Passer M. W. Psychology: Frontiers and Applications / Michael W. Passer, Ronald E. Smith. — First Edition. — Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, WI : Mc Graw-Hill Higher Education, 2001. — 668 p.

Анотація:
Michael Passer and Ronald Smith pooled their 25 years of combined experience in teaching Introduction to Psychology to bring you an innovative new approach to unveiling the science of Psychology. The goal of Psychology: Frontiers and Applicationsis to share with students the excitement the authors have found in the study of behavior and to make the course more exciting for you to teach. To achieve this goal, Drs. Passer and Smith present Psychology from a perspective that repeatedly emphasizes the linkages between basic science and applied science. Students discover the connections between theoretical research findings and practical solutions to problems in society. This approach teaches students to think more like psychologists- viewing the world of behavior in a more analytical, sophisticated way which includes considering the multiple factors that result in behavior.
Scientifically Inspired Pedagogy: Mastery, Thinking, Connections

Psychology: Frontiers and Applications is built around a scientifically proven system for improving content mastery. A review of 35 studies in educational literature concluded that Directed Questions increased retention of factual and conceptual material by 21%. (Richard Hamilton, 1985) Passer and Smith incorporate 40-50 Directed Questions per chapter to enhance student concept mastery, serve as retrieval clues during review, and act as a performance feedback measure for students.

A unified framework that focuses on 3 levels of analysis is used to help students develop the skill of analytical thinking. An essential theme of the book is that behavior is influenced by biological, psychological, and environmental factors. By presenting these three factors to students, the authors are teaching them to evaluate and consider multiple effects that influence behavior.

Psychology: Frontiers and Applications emphasizes psychology as a science while going beyond other texts in exploring applications. First, applications are woven throughout each chapter as the authors examine classic and contemporary discoveries and note their impact on our lives. Second, each chapter contains an in-depth Applications of Psychological Science feature. Finally, a capstone chapter on Psychology and Society: Basic Research to Social Application elevates the coverage of applied psychology beyond other books. Concepts learned in previous chapters are linked to societal issues including program evaluation, health promotion, violence reduction, and reduction of multicultural conflict, and to effective solutions to these problems.

ISBN: 9780073657950

Subjects--Topical Terms:
159.9 Психологія

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 159.9