INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY BY CHARLES STANGOR FREE DOWNLOAD

This text follows the general format of most introductory texts, with the exception of ending with social psychology instead of disorders and treatment. Well, having said the above, there were several things that I liked about this book. The textbook incorporated various elements of cultural relevance. This is not the case and I would add this feature to Chapters 1 and 2. It is very easy to follow. The one exception is the inclusion of a discussion of social dilemmas at the end of Chapter 7 on Learning.

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The chapters are of adequate length and relates to life situations. There are some graphs and visual aids in the book. Structure of presenting each topic is the same in each chapter. I think there is opportunity for chwrles author to point out cultural differences in the presence of some of the more common psychological disorders. There are enough visuals and video links in each chapter to break up the narrative portions and reinforce the content.

Several areas lack depth, which is understandable for an introductory text, but many also seem to sangor cultural breadth and With regard to longevity, this text could have used for several years without needing updates, but it was published six years ago and is in need of inclusion of more recent research and examples. I like the depth of the information and how it is displayed. The author did a very nice job with this.

If you are interested in the specific brain function, I highly recommend you to read chapter 3.

Introduction to Psychology

The chapters are well organized. Some excellent video clips from around the world that pertain to every subject studied in an introductory Psychology course.

If accuracy is defined as the absence of bias, there is nothing that would likely be glaring to the typical undergraduate reading the text. Some tables were somewhat lackluster whereas some were more engaging i.

This will be the one area that the author will need to keep up-to-date when discussing diagnoses. However Chapters are better left in their original order so students can build on basic descriptions of psychological science, research methods, and biological origins of behavior.

In Chapter introduciton, the pie chart depicting the proportion of types chsrles therapy practiced is frommaking it nearly 20 years old. All of the sections have clear content, great graphs and visuals, and stories pertinent to the subject matter. There are multiple other examples that would require the instructor to update this information so that the students are learning the most accurate material. I especially like the chapter openers with real world examples, key takeaways, the applications for everyday life and the empirical research examples.

Introduction to Psychology by Charles Stangor

Although humanistic psychology is covered in Chapter 11 Personality on page it comes much later in the text and is discussed in terms of personality theory development. The chapter lengths were really remarkable for what was covered; they were chunked out in a chxrles that were short to read and that encouraged engagement with the text. Unfortunately, the author seemed to be attempting to persuade the reader follow his beliefs in several areas of the content e.

Terminology well defined and used in a consistent fashion Author's dual theme of behavior and empiricism jntroduction well throughout his work.

As noted in previously, not all video links worked when reviewing the text online — if information was provided about the source in the text it was easy to look this up and review these clips. The only drawback is the relatively limited number of photos, illustrations, tables, charts, and graphs. Consistency and framework of the text are great. Some of the content of this text is out-of-date.

This is generally appropriate for an introductory psychology text. As a quick final note, I must also say that I think it is amazing that Stangor provided this text online at no cost. The text was consistent in its presentation of information regarding formatting, depth, and use of real life and research related examples. However, it lacks examples, case studies research and critical thinking exercises that would bring forth more cultural education for the reader.

Even chapters that may be more challenging for students research and statistics are written and therefore read with ease and discussed with engaging and relevant examples.

Comments I liked the textbook, had fun and enjoyed the review! However there is no option for a full text search within the native html environment. He also seems to mention Freud a lot end of section 1.