Psychology (Seventh Edition) [Hardcover]

Henry Gleitman (Author), James Gross (Author), Daniel Reisberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393977684 | ISBN-13: 978-0393977684 | Publication Date: February 28, 2007 | Edition: Seventh Edition

Since it first appeared twenty-five years ago, Psychology has been widely recognized as the most cohesive overview of the discipline.

Drawing from the liberal arts and natural sciences and emphasizing psychology’s historical dimensions, this gold-standard text shows students how and why psychology is relevant in their lives and to the other disciplines they are studying. The Seventh Edition introduces a new four-part structure that highlights the central issues that motivate psychological research and previews them through thought-provoking introductory essays. Throughout, the part reorganization is reinforced by carefully refined questions and themes, providing a coherent and exciting view of psychology today.

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About the Author

Henry Gleitman is Professor of Psychology and the former chair of the department at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the recipient of the American Psychological Foundation’s Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award (1982) and, from the University of Pennsylvania, the Abrams Award (1988) and the Lindback Award (1977). He has served as president of the APA’s Division 1: General Psychology and Division 10: Psychology and the Arts. Most importantly, Professor Gleitman has taught introductory psychology for five decades to over 40,000 students.

James Gross is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and Director of the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory. Professor Gross's research focuses on emotion and emotion regulation processes in healthy and clinical populations. His 150 or so publications include The Handbook of Emotion Regulation (Guilford, 2007), and he has received early career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Western Psychological Association, and the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Professor Gross is also an award-winning teacher, a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education, and the Director of the Stanford Psychology One Teaching Program. His teaching awards include Stanford's Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Stanford Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize, Stanford's Postdoctoral Mentoring Award, and Stanford's highest teaching prize, the Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Daniel Reisberg, author of the best-selling text Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind, Third Edition, is Professor of Psychology and chair of the department at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Professor Reisberg’s research has focused on the nature of mental imagery as well as on people’s ability to remember emotionally significant events. He has served on the editorial boards of many of the field’s journals, including a recent term as Associate Editor of Psychological Bulletin.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Seventh Edition edition (February 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393977684
• ISBN-13: 978-0393977684
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,358 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, comprehensive "intro." book., July 14, 2001

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Rocco B. Rubino "Rocco R." (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychology (Hardcover)

This introduction text represents a "tour de force" in dealing with a complex subject. Psychology is divided into 5 sections dealing with Action, Cognition, Social Behavior, Development, and Individual Differences. Each chapter contains the biological basis at work, because, as the authors so beautifully put it "we aren't just minds; we are minds embodied."

This book is for the serious student; the dabbler, and those whose understanding of psychology is limited to pop psych-type self-help, psycho-babble will be bored.

An outstanding, scholarly work worthy of reading.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Text for Honors Introductory Psychology, November 6, 2001

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Gary W. Mccullough "Dr. J. Hawk" (Andrews, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Psychology (Hardcover)

I've used the text for my honors section of Psych 101 and as a source for lecture material in my other sections. IMHO, this the the best textbook for Intro Psych that I have ever come across in terms of the depth of material presented. It is, however, probably too difficult for the large lecture hall sections or sections taught entirely by graduate students. For these sections I would recommend David Myers' textbook. Much more student-friendly, and still an excellent source of information. Fridlund, et al., is still the gold standard.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introductory Book, May 2, 2006

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Anjeela (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychology, Sixth Edition (Hardcover)

Great for learning the basics of psychology in a comprehensive, thorough, easy to understand manner. I used it for my university freshman psych course, and even though the professors had to add some additional information to the texts, it served as a great guildline for psychology majors.