"The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" is the style manual of choice for writers, editors, students, and educators in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides invaluable guidance on all aspects of the writing process, from the ethics of authorship to the word choice that best reduces bias in language. Well-known ...
For courses in Introductory Psychology, History and Systems in Psychology, and Research Methods. This unique book closes the gap between psychology textbooks and the research that made them possible by offering a first hand glimpse into 40 of the most famous studies in the history of the field, and subsequent studies that expanded upon each study ...
A comprehensive and engaging introduction to Psychology that covers all the key fields, the ninth edition has been revised based on feedback from reviewers and is now more concise. The content has been revised and made more concise based on the feedback of reviewers. This book features a revised chapter on consciousness, with greater emphasis ...
"The Tipping Point" is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple: that many of the problems we face - from murder to teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics. They aren't linear phenomena in the sense that they steadily and predictably change according to the level of effort brought to bear against them. They are ...
This text serves as a mid-level chronological introduction to developmental psychology covering prenatal development through to death. The book features a broad coverage of issues and a current and diverse research base. There is an emphasis on cultural and gender issues that introduce the student to the diversity of human behaviour across the ...
This workbook, updated for use with the fifth edition of the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association", is designed to help students to improve their writing skills. The resource contains groups of instructional exercises on various aspects and features of the "Publication Manual", including references and citations, grammar, ...
More than a giant collection of synonyms, this book includes thousands of useful words and phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners in the mental health professions.
The Concise Rules of APA Style offers essential writing and formatting standards for students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians in the social and behavioral sciences. This easy-to-use pocket guide, compiled from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, provides complete guidance on the rules of style that are critical ...
This widely used brief paperback supplement focuses on applying critical thinking techniques to standard concepts in psychology and teaches students to recognize and critically appraise pseudoscience. In particular, this text provides tips on evaluating claims that arise in discussions of psychology in the media and self-help literature. By ...
This text, appropriate for upper level courses, is a historical overview of the development of modern psychology in the last 100 years to the present day. A History of Modern Psychology covers the rise and fall of the schools of psychological thought in terms of philosophy and physiology, the impact of intellectual, social, economic, and political ...
For an undergraduate Introduction to Psychology course that requires a brief, paperback text. *Taking advantage of the technological advances of recent years, the Fifth Edition of this best-selling brief text thoroughly integrates multimedia to provide students with as rich a learning environment as the early 21st century has to offer. Interactive ...
The famed trainer of Jim Courier, Martina Navratilova, Ray Mancini and Dan Jansen writes about his latest toughening techniques, and draws on the most recent scientific studies available, including new programs and goals for both professional and amateur athletes. With an emphasis on flexibility, strength, and resiliency, Loehr's toughness ...
This invaluable workbook-style reference guide will help you transition from writing for composition classes to writing for psychology classes. Author Lenore T Szuchman's years of experience teaching writing-intensive courses give her an inside track on the trouble spots students often encounter when writing papers and dealing with APA style. The ...
From backstabbing to bullying to just being out, here's advice for girls about a whole host of friendship problems. Tips, quizzes, and real life stories about girls who've solved their friendship problems round out this timely advice book. Full color.
The World of Psychology provides superior learning and application support while making the connection between scientific principles and the everyday lives of today's diverse student population. The Fifth Edition of Wood/Wood/Boyd continues to respond to the changing needs of students. Students and Instructors of The World of Psychology will ...
Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition, this widely adopted text provides students and practitioners with state-of-the-science guidelines for treating frequently encountered adult disorders. Contributors are leading clinical researchers who present essential background knowledge on each problem, describe the conceptual and ...
Joseph Campbell edited this collection of Carl Jung's writings as a primer on the work of Jung. Well represented in lengthy excerpts are Jung's work on the collective unconscious, the ego, and psychological types, as well as works that one might classify as "occult" or spiritual, such as "Individual Dream Symbolism in Relation to Alchemy" and "On ...
As a best-selling, chronologically organized child development text, Berk, Infants and Children is relied upon in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style and its commitment to examining the latest theory and research. Berk takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social ...
This updated, revised, and expanded edition of Mary Summer Rain's "Guide to Dream Symbols" features over 20,000 symbols and provides a quick reference guide that is essential for anyone exploring the power of dreams for personal transformation.
With over 11,000 authoritative and up-to-date entries, this best-selling dictionary covers all branches of psychology, including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, criminology, neuroscience, and statistics. It features comprehensive coverage of key areas, for example, cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, ...
This fully revised and updated edition of a best-selling classic now features up to 10,000 quotations and uplifting words of wisdom on such topic as: Happiness, Friendship, Self-Confidence, Enthusiasm, Decision-making ...and much, much more. This is an invaluable tool for writers, public speakers, coaches, and business people - anyone who needs to ...
In this successful text, Kazdin describes research methods in psychology and provides criteria for conducting and evaluating clinical research. This text's emphasis is on clinical psychology, but the issues and methods it discusses are relevant to counseling, school psychology and psychiatry. The various stages of research are discussed, with an ...
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The new, revised 2nd Edition of this popular book presents specific strategies and practical methods for conducting thorough psychiatric assessments. Essential psychiatric interviewing techniques from a variety of disciplines provide readers with a strong theoretical foundation and a broad scope of reference. This resource also illustrates the use ...
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