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Psychology
: :David Myers’s Psychology is a textbook like no other—always fresh, always introducing effective new tools for teaching and learning, and always attuned to the fascinating ways that new research can shape the introductory psychology course. The new Eighth Edition is vintage Myers. It redefines excellence for an introductory psychology textbook, raising the standard with its expanded emphasis on diversity and gender issues, its incorporation of new frontiers in research studies in such areas as neuroscience and cognition, new learning features, and its expanded media/supplements ...
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Psychology: Themes and Variations
: :The Seventh Edition of Wayne Weiten's popular text, PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, continues to offer students a unique survey of psychology with three distinct goals: to show both the unity and diversity of psychology's subject matter; to illuminate the process of research and its intimate link to application, and to make the text challenging to think about and easy to learn from. Weiten achieves these goals through a number of distinctive features. Integrative themes-including empiricism, theoretical diversity, sociohistorical contexts, multifactorial causation, cultural heritage, heredity ...
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The Gift of Therapy: An Open Letter to a New Generation of Therapists and Their Patients
: : Anyone interested in psychotherapy or personal growth will rejoice at the publication of The Gift of Therapy, a masterwork from one of today's most accomplished psychological thinkers. From his thirty-five years as a practicing psychiatrist and as an award-winning author, Irvin D. Yalom imparts his unique wisdom in The Gift of Therapy. This remarkable guidebook for successful therapy is, as Yalom remarks, 'an idiosyncratic mÉlange of ideas and techniques that I have found useful in my work. These ideas are so personal, opinionated, ...
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Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice (with MyLabSchool) (8th Edition) (MyLabSchool Series)
: :The Eighth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition maintains its in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based ...
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Graduate Study in Psychology, 2009 (Graduate Study in Psychology)
from: American Psychological Association (APA)
: :Graduate Study in Psychology is the best source of information related to graduate programs in psychology and provides information related to approximately 600 graduate programs in psychology in the U.S. and Canada. Graduate Study in Psychology contains information about: -number of applications received by a program -number of individuals accepted in each program -dates for applications and admission -types of information required for an application (GRE scores, letters of recommendation, documentation concerning volunteer or clinical experience, etc.) -in-state and out-of-state tuition costs -availability of ...
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Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical and Counseling Psychology: 2008/2009 Edition (Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical Psychology)
: :With more than 100,000 copies in print, this bestseller is the resource students rely on to find graduate clinical and counseling psychology programs that meet their needs--and gain admission to them. The 2008/2009 edition includes: *The most current data on more than 300 accredited programs in the United States and Canada*Crucial information on financial assistance and government-sponsored loans*Descriptions of each program's specializations or tracks*Listings of acceptance and attrition rates*Specific, helpful guidance for applicants with disabilities The Insider's Guide provides step-by-step advice to help students complete ...
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Dissertations And Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology And Related Fields
: :Dissertations and Theses From Start to Finish provides the nuts and bolts needed to put together a thesis and a dissertation. This publication helps graduate students in psychology and related fields plan the thesis and dissertation process from beginning to end. It is designed for students to apply what they have already learned in graