Discovering Psychology (Paper), Study Guide & Online Study Center [Paperback]

Don H. Hockenbury (Author), Sandra E. Hockenbury (Author), Cornelius Rea (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0716785730 | ISBN-13: 978-0716785736 | Publication Date: August 4, 2006 | Edition: 4th

This briefer, streamlined version of Don and Sandra Hockenbury's acclaimed text, Psychology, Second Edition, warmly invites students to explore the science that speaks most directly to their everyday lives. Using a narrative rich with engaging anecdotes and real-life stories--often drawn from the authors' own lives and experiences--Discovering Psychology helps to clarify abstract concepts and psychological principles. With its smart pedagogy, attractive design and state-of-the-classroom media and supplements package, there is no text better equipped for introducing students to the science that speaks most directly to their everyday lives.

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About the Author

DON H. HOCKENBURY is Lecturer at Tulsa Community College, USA - SANDRA E. HOCKENBURY is Lecturer at Tulsa Community College, USA --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 587 pages
• Publisher: Worth Publishers; 4th edition (August 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716785730
• ISBN-13: 978-0716785736
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.1 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Discovering Psychology, January 5, 2005

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C. Skinner "Book Doober" (Anza, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Psychology Package (Paperback)

I found that this was one of the best textbooks I've owned. It deeply described the meanings of psychology. Through-out my entire semester, I found this book to be extremely helpful with my exams and research reports. I didn't really need that many references because the book had so many. A really awesome book.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Psych..., December 19, 2000

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A Reader (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discovering Psychology & Study Guide (Paperback)

This is a *wonderful* book! It explains the basic concepts in Psychology in a clear and compassionate manner. Easy and enjoyable to read (this is a textbook we're talking about here!), I actually looked forward to doing the reading for class. All I can say is, thanks to my prof for requiring this book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Book is great Website that suports the book is terrible, July 17, 2008

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A. Whitlow (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discovering Psychology (Paper), Study Guide & Online Study Center (Paperback)

The book is slightly more interesting than your average textbook. The internet site is terrible. I successfully used it once to study for an exam and it was wonderful. I had all these interactive flashcard games and online tests. I tried to use it to study for my second exam and most of the features I found to be so helpful were not working. Then, I started e-mailing text support. I got automatic replies, and messages from a man who stated and I'm parapharsing, "Worth Publishing has invested a great deal of time and effort into working out the problems with this website. We are devoted to get it up and running properly." The website hasn't worked properly since then, and that was two weeks ago. If a company is going to advertise a website that supports a textbook, it should work. Just another example of marketing departments pumping up a product that the developers are just not ready maintain and support.