself would be on the following page by itself (leaving 3/4's of the page blank). Today's classrooms, comprised of students from various cultures, text material needs to appeal to a wider audience and challenge students to think more deeply about the broader social context. Table of Contents. as in Myers, 2013; Passer, Smith, Atkinson, Mitchell, & Muir, 2011). Also, whenever Stangor discusses the influence of nature and nurture, he tends to pit them against each other the old "nature versus nurture" jargon (see Chapter 11 on Personality - is personality more nature or nurture? Content is in keeping with the cannon. Class discussions can easily be formed. Introduction to Psychology 1st Canadian Edition Charles Stangor and Jennifer Walinga Download this book This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. When conducting this review I compared this text to four other introductory textbooks (Gerrig, Zimbardo, Desmarais, & Ivanco, 2010; Myers, 2013; Passer, Smith, Atkinson, Mitchell, & Muir, 2011; Schacter, Gilbert, & Wegner,2013). It can be difficult to find someone you trust during traumatic or uncertain times in your life. In its current format, instructors could augment areas that are weaker and/or pull in more contemporary examples. Overall the key concepts are present. The text is written and arranged in a user friendly manner so that a freshman could quite easily read and comprehend the material. However Chapters 1-3 are better left in their original order so students can build on basic descriptions of psychological science, research methods, and biological origins of behavior. For instance, the application in Chapter 7 on Development, What makes good parents applies the concepts of parenting styles in a mini-handbook about parenting, and the application in Chapter 3 is about the difficulties that left-handed people face performing everyday tasks in a right-handed world. Module 1: How Psychologists Think. Other than some minor inconsistencies in font size with printed PDF version of the text, the text is easy to navigate and features are helpful. The book's clarity is strong and well-designed. The writing is clear both at the micro level of individual sentences and paragraphs and at the macro level of lucid organization. I did not detect any grammatical errors. Content is in keeping with the traditional approach to introducing psychology to community college or undergraduate students. The opening story of each chapter is an excellent way to engage students in the material in a very practical sense. WebPsychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. I compared this textbook with the textbook I currently use, "Discovering Psychology, 7th edition," by Hockenbury, Nolan, and Hockenbury. Over all it seems adequate and cover most of the topics for the college level course. The text contains a Table of Contents but no Index. Reviewed by Denise Iacobucci, Faculty, Camosun College on 10/9/13, When conducting this review I compared this text to four other introductory textbooks (Gerrig, Zimbardo, Desmarais, & Ivanco, 2010; Myers, 2013; Passer, Smith, Atkinson, Mitchell, & Muir, 2011; Schacter, Gilbert, & Wegner,2013). While there are, only 3 of them came from Ainsworths initial research. A missing piece was the ability to mark up the text, takes notes, highlight, and save the place where I finished reading. The consistency of the format and layout of the chapters allows the reader to know what to expect and thus provides a level of comfort going into a chapter that might otherwise be new and difficult for the reader. WebLet us know. Module 2: How Psychologists Know What They Know. motivation) is lacking. This text would greatly benefit from more diversity in cultural examples and discussion of how human behavior is impacted by cultural identities. This text is not only consistent, but it's progression of subjects easily build upon each other. This made it very difficult to help students navigate to a certain page for information. The "carpentered world hypothesis" could be included discussion of the effects of experience on perceptual interpretations. A more complete textbook including respected information that other Introduction textbooks cover should be created. I do like how Chapters 1 and 2 give separate attention to the history of psychology and the scientific method (my current textbook combines the two). The book covers in great detail all of the chapters that would appear in a typical introduction to psychology textbook, with the exception of a chapter on stress and coping. According to the introduction, the author has focused intentionally on presenting topics in a way that leaves students with a sense of coherence about the field rather than with a set of random facts. Web"Feeling comfortable and safe with a therapist is an important part of beginning the healing process. The terms reliability and construct validity are used without being previously discussed or defined. The chapters discuss only a few topics instead of addressing a number of vital subjects that introductory psychology students need to master. On-line versions of the text as noted here http://www.saylor.org/courses/psych101/ have a nicely laid out Table of Contents, the printed version or pdf version