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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