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For introductory psychology courses at two- and four-year colleges and universities. Providing the framework students need to go from inquiry to understanding by continuously modeling the application of six key principles of scientific thinking. Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding teaches stu[...]
50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. * Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology * Explores topics that readers wil[...]
Psychological Science and Well Being provides students with essential scientific thinking tools to become knowledgeable consumers of information related to their physical health and optimum psychological functioning. Students are bombarded with information about their well being that is not based on[...]
This valued resource helps practitioners and students evaluate the merits of popular yet controversial practices in clinical psychology and allied fields, and base treatment decisions on the best available research. Leading authorities review widely used therapies for a range of child, adolescent, a[...]