This best-selling text not only explores psychological theory and research, but also emphasizes their application to the lives of students. Spencer Rathus is a talented author with a widely celebrated writing style that makes psychology interesting, appealing, and relevant for students. A great amount of detail has gone into updating this text, including: the additions of a new chapter, "Adolescent and Adult Development;" a new feature, "Controversy in Psychology," which embraces controversies in psychology as vehicles for enhancing knowledge and stimulating critical thinking; and a new pedagogical approach, PQ4R (outlined below). This new edition also features greater emphasis on the evolutionary perspective, as well as a new connection to the Web and the text's CD-ROM using the author's trademarked method.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wadsworth
ISBN-10
0155112821
ISBN-13
9780155112827
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5915106
Product Key Features
Author
Spencer A. Rathus
Publication Name
Psychology in the New Millennium (With Infotrac)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
832 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Width
9.1in
Item Weight
67.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Psychotherapy / General, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / General