World of Psychology, The (6th Edition - Hardcover

Wood, Samuel E.; Wood, Ellen Green; Boyd, Denise A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205499414 ISBN 13: 9780205499410

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2007

Synopsis

The World of Psychology offers an accessible text that is designed to seamlessly combine basic learning principles with applications to address the needs of today's diverse student population.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The World of Psychology introduces an accurate and clear view of psychology in a highly interactive format. The book is a clear result of the authors' combined 30 years of teaching introductory psychology; it is intended to be accessible to the readers by making psychology both relevant and lively. Careful, thorough explanations that readers can understand, research based on primary sources and thoroughly integrated coverage of diversity make this book a great read. For anyone interested in learning the basics of psychology.

About the Author:

Samuel E. Wood received his doctorate from the University of Florida. He has taught at West Virginia University and the University of Missouri—St. Louis and was a member of the doctoral faculty at both universities. From 1984 to 1996, he served as president of the Higher Education Center, a consortium of 14 colleges and universities in the St. Louis area. He is a cofounder of the Higher Education Cable TV channel (HEC-TV) in St. Louis and served as its president and CEO from its founding in 1987 until 1996.

 

Ellen Green Wood received her doctorate in educational psychology from St. Louis University and was an adjunct professor of psychology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. She has also taught in the clinical experiences program in education at Washington University and at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. In addition to her teaching, Dr. Wood has developed and taught seminars on critical thinking. She received the Telecourse Pioneer Award from 1982 through 1988 for her contributions to the field of distance learning.

 

Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychology from the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in the Houston Community College system since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chaired the psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston Community College—Central. She has coauthored three other Allyn and Bacon texts: with Helen Bee, Lifespan Development (Fourth Edition) and The Developing Child (Eleventh Edition); and with Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. A licensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professional meetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. She has also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschool to college.

 

Together, Sam, Evie, and Denise have more than 45 years of experience teaching introductory psychology to thousands of students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. The World of Psychology, Sixth Edition is the direct result of their teaching experience.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0205499414
• ISBN 13: 9780205499410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 784