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    Psychology Textbook 10th Edition: By David G. Myers -- Summary, Review & Study Guide
    Psychology Textbook 10th Edition: By David G. Myers -- Summary, Review & Study Guide
    Psychology Textbook 10th Edition: By David G. Myers -- Summary, Review & Study Guide
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    Psychology Textbook 10th Edition: By David G. Myers -- Summary, Review & Study Guide

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    Save Time & Understand More!

    Warning: This is not the actual textbook Psychology, 10th Edition by David G. Myers. Do not buy this Summary, Review & Study Guide if you are looking for a full copy of this great Psych 101 textbook, which can be found back on the Amazon search page.

    Instead, our expert educators have already read all 864 pages of Psychology, 10th Edition and condensed the material into just 80 pages of the most important, "need-to-know" ideas and take-aways to give you a comprehensive chapter-by-chapter summary & study guide that you can download right now! In doing so, unfortunately we do not have the space to include all of the many important examples, illustrations, and supplementary information found in the full textbook. To get it all, you should first order Myers' Psychology, 10th Edition.

    Review & Understand Each Chapter in Just 10 Minutes!

    What will you get? Each chapter summary contains:
    • Chapter Overview & Highlights
    • Summaries of each subsection
    • Terms & Definitions for the most important vocabulary
    • Key Take-Aways
    • Review Questions & Answers

    Dominate the Material Before the Exam!

    Here is your unofficial companion to the 10th edition of David G. Myers' bestselling textbook Psychology. It consolidates the material in the textbook, providing students taking an Introduction to Psychology course with a handy way to preview material before class, to reinforce content after lectures, or to review prior to exams, saving valuable time while increasing comprehension.

    This guide follows the structure of Myers’ text, providing helpful, comprehensive summaries for each of the book’s 16 chapters. Beginning with a one-paragraph overview of the chapter’s main themes, summaries contain ample headnotes that provide the student with an easy-to-follow outline for quick material review.

    Like all introductory psych textbooks, Psychology, 10th Edition covers a lot of material, and because the material is scientific in nature, some of it can be difficult to understand and assimilate. This study guide is a helpful choice for busy college students to enhance comprehension.

    Following each chapter summary is a concise bullet list of the key take-away ideas for the chapter, as well as two or more review questions, with answers, to assist with thoughtful and thorough studying and test prep.

    The guide also includes graphs and graphics for concepts such as Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development and Baddely's model of working memory that are more easily understood and retained visually.

    Technical language, an important aspect to understanding psychology (and therefore usually on the exam!), is italicized and defined for easy review. When it makes sense to do so, vocabulary is italicized within running text; in other chapters, vocabulary is listed (dictionary-style) and defined.

    Although designed specifically to accompany Myers’ textbook, this study guide would also be a useful companion for other Psych 101 or Introduction to Psychology textbooks, or for someone wanting a good basic review of introductory psychology’s concepts and terms.

    Whether you're a serious student trying to dominate the material and get that extra edge before class, or a busy student cramming for an exam, here's your chapter-by-chapter guide to David G. Myers's Psychology that you can download and master right now!

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    PublisherSave Time Summaries
    Release dateSep 4, 2013
    ISBN9781301498024
    Psychology Textbook 10th Edition: By David G. Myers -- Summary, Review & Study Guide

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      Psychology Textbook 10th Edition - Save Time Summaries

      This Summary & Study Guide is your companion to the 10th edition of the bestselling textbook Psychology, written by David G. Myers. It consolidates the material in the textbook, providing students with a handy way to preview material before class, to reinforce content after lectures, or to review prior to exams, saving valuable time while increasing comprehension.

      This guide follows the structure of Myers’ text, providing helpful, comprehensive summaries for each of the book’s 16 chapters. Beginning with a one-paragraph overview of the chapter’s main themes, summaries contain ample headnotes that provide the student with an easy-to-follow outline for quick material review. In addition to summarizing the material, the guide references psychology’s famous scientists and important research results, as well as the important historical and statistical information included in the textbook. The guide also identifies the as-yet unanswered questions within the field.

      Following each chapter summary is a concise bullet list of the key take-away ideas for the chapter, as well as two or more review questions, with answers, to assist with thoughtful and thorough studying and test prep.

