Customer Reviews

Psychology: Core Concepts (hardcover) (5th Edition)

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I was assigned this text for a college General Psychology course, and upon reading it cover to cover, I found that it was quiet interesting! The book uses simple terms so it is easy to understand what really matters, rather than trying to memorize countless definitions, and it has a story at the beginning of each chapter to help put each concept in perspective. In comparison to other dry, and complicated psychology books which I have had in the past, I highly suggest this book to anyone wishing, or forced to, study psychology.

I was very dissappointed with this book purchase, the state of the book I have no complaints with but this book was supposed to come with a code to access the internet and do a psychology lab. there was no code anywhere and I could not contact the sender for questions. due to the need and shortage of time (class started already) I had to buy the the code through the internet which defeats the purpose of getting a good buy with amazon.

I needed the book to include MyPsychLab access code. I purchased this because I thought (MyPsychLab Series) meant that.
So, I ended up having to go to Pearson and purchasing the access code for $30. I would have been better just getting this at the college book store.
Other than this misunderstanding, the transaction was quick and painless. It arrived perfectly.

I really don't like this textbook. It is written at a level that is appropriate for a community college or high school, but it is too simplistic for use in a university classroom. Beyond the errors that the text makes, such as locating the suparchiasmatic nucleus in the thalamus, the explanations are to brief and simple. The book includes end of chapter review questions, but they are so simple that most students could answer them simply by looking at the chapter concepts.

I used this book for a introductory course in college, and this book was used often.

- I like how brief and concise it was. I wasn't bogged down or overwhelmed much.

- Some chapters are actually interesting to read. I sometimes jumped ahead to see what interesting topics lay ahead. Needless to say, I found myself reading about fascinating new technologies and findings.

- Great experience overall. There's a lot of fun parts that makes me feel like a kid again, even though the textbook was used in college.

Highly recommended for intro psychology for middle, high school, and college.

THis book was used for my into to psycho class at a large university, and I really wish they would have picked a different text. The book has a hard time staying focused, in one section concepts are horibbly oversimplified, in another, they are throwing too much high level information with no context. The chapter questions were ridiculously easy at times, unanwerable even by my TA at others. All in all, a very disjointed text.

I purchased the book new from Amazon so that I would have the MyPsychLab access code that is supposed to come with all new books. Since I did not receive it, I am missing a lot of material in my class. The publisher answered my email that the book needs to be purchased from them or a university in order to receive the code, but others in my class bought new volumes from the university and did not receive it either. Amazon has not answered my email to see what can be done to get the code.

I find it interesting, and entertaining to read! Because this is an introductory book and has to include a lot of the basic key information about Psychology, it's pretty concise and not much depth. But I absolutely love reading it.

The text book came the day after I made online purchase. Saved about $30 for this rather than going to school's bookstore. Very happy. :)

I'm an online student and our class had the ebook to use FREE through the school, but I bought the hard copy for easier reading on my eyes. The book was the binder edition without the binder sold by A_Team books on Amazon. It arrived within the time specified for delivery and was exactly as described-brand new in the sealed wrapper.For the price it was a good deal (a WHOLE LOT cheaper than other new editions listed). I would recommend A_Team books for textbook needs if what you need is offered through them.

All in all, I'm a satisfied customer!