This classic, comprehensive, and scholarly text captures the dynamic nature of contemporary psychology. Controversial issues are discussed in point/counterpoint essays in "Contemporary Voices in Psychology" boxes. Research is applied to real world problems in "Frontiers of Psychological Research" boxes. A biological orientation, a trend which is changing the way psychological topics are viewed, is exemplified by integrated bio-evolutionary research and coverage.
Rita Atkinson was co-author of one of the most widely-used introductory psychology textbooks in academia and a longtime benefactor of UC San Diego. Rita earned a doctorate in psychology at Indiana University, where she met fellow psychology graduate student Richard Atkinson, who later became her husband.
Atkinson and Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology (with Lecture Notes and InfoTrac), Rita L. Atkinson, Richard C. Atkinson, Edward E. Smith, Daryl J. Bem, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
The text is organized around the major discoveries of psychology research and is strongly biological in its approach to psychology. Eventually the book was translated into French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Czech, Persian, Chinese and Japanese. ...
This book is simply a life-safer. I had gotten a copy of this before I started studying psychology in university. Turns out, a brief summer-reading of this book helped me a lot to go through my freshmen year.
The content of this book is quite simple for general readers. The title simply represents the content. This book is for those who haven't got the chance to know psychology and it is such a great entrance to know it for them.
This is one of my all-time favorite books in Psychology. Atkinson explained each concept with clarity without sounding too "textbook" nor too patronizing like 10 year olds pick this book up by accident. A must- read especially for those who are interested in having a Psychology as a major.
Note to self: Main text for Psych 101: General Psychology under Sir, now Atty., Isagani "Gani" Calderon, Summer 1997 (cross-registration), UP College Baguio.
ini buku textbook wajib gw buat semester ini.... bukunya sih lumayan lengkap, ada contoh-contoh kasus + penjelasan segala. sayang versi terjemahan indonya kadang-kadang ada bagian yang jelek.