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Spencer A. Rathus provides a hands-on approach in the chronologically organized CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT, Fourth Edition, augments your goal of helping users understand the link between developmental theories and research and their application to everyday life. Using his proven pedagogical approach, interspersed with personal and humorous stories, Rathus makes reading and studying an enjoyable process of discovery.
A long-respected standard in the psychology of adjustment, Psychology and the Challenges of Life, Eleventh Edition has been thoroughly updated and contemporized to provide students the ability to reflect on how psychology relates to the lives we live and the roles that psychology can play in helping us with the challenges we face. Authors Jeffrey Nevid and Spencer Rathus explore the many applications of psychological concepts and principles used to meet the challenges of daily life, while encouraging students to apply concepts to themselves through active learning exercises, self-assessment questionnaires, and journaling exercises.
Behavior modification has lacked operational procedures to sharpen techniques and equipment. These aspects have lagged behind the development of general principles and specialized modification techniques. This sophisticated sourcebook is devoted exclusively to the technical details of "how-to-do-it" in behavioral assessment and practice--an aspect of behavior modification that is relatively undeveloped despite its significance and that has only recently received the attention it deserves. The selections contained in this volume have been drawn from a variety of technical areas and are organized into six main parts. The first part emphasizes the importance of technology and procedure in the h...
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A detailed text introducing important psychological theories, research methods and findings, and issues in the subject, focusing on human diversity and an appreciation of the multicultural America of the 21st century. Covers biology and behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, personality theories, abnormal behavior, and methods of therapy. This fourth edition includes new information on stress, hypnosis, and the immune system, as well as coverage of diversity. Includes color photos. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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From its abbreviated, no-nonsense title to its engaging, effective content, HDEV continues to offer a new genre of life-span development texts, perfect for today?s Canadian learners. This second Canadian edition highlights relevant research, immediately engaging students by emphasizing the biopsychosocial framework of lifespan psychology and adding a new Erikson Today feature to provide a framework for the content and contemporizing Erikson?s theories for today?s students. This brief, affordable paperback includes? with each new copy purchased ? an access code for the book?s accompanying Coursemate site. There, students will find a full suite of unique learning tools that allow students to study wherever they are, whenever they have time, and that appeal to different learning styles. These online resources include quizzes, audio downloads, video podcasts, downloadable flashcards and more.
Rich in reader-friendly features and up-to-the-minute research, Spencer Rathus’ Tenth Edition of PSYCHOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND CONNECTIONS, MEDIA & RESEARCH UPDATE EDITION makes your students’ introduction to psychology a meaningful, personal experience. Rathus connects the core concepts of psychology to the events and issues students encounter every day. The book explains classic theories and the latest discoveries in a clear, accessible style intended to reach out to students-without sacrificing Rathus’ commitment to showing psychology as the rigorous science that it is. Throughout the text, you’ll find an emphasis on diversity and expanded coverage of the evolutionary perspective, plus...