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Psychology and Life Paperback – 7 June 2012
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Psychology and Life introduces students to the core areas of psychology by showing them just how relevant these topics are to their day to day lives.
Bringing Gerrig and Zimbardo’s classic textbook, now in its 19th edition, to a European audience, this exciting new adaptation for students of introductory psychology offers a greater focus on current European research while retaining the same rigorous, scientific approach and enthusiasm for applying psychology to daily life that has made it so popular with students.
- Print length776 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPearson Education Limited
- Publication date7 June 2012
- Dimensions20.8 x 3 x 27.4 cm
- ISBN-100273720023
- ISBN-13978-0273720027
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Psychology and Life introduces students to the core areas of psychology by showing them just how relevant these topics are to their day to day lives.
Bringing Gerrig and Zimbardo’s classic textbook, now in its 19th edition, to a European audience, this exciting new adaptation for students of introductory psychology offers a greater focus on current European research while retaining the same rigorous, scientific approach and enthusiasm for applying psychology to daily life that has made it so popular with students.
Key features:
- ‘Psychology in your life’ and ‘Critical thinking in your life’ boxes ask students to consider questions such as “How can memory research help you prepare for exams?” and “Why and how do people lie?”
- ‘Research in your life interviews’ shine a light on current psychologists’ research and what made them decide to study psychology
- Cutting-edge research and examples of experiments showcase some of the most exciting European research in psychology
- ‘Practice tests’ allow students to test themselves on what they have learnt about each topic
- Case studies and examples encourage students to consider how these topics are relevant to our daily lives
The adapting author team is: Frode Svartdal (University of Tromsø, Norway), Tim Brennen (University of Oslo, Norway), Roger Donaldson (Karlstad University, Sweden) and Trevor Archer (Gothenburg University, Sweden).
About the Author
The adapting author team is: Frode Svartdal (University of Tromsø, Norway), Tim Brennen (University of Oslo, Norway), Roger Donaldson (Karlstad University, Sweden) and Trevor Archer (Gothenburg University, Sweden).
Product details
- Publisher : Pearson Education Limited; 1st edition (7 June 2012)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 776 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0273720023
- ISBN-13 : 978-0273720027
- Dimensions : 20.8 x 3 x 27.4 cm
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About the authors
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Philip George Zimbardo (born March 23, 1933) is a psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and has since authored various introductory psychology books, textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox and The Time Cure. He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project.
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