Heat Map A revolutionary tool that brings this revision to a new level: Systematic and precise feedback from thousands of students, anonymously collected from the many students who were using LearnSmart, the adaptive learning diagnostic that provides students with an individualized assessment of their own progress. Because virtually every paragraph in the previous edition is tied to questions in LearnSmart, data showing the specific concepts with which students had the most difficulty appeared in the form of a heat map, which graphically illustrates “hot spots” in the text that caused students the most difficulty. Using these hot spots, the newest edition has been refined with a purpose and on a granular lever never before accomplished.

A fully integrated digital program, with Connect enhancements including Concept Clips, PsychInteractive, and Newsflash exercises.

• Concept Clips are Colorful graphics and stimulating animations that break down some of Psychology’s most difficult concepts in a step-by-step manner, engaging students and aiding in retention.

• PsychInteractive allows students the opportunity to experience the scientific method as they learn to observe data, formulate and test a hypothesis, communicate their findings, and apply their understanding of psychology to the world.

• Newsflash exercises tie current news stories to key psychological principles and learning objective and can assess students on their ability to make the connection between real life and research findings.

Visual Summaries New to this edition, visual summaries conclude each chapter and tie the chapter concepts together visually. Each of the visual summaries provides a one-page overview of the material in the chapter, offering students a way of rethinking the material in another sensory modality. Topics covered in the visual summary are marked with a sunglass icon in the text, referring students to the end-of-chapter visual summary. This innovative new feature will be particularly useful to students who prefer material presented in more graphic form

PsychTech Every chapter now includes new comments in the margin that point out how technology and psychology interact. These comments are designed to speak to today’s Net Generation, students who use this technology 24/7.

Custom Modules The text is now accompanied by a set of four custom modules that can be incorporated into custom versions of the text. These modules are titled Diversity and Culture, Forensic Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Sustainability/Environmental Psychology.

Learning Outcomes New to this edition, the book includes specific Learning Outcomes that are keyed to assessment benchmarks, including the Test Bank and online assessments. Learning Outcomes provide a framework for understanding, organizing, and ultimately learning the material, as well as assuring that students have achieved particular learning outcomes.

Understanding Psychology enables faculty to cover as much or as little of the digital content as they would like, and to focus their learning objectives and desired course outcomes while saving you time, and improving student performance in the course.