Focus on Psychology: A Guide to Mastering Peter Gray's Psychology by Mary Trahan, Peter O. Gray - 9780716745853 - Compare Prices on New & Used Textbooks, Cheap Textbooks

The comprehensive study guide helps drive home concepts through active, participatory learning. The study guide is designed to be used in tandem with the reading of each textbook chapter, and its contents are linked to Psychology, Fifth Edition’s marginal Focus Questions.

Each chapter consists of a concise overview of the corresponding textbook chapter, a comprehensive series of questions that follows the flow of the text section by section, and two self-tests consisting of multiple-choice and essay questions with answers. With this guide, students will deepen their learning, following an approach to study that is thorough and thoughtful.

		Focus on Psychology: A Guide to Mastering Peter Gray's Psychology by Peter O. Gray, Mary Trahan ISBN-10: 9780716745853 ISBN-10: 0-7167-4585-2 ISBN-13: 9780716745853 ISBN-13: 978-0-7167-4585-3 Paperback 2006-09-01 Worth Publishers Find Lowest Price
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Product Description The comprehensive study guide helps drive home concepts through active, participatory learning. The study guide is designed to be used in tandem with the reading of each textbook chapter, and its contents are linked to Psychology, Fifth Edition’s marginal Focus Questions. Each chapter consists of a concise overview of the corresponding textbook chapter, a comprehensive series of questions that follows the flow of the text section by section, and two self-tests consisting of multiple-choice and essay questions with answers. With this guide, students will deepen their learning, following an approach to study that is thorough and thoughtful.
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Fast delivery, good quality This product was sent within two to three days (as I requested for express mail) and the quality is excellent.
Good Condition This book was in very good condition, and it did not take long to arrive.
New to Psychology The book has interesting visuals, set-up for taking notes, and covers a wide range of what is contained in the history and present of the study of the mind in relation to the body. I think it will definitely help me in my entry-level Psychology course.
great I thought this text was great--it provides information in a very clear and well-explained manner for the student who has never taken a psychology course before. Gray proves he has a sense of humor as well, injecting funny lines every now and then. It provides a lot of pertinent information in an interesting manner, and covers everything from theories on development and society to cognition and neuroscience. After finishing my intro psych class I even found myself wishing I could still use the text for my other classes (in fact I still refer to it every now and then).
Best Psychology Textbook As an Intro Psych instructor, I reviewed dozens of psychology texts. Gray's "Psychology" is clearly the best. First, because it is written by a single author, it maintains a consistent style and viewpoint throughout--that is, the application of evolutionary biology and cognitive science to the study of the mind and behavior. Consequently, he does not shy away from putting forward strong arguments where they are needed. On this, see especially his superb discussion of the fall of behaviorism and the rise of cognitivism. Second, the author has a powerful command of several lines of important research, and he uses this to "smarten up" the text to make it more understandable. As an example, see particularly his discussions of the heritability of intelligence. Third, the text is beautifully organized. The text does, however, suffer from two small weaknesses: the discussion of self-esteem owes too much to James, with James' errors especially, and the discussion of mental health and happiness needlessly bore little imprint from the chapters on cognition. Still, Gray produced a superlative volume.