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Discovering Psychology

Eighth Edition ©2019 Sandra E. Hockenbury; Susan Nolan

This acclaimed classroom favorite makes the science of psychology (and through that, the process of science itself) come alive for students, with personal stories that exemplify important concepts in a student-friendly way, and with coverage of the field’s scientific foundations and advances that is
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Curating psychology for effective instruction and learning

This acclaimed classroom favorite makes the science of psychology (and through that, the process of science itself) come alive for students, with personal stories that exemplify important concepts in a student-friendly way, and with coverage of the field’s scientific foundations and advances that is accessible without being oversimplified.
The substantially updated new edition extends the book’s focus on developing scientific literacy in the context of psychology, with new features in print and in the book’s new online resources, LaunchPad and Achieve: Read & Practice.

Features

Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan
The enduring, distinctive voice of Discovering Psychology is hallmark Hockenbury and Nolan. As teachers and writers and researchers--and also travelers and friends and people with families—these authors readily engage the reader with relatable, everyday examples that make abstract concepts understandable. This book’s narrative approach is often praised as an effective teaching method, helping to link familiar stories to important concepts and ideas. As part of this approach, the 8th edition includes two new Chapter Prologues: “Identical Twins?” (Chapter 11, Personality) helps us understand personality differences through the incredible story of Colombian twins switched at birth; and “The EyeWriter” (Chapter 7, Thinking, Language, and Intelligence) introduces a team whose problem-solving and creativity enables a graffiti artist paralyzed by ALS to create art. 

Emphasis on Scientific Literacy and Scientific Thinking
With Hockenbury and Nolan’s Discovering Psychology, introductory psychology students will gain a solid understanding of the scientific nature of the discipline. In every chapter, students are guided through details of experiments and studies, helping them to see how the scientific method is applied. This emphasis includes trademark Science Versus Pseudoscience boxes; Critical Thinking boxes, especially “How to Think Like a Scientist”; and Think Like a Scientist, the acclaimed digital activities authored by Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan specifically for Discovering Psychology.

Cultural and Gender Coverage
Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan are committed to expanding students’ awareness of cultural and gender influences, with a rich program of main-text discussion, focused boxes, and prominent illustrations. 

New to This Edition

Major Updates
Hundreds of new references. New sections on important research developments and trends in a wide range of areas such as sleep stages, impacts of the “gig economy,” “learning styles,” autism spectrum disorder, animal personality, increasing access to mental health care, and the use of social media for diagnosis.

Curating Psychology: Streamlining Coverage for Effective Instruction
As part of the significant updates in this edition, Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan have taken very seriously their role as curators of psychology, helping the instructor of introductory psychology to survey the vast field without overwhelming beginning students in details and data. Just as important as choosing what new studies to add and which research trends to emphasize is choosing which topics to condense, reorganize, or deemphasize. In Discovering Psychology 8e, the authors have carefully asked themselves again and again, “What does the introductory student need to know?” The end result: Despite significant new material, each chapter in the 8th edition is pages shorter than in the previous edition, and even more effectively focused for an introductory audience.

Pedagogical System
Carefully designed to help students identify important information, test for retention, and learn how to learn. Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan continue to adapt and improve Discovering Psychology’s proven system; in this edition,  replacing the Key Points section, new visual end-of-chapter Concept Maps show the relationships among concepts and help students consolidate memory of new information. And, in recognition of the far more effective self-testing opportunity available in LearningCurve, the static, in-text Concept Reviews of previous editions have been dropped. Now, at the end of major sections, there is more emphasis on prompting students to test their understanding with LearningCurve’s adaptive quizzing.

Increased Integration of Successful Digital Package
In addition to Discovering Psychology’s unique, acclaimed Think Like a Scientist feature, highlighted in the margins of each chapter is an all-new array of LaunchPad videos and activities that have been carefully selected by Sandra Hockenbury and Susan Nolan for precise relevance to specific topics as they are covered in this edition.

"I would always recommend Hockenbury as the most readable and utilizable text to accompany ANY Principles of Psychology or Introduction to Psychology college course! The chapters are very readable, the pictures are excellent, and it is well-organized and well written. I suggest assigning a summary paragraph (3-5 sentences) to be read BEFORE each PowerPoint lecture. Then, with the addition of demonstrations and real-life examples PSYCHOLOGY can "come alive" to your students and be a thrilling stepping stone into their futures."
Linda Dunn, Thomas Nelson Community College

"[This] text would be an excellent choice to give students a solid foundation in terms of psychological concepts, and includes many tools and features that will equip them to apply theses concepts in and outside of the classroom. The accompanying supplemental digital materials are designed to hold the interest of today's tech-savvy students. It is a combination of classical and contemporary psychology all in one package."
Brenda Beagle, John Tyler Community College, Chester

"This textbook has the same chapters as every other intro psych textbook, and covers the same topics, but does so in an interesting, appealing way that should help students succeed in the course. It works very well for us at our college, and would probably do the same at most other colleges."
Craig Bowden, Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids

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Table of Contents

Introducing Psychology
1. Introduction and Research Methods
Psychobiological Processes
2. Neuroscience and Behavior
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness and Its Variations
Basic Psychological Processes
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
8. Motivation and Emotion
The Development of The Self
9. Lifespan Development
10. Personality
The Person in Social Context
11. Social Psychology
Psychological Problems, Disorders, and Treatment
12. Stress, Health, and Coping
13. Psychological Disorders
14. Therapies
Appendices
Statistics: Understanding Data
Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Sandra E. Hockenbury

Sandra E. Hockenbury is a science writer who specializes in psychology. Sandy received her B.A. from Shimer College and her M.A. from the University of Chicago, where she was also a research associate at the Institute of Social and Behavioral Pathology. Prior to co-authoring Psychology and Discovering Psychology, Sandy worked for several years as a psychology editor in both academic and college textbook publishing. Sandy has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Tulsa Community College.

Sandy’s areas of interest include positive psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and the intersection of Buddhist philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association of Psychological Science (APS), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Sandy is a member of the Board of Trustees of Shimer College and recently served as a volunteer with Nomads Clinic, a nonprofit organization that brings medical care to remote areas in the Himalayan regions of Nepal and the Tibetan Plateau.

Don and Sandy’s daughter, Laura, is a college senior and geology major who, like her parents, has wide-ranging interests, including climate change, sustainable development, psychology, and the arts. A classical and improvisational pianist, co-director of her college comedy sketch group, and enthusiastic member of the 2011 Division III Ultimate college women’s championship team, Laura has recently taken up the mandolin.

Susan A. Nolan

Susan A. Nolan is a Professor of Psychology at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Susan researches interpersonal consequences of mental illness and the role of gender in STEM fields. Susan holds leadership roles in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and is the President of the Eastern Psychological Association — while also being a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She regularly gives talks about incorporating scientific literacy into the introductory course and across the psychology curriculum. Susan particularly enjoys her time in the classroom teaching Introductory Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, International Psychology and Statistics.

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