PSYCHOLOGY: Contexts & Applications 3e by Halonen & Santrock
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New Features

• New streamlined format sixteen chapters make this text more closely aligned with the majority of Introductory Psychology course syllabi

• New chapter on Applied Psychology with coverage of a wide range of applied topics including I/O Psychology, environmental psychology, sports psychology, forensic psychology, and educational psychology

• New chapter ending feature "Resources for Psychology and Improving Humankind" includes recommended books, phone numbers, agencies and web sites that can benefits students that want more information on a topic.

• New "Thinking It Over" exercise emphasize critical thinking, creative thinking, active learning and reflective thinking skills. This systematic inclusion of thinking activities in four domains (unique to this text) gives students the opportunity to stretch their thinking in more diverse ways

Proven Features:

• Separate chapter on socio-cultural diversity, including material on culture, ethnicity, gender and religion

• Self Assessments in each chapter encourage students to evaluate themselves on some aspect of Psychology related to the chapter's content

• Learning to Learn in Psychology pre-chapter focuses on improving student's thinking and study skills, including memory and time management skills

• Extensive pedagogy including Chapter Outlines, Preview sections, "The Story of ..." opening vignettes, Improving Personal and Cognitive skills boxes, Applications boxes, Key terms definitions, Overviews and more