Psychology, 5/e   Wortman, Loftus & Weaver
	About the Book

New Features

• New "Recurring Themes in Psychology" are presented in the Introductory chapter and referred back to at appropriate points in later chapters as a means tying together the diverse sub-fields of the discipline
• Extensive discussion of the implications of Behavioral Genetics presents a sophisticated but elegant research paradigm which allows psychologists to determine the relative effects of genetics, family influences, and unique (personal) experiences
• Distributed, functional approach to topics in neuroscience presents neuroscientific evidence throughout the text (rather than confined to a single chapter), as needed to understand various concepts

Proven Features:

• In Depth sections Allows a more relaxed discussion of very interesting topics, with an overview of the history, revisions, and contemporary evaluation of each topic
• Complete integration of theory and research with applications throughout the text
• A focus, throughout the book, on the process of scientific inquiry--that is, how psychologists develop testable hypotheses, how they gather and interpret data, and how they arrive at conclusions;

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