Most new psychology instructors enter their first undergraduate
classrooms with little or no formal preparation for their role as a
teacher. The goal of this book is to review the body of teaching
research that is available as well as some of the well-accepted lore,
so as to make the first foray into teaching psychology a positive
experience.
"UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOLOGY Reading Essentials and Study Guide" provides condensed core content of the "Understanding Psychology Student Edition" textbook written at a lower grade level, making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL (English Language Learner) students. Some of the texts may also prove useful for reading comprehension exercises on social studies topics.
Adult/High School–Levitin's fascination with the mystery of music and
the study of why it affects us so deeply is at the heart of this book.
In a real sense, the author is a rock 'n' roll doctor, and in that
guise dissects our relationship with music. He points out that bone
flutes are among the oldest of human artifacts to have been found and
takes readers on a tour of our bio-history.
In this textbook for those
who don't like textbooks, he discusses neurobiology, neuropsychology,
cognitive psychology, empirical philosophy, Gestalt psychology, memory
theory, categorization theory, neurochemistry, and exemplar theory in
relation to music theory and history in a manner that will draw in
teens. A wonderful introduction to the science of one of the arts that
make us human.
Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?), developmental (when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social (how is humor used in social interactions?) Dr. Martin is one of the best known researchers in the area, and his research goes across subdisciplines in psychology to be of wide appeal. This is a singly authored monograph that provides in one source, a summary of information researchers might wish to know about research into the psychology of humor.
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This book fulfills the goal of giving a simple overview of the basic concepts of evolutionary psychology.
The authors describe the origins of evolutionary psychology and how it's distinguished from the larger field of general psychology. Various topics covered include the evolution of human social behavior (and why reputation is so important to us), dietary habits (why fatty, sugar-laden foods are so hard to ignore) and mating patterns.
A lot of drawings clearly explain the concepts.
