He has authored five general audience books, including The Pursuit of Happiness and Intuition: Its Powers and Perils. His writings have appeared in four dozen magazines, from Today's Education to Scientific American. In addition to his scholarly writing and his textbooks for introductory and social psychology, he also digests psychological science for the general public. With support from National Science Foundation grants, Myers' scientific articles have appeared in three dozen scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science, and the American Psychologist. Hope College students have invited him to be their commencement speaker and voted him “outstanding professor.” His research and writings have been recognized by the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, an Honored Scientist award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, an award for Distinguished Service on Behalf of Social-Personality Psychology, a Presidential Citation from APA Division 2, election as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and three honorary doctorates. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections.
in chemistry from Whitworth University, and his psychology Ph.D. We have new iClicker questions for each group of modules that help engage students on research topics, such as designing an effective study, considering the component parts of key research that’s presented in the text, and weighing the implications of research results.ĭavid Myers received his B.A.
New research and research design-oriented iClicker questions. This timeline is now illustrated and has been revised to include the many diverse contributions to psychology’s history. New Student Preface, “How to Use Psychology to Live Your Best Life.” This student preface includes a discussion of “Thinking Critically and Scientifically.” This helps make the material more meaningful, and memorable. New “Ask Yourself” questions appear periodically throughout each module to help students apply what they are learning to their own lives. All of these infographics in the text have been revised and updated for the new edition, with two entirely new pieces on “Sexual Aggression” (Module 12) and “How to Be Persuasive” (Module 40) They are also now accompanied by new corresponding activities in LaunchPad.Īsk Yourself Questions. “Thinking Critically About…” Infographic Activities.
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Psychology, 13th Edition and its resources are a perfect match for those interested in following these new guidelines, with full text coverage of required content and abundant student and classroom activities and assessment opportunities. The authors have worked to be appropriately inclusive and fully up-to-date in their presentation of gender and sexual identity, representing the abundance of current research in this area, but also encompassing the lived experiences of many people, which may not yet be well represented in the literature.Ĭoordination with APA’s 2020 Introductory Psychology Initiative (IPI). Heavily revised coverage of gender identity and sexual orientation. The end-of-book References section (fully updated for the APA’s new 7th Edition Publication Manual) highlights these recent citations in blue. This edition presents the field of psychology in its current state, including each sub-discipline’s latest research insights The authors want students to walk away with the most accurate, current understandings of psychology to apply in their own lives and work. For instructors, LaunchPad offers everything they need to quickly set up a course, customize a syllabus, create presentations and lectures, assign and assess activities, and guide the progress of individual students and the class as a whole.Ģ100 citations, dated 2015-2020. By examining sources and evidence, students can apply psychology’s concepts to their own lives and to their studies-using evidence-based principles to boost their relationships, academic success, stress-management, and so much more.īuilt around the most common issues faced in the classroom, LaunchPad gives students a complete e-book with all interactive features including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. Throughout the text, the authors help students think critically.
Both David Myers and Nathan DeWall bring their teaching and research experience into every page of the text and also into the activities in LaunchPad’s course management system. This quality extends to the student media and instructor resources which are author-driven and integrated with the textbook. Psychology, Thirteenth Edition offers the quality of writing and resources that you and your students can rely on.
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