      Technical language, an important aspect to understanding psychology (and therefore usually on the exam!), is italicized and defined for easy review. When it makes sense to do so, vocabulary is italicized within running text; in other chapters, vocabulary is listed (dictionary-style) and defined.

      The guide also includes graphs and graphics for concepts such as Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development and Weber’s law that are more easily understood and retained visually.

      Like all introductory textbooks, Psychology covers a lot of material, and because the material is scientific in nature, some of it can be difficult to understand and assimilate. A study guide is a helpful choice for college students, who are always pressed for time, to enhance comprehension.

      Although designed specifically to accompany Myers’ textbook, this study guide would also be a useful companion for other psychology textbooks or for someone wanting a good basic review of psychology’s concepts and terms.

      THE SUMMARY

      PROLOGUE: THE STORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

      Overview and Highlights

      The human brain has perplexed the minds of philosophers since the age of the ancient Greeks. In the late 1800s, the study of the brainpsychologybecame its own discipline independent from philosophy when the scientific method was employed to study the underlying mechanisms of the psyche. Although the original research produced by the first psychologists was widely subjective and biased, it helped to pave the way for serious research conducted later in psychology's history. After the textbook covers the roots of psychology and the ways in which it developed into a full-blown scientific field of study, the authors take a look at the state of psychology today.

      Psychology's History

      Psychology saw its first use of experimental methods when Wilhelm Wundt devised a machine that measured human reaction times. Wundt believed that with his machine he was indirectly measuring the components of the mind. Wundt's student Edward Titchener pioneered Structuralism, a school of thought in psychology aimed at discovering the underlying structure of the mind. Titchener was famous for utilizing the introspective method to uncover certain psychological phenomena. Introspection called on people to examine their interior lives in order to describe how a certain stimulus made them act or feel.

      Functionalism was pioneered by the acclaimed philosopher/psychologist William James, who felt that one should try to explain the evolved function of the mind when examining it, rather than describe its structure. James worked on a textbook that is still revered as one of the most eloquent and brilliant introductions of psychology ever written.

      In the last century, psychology has seen a number of schools of thought spring up, including Behaviorism, Positivism and the Cognitive Psychology movement. Today, psychology is comprised of a multitude of perspectives that one can use separately or in conjunction to uncover the workings of the mind. Psychology can be defined as the study of human behavior and mental processes. 

      Modern Psychology

      One debate that has raged on between psychologists has been the question of whether our psychology is influenced more heavily by our genetic makeup or our environment. This is referred to as the debate of nature vs. nurture. We now understand that the development of our minds depends on both our genetics (nature) and our environment (nurture).

      When reflecting on psychological research and ideas, it is helpful to take a three-part perspective, referred to as the biopsychosiocial approach. This means that it is important to take into account biological, psychological and socio-cultural factors when analyzing a person’s psyche. 

      Cultural factors often have an important impact on an individual's mindset.  But some things are universal to human nature:  no matter where you are in the world, a smile is still a smile. Photo courtesy of cc.

      Psychology has many subfields of study for prospective psychologists. Counseling psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, positive psychology and community psychology are all fields that psychology students can pursue after graduation.

      KEY TAKE-AWAYS

      • Psychology is defined as the study of human behavior and human mental processes.

      • Psychology saw its first use of experimental methods when Wilhelm Wundt devised a machine that could measure human reaction times.

      • The development of our psyche depends on both our genetics and our environment.

      CHAPTER 1: CRITICAL THINKING IN PSYCHOLOGY

      Overview and Highlights

      The first chapter of this textbook answers three main questions about psychology: Why do we need to study psychology? How do we study psychology? How do we measure psychological findings? To answer the first question, the authors refer to many examples of human beings thinking that their intuitions, or gut feelings, aid in their judgment-making processes. In reality, their intuitions are actually hindering their abilities to make reasonable judgments. Then the authors discuss how science can aid humans in their critical-thinking skills and their overall perspectives on the world. To answer the second question, the authors refer to the scientific method and the ways in which it is used to conduct worthwhile experiments. Finally, the authors answer the third question by explaining some of the statistical methods utilized to quantify and test experimental data in organized and efficient manners.

      Why Study Psychology?

      The main reason to study psychology is to discover insight into human thoughts and behaviors. One of the questions that psychology poses is: Does one’s common sense and intuition really lead one to the

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