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Psychology Essentials Updated, 2/e

John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

ISBN: 0072937629
Copyright year: 2005

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  • Learning goals are presented as objectives for students for each chapter. They first appear at the beginning of each chapter in tandem with a chapter outline/map of key headings, to help focus students' attention on key ideas; they are revisited in the "Review and Reflect" summary that concludes each section of a chapter; and they are summarized in the "Reach Your Learning Goals" end-of-chapter visual. All the supplements reflect the text's learning goals system.
  • The text's emphasis on positive psychology teaches students that psychology can enable individuals and groups to take better control of their own lives and live them in a more fulfilling way. Each chapter opens with a vignette profiling an individual who illustrates the positive things psychology can accomplish. Within each chapter, theory is linked with specific applications that demonstrate psychology's contributions in positive settings.
  • The text's balance between research and applications is reflected in "Critical Controversy" sidebars that highlight important contemporary debates and prompt students to think critically about both sides of the issue, as well as "Psychology and Life" sidebars that present applications of psychology to the real world.
  • Both content and teaching consultants carefully reviewed each chapter, to provide the most accurate, student-friendly, teachable, and up-to-date text.
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