The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 1st Edition (King)

Feature Summary

• Function before dysfunction. The Science of Psychology begins with the premise that we need to explore functional behavior in its own right and as a context for abnormal behavior. In other words, we need to study why things go right before studying why things go wrong.
  
  
• Psychology as an integrated whole. Presents psychology as an integrated field in which many specialized subfields overlap and where research findings in one subfield support important studies and exciting discoveries in another.
  
  
• Innovative Biological Art Program.  The Science of Psychology has an innovative art program that includes transparency inserts – bound into the text--on the brain and nervous system as well as the senses. These unique eye-opening visuals are just one more way that the text works to engage and inform students.
  
  
• Health and Wellness. Illustrates the relevance of psychology to students by focusing on the implications of the material covered for their own health and wellness.
  
  
• Integrated supplements development. The text author, Laura King, and all of the supplement authors met before the writing of the ancillaries to accompany the text to ensure a true integration of book and supporting material. After meeting initially, the team continued to communicate with one another and the author to ensure the highest quality and consistency.
  
  
• Up-to-date research and coverage. Psychology is a vigorous young science, and knowledge changes quickly. The Science of Psychology features the most current research interwoven with classic findings to give students a sense of this vitality.
  
  
• Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology Chapter (Ch 13). I/O Psychology presents a context where psychology can be shown to have important lessons for everyone. As such, Chapter 13 examines the role of psychology in the workplace, the environment where students eventually will spend most of their waking hours each week. (Not included in the Study Edition, although available as a PDF on this Online Learning Center.)
  
  
• Study Edition Only: Multiple choice practice questions. At the end of each major section within chapters, at the end of every chapter, and in a new Appendix, The Science of Psychology offers numerous opportunities for students to assess their comprehension of key concepts.