What is Psychology? [Paperback]

Ellen E. Pastorino (Author), Susann M Doyle-Portillo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0495504114 | ISBN-13: 978-0495504115 | Edition: 2

By focusing on material most relevant to the Introductory Psychology course while maintaining the narrative flow, Ellen Pastorino and Susann Doyle-Portillo invite students to see the big picture of psychology, rather than a collection of fragmented ideas. With an unparalleled integration of diversity, applications, and critical thinking, WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY? captures and holds students' interest using "The Big Picture," a real-life story of a person whose experience illustrates the concepts of the chapter. Upon entering this course, students ask, "Why should Psychology matter to me?" Drawing from their own research and first-hand work in classrooms on assessment, inclusion, and reaching under-prepared students, Pastorino and Doyle-Portillo answer this question using practical everyday examples focused on the student (e.g., asking students to design a research study based on the hypothesis that listening to rock and roll facilitates studying).

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"10-out-of-10 student evaluations preferred Pastorino/Doyle over our current text. The examples and figures from What Is Psychology? are more specific, precise, and applicable to self, others, and everyday life experiences. The text reads so very well. The pages in What Is Psychology? are crisp and clean. They draw the eye to the pictures, figures, activities, review boxes, etc. I feel like this is a book that I would like to use to get my students into the book one-page-at-a-time." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Ellen E. Pastorino (Ph.D. in School Psychology, Florida State University) is a developmental psychologist who teaches psychology classes at Valencia Community College in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Pastorino has won numerous teaching awards, including the University of Georgia, Board of Regents Distinguished Professor; the NISOD Excellence in Teaching Award; and Valencia's Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. She also serves as a reviewer for the "Journal on Excellence in College Teaching." Dr. Pastorino has authored test banks, instructor manuals, and student study guides, and has published research in the "Journal of Adolescent Research and Adolescence." While working as a consultant for IBM Corporation she developed numerous educational materials for teachers and students.

A professor of psychology at Gainesville College, Dr. Susann M. Doyle-Portillo earned her Ph.D. in Social Cognition from the University of Oklahoma. She holds bachelors degrees in engineering and psychology. She has published articles in "Social Cognition" and "Contemporary Social Psychology," but the main focus of her career is teaching. During her tenure at Gainesville College, Dr. Doyle-Portillo has twice been listed in "Who's Who Among America's Teachers." She has supervised independent-study student research at the two-year college level and is the founder of the Division of Social Sciences and Education Annual Research Poster Competition at Gainesville College. She also is the chair of the Scientific Review Committee/Institutional Review Board for the Gainesville College Engineering and Science Fair. She has authored test banks, instructor manuals, and student study guides. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 737 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 2 edition (January 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495504114
• ISBN-13: 978-0495504115
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #512,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Psych!, January 10, 2012

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This review is from: What is Psychology? (Kindle Edition)

It is pretty decent for a textbook, I prefer reading the actual textbook though, the kindle makes me read slower and it feels like it(and actually doesa) take a lot longer to finish a chapter. Ebay has some good deals on textbooks if you search by the ISBN.

3.0 out of 5 stars content, September 20, 2011

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This review is from: What is Psychology? (Paperback)

The price of this book was a steal. It is the much older edition of what my professor actually wanted the class to purchase, but i found that it wasn't a big issue. This book contains all the same exact contents as the new edition, except certain chapters are out of order. This was not a big deal. I recommend this for anyone on a low college budget who does not want to spend too much :)

3.0 out of 5 stars Required, July 14, 2011

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This review is from: What is Psychology? (Hardcover)

Overall it's an easy read. Theories are explained clearly. only thing is my school
Sells the version without hardcover and it's much lighter. Got mine for a deal here but it's VERY heavy to bring to class. I wouldn't have brought it but the professor requested for the book to be in so mehh.