does not. As noted in previous answers, diagrams and figures could be improved to provide more realistic images of biological components of psychology (i.e., the neuron, brain, synapse). I like the depth of the information and how it is displayed. I found this open Library Textbook to be accurate, error free apart from a few topics like Stress and Coping. The examples provided seem to be relevant and compelling. The concepts in each chapter are explained in a way which is easier for students to Chapter 6: States of Consciousness. The author wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Similarly, in Chapter Six (Growing and Developing) there is less focus on gender development, aging well, and later adult development with no reference to systems theory/bioecological theory in development (i.e. Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. The homunculus would be a better visual. I have reviewed a number of intro textbooks in developing the curriculum for a dual enrollment psychology course. Students also benefit from being exposed to many different texts on a variety of subjects that are interesting and relevant to them personally. Although Stangor mentions the importance of culture in Chapters, he does not extend the discussions on how & why culture is important to psychology theory and research. Sign in A focus on culture is not a strength of the text. Text covers all the areas of Psychology for an introductory course except for Health Psychology. The videos that are included throughout the text are convenient. The translation of the text and visuals was good. The author did an excellent job of breaking down the pieces and including the relevant parts. Have you wondered how to ensure your course is relevant to your students? The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The textbook I currently use has only 14 chapters and two Appendices. Because I teach the course from the same perspective, I appreciate this position. Sometimes we can be overly concerned with giving students the latest information when the reality is that they're lacking many of the basics - so my concern about the date of publication is not a deep one. I was hoping I could adopt this textbook for my classes because I realize how expensive books are and the tremendous stress that this expense alone can place on my students. The text is well written and in language that student's can easily understand. Each chapter is broken into several different sections in a very simple and understandable manner. It can be difficult to find someone you trust during traumatic or uncertain times in your life. The latest reviewed version was checked on 26 February 2021.There are template/file changes awaiting review. Like the videos spotted throughout the text. I find that the text content provides an accurate portrayal of the field. I also appreciated the applications to everyday life that appeared at the end of each chapter, which also contained many recent studies to help students better understand cutting-edge work in the field. Pictures would have made the text more engaging. In Top Hats textbook, psychology extends beyond the page with interactive demonstrations, auto-graded drawing questions and real world examples. The textbook did not have any grammatical errors. The book was accurate and clear. The chapter on Psychological Disorders needs to be upgraded to reflect the DSM V. Such terms as "mental retardation," "hypochondriasis" and "pain disorder" for example are no longer used. Student's are fascinated by these topics and it is very relevant to their developmental processes. Authors: Meaghan Altman (UC Merced) et al. I read the text as a pdf and did not attempt to download or read it on an iPad or Kindle, for example; nor did I print it. Even though the text is a bit outdated (2010), there are ample opportunities to include culture and diversity. read more. The author wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Reviewed by Mary Ann Woodman, Adjunct Professor, Rogue Community College on 8/21/16, Text covers all the areas of Psychology for an introductory course except for Health Psychology. The text would also benefit from the inclusion of more research on the impact of technology on student behaviour (e.g., how/ why does the use of cell phones impact our driving? The chapters are of adequate length and relates to life situations. Hence, this text seems to be a good selection for this type of student. 3 web in fawn creek there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70 85 august is the hottest month for fawn creek with an average high The following are some examples of where the discussion of cultural differences could be expanded: i) How do cultural perceptions influence the onset and prognosis of psychological disorders? When images arent small and left justified, they are very large images of prominent psychologists which Im not sure are helpful or necessary (size, not overall inclusion). Though it can be dry reading at times (as with most texts), it is far from boring. Chapter 14 on group behaviour does not address how culture mediates group behaviour as discussed in many other commercial texts (i.e. I am not sure if this was some glitch in the formatting of the version of the text I downloaded but it was exceedingly disruptive to the flow of reading. Since 2014 this book has been adopted by B.C. The adaption focused on revising the book to make it relevant for Canadian post-secondary students. I thought that cultural presentation was one of the weaker areas of this book. As with any introductory psychological textbook, the author typically demonstrates the greatest conceptual accuracy and strength in their own content area (social psychology, in this instance). Stangor indicates in the Preface that each chapter has a "chapter opener" (p.8). I appreciate the modularization of text in to smaller, more accessible units. Reviewed by David Foster, Professor, Open Oregon Educational Resources on 4/19/19, The text aligns well with APA standards for Introductory Psychology. The story itself is confusing, however, and inserting it into the text doesnt seem to help accomplish the authors goal. This textbook also provides students with built-in assessment questions to test their comprehension along The key terms are highlighted for ease of use, and the figures and tables are labeled and placed in appropriate areas of the text. The author uses language and jargon that is accessible to most undergraduates. The lack of emphasis on the cultural nature of human development is problematic especially in the United States when ethnic diversity is on the rise. Plasticity is discussed, but would also like to see separate definitions of functional and structural plasticity. Terminology well defined and used in a consistent fashion Author's dual theme of behavior and empiricism flows well throughout his work. Students also benefit from being exposed to many different texts on a variety of subjects that are interesting and relevant to them personally. A few figures didn't show up, though, and once in a while there was a blank or nearly blank page (not missing text, just a slightly awkward arrangement of the text with blank space in between). As noted in previously, not all video links worked when reviewing the text online if information was provided about the source in the text it was easy to look this up and review these clips. This book provides the content and information that many general psychology textbooks do. Each chapter begins with an example that is likely to be relatable to most readers. Commercial texts often cover the cultural variations in disorders (i.e. The glossary, index, table of contents are great. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. Chapter 6: States of Consciousness. However, in Figure 3.10 frontal lobe location is more clear and consistent with other texts. No interface issues. Authors: Meaghan Altman (UC Merced) et al. This book help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. However, proofreading is not my strong suit. The discussion of Bilingualism and Cognitive Development in Chapter 9 needs to be modified to include the Canadian example of French Immersion. It definitely provides an accurate overview of the field. I want them to see it as just that. Introduction-to-Psychology.pdf - Google Drive. read more. The devil is in the details, however. I find the many examples in this book interesting but from students' point of view, the examples may not be as appealing. Also the font in a number of the Figures is too small to read (for example, Fig. This book help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. For example, Chapter 4 explains how the trichromatic theory and opponent-process theory of color vision are correct, but the author could elaborate by explaining what part of the visual process each theory best explains. With the instructor bridging the topics, the precise order can be reordered to the preference of the teacher or needs of the students. The text is written with an adequate amount of clarity and directness. Module 1: How Psychologists Think. While I/O is not currently commonplace in other introductory texts, Stress and Health typically warrants a chapter. The other examples were from Canada and Australia. The sub units in the textbook make it easy to teach and to break into lesson plans. The format of the text allows for an introduction to a variety of domains covered in the field of psychology. Introduction to Psychology, 1st Canadian Edition was adapted by Jennifer Walinga in 2014 from an American open textbook published in 2010. The inclusion of video clips on concepts, research, and applicable stories enables students to see psychology as they read through each chapter online. The bookmark feature in the pdf was also helpful and made it easy to move from section to section. The only grammar error I noted was that when discussing the work of the Harlows that the author notes they were affiliated with Wisconsin University rather than the University of Wisconsin. Similarly, chapter summaries that include a list of key terms covered within a chapter have been very helpful to introductory psychology students. The textbook included the topics and chapters that I expect to be included in a General Psychology course. I believe it is important to provide an overview of all the major psychological perspectives in the first chapter or two. Chapter 8: Motivation. 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