Psychology / senior contributing authors, Rosie M. Spielman, formerly of Quinnipiac University.
| Author/creator | Spielman, Rose M. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Houston, Texas : OpenStax, Rice University, [2017] |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 744 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Online version |
| Supplemental Content | Open access - Web version |
| Supplemental Content | Direct access to available formats |
| Supplemental Content | http://cnx.org/content/col11629/1.5 |
| Supplemental Content | Open access - Web version |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Dumper, Kathryn, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Jenkins, William (William James), contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Lacombe, Arlene, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Lovett, Marilyn contributor. |
| Other author/creator | Perlmutter, Marion, contributor. |
| Other author/creator | OpenStax College, issuing body. |
| Contents | Introduction to psychology -- Psychological research -- Biopsychology -- States of consciousness -- Sensation and perception -- Learning -- Thinking and intelligence -- Memory -- Lifespan development -- Emotion and motivation -- Personality -- Social psychology -- Industrial-organizational psychology -- Stress, lifestyle, and health -- Psychological disorders -- Therapy and treatment. |
| Abstract | Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe. |
| General note | "Revision PS-2014-002(03/17)-BB"--Title page verso. |
| General note | Senior contributing authors, Kathryn Dumper, William Jenkins, Arlene Lacombe, Marilyn Lovett, Marion Perlmutter--Page 3 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 643-728) and index. |
| Terms of use | Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Spielman, Rose M. Psychology. Houston, Texas : OpenStax College, Rice University, 2014- 9781947172074 1947172077 |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| ISBN | 1938168356 |
| ISBN | 9781938168352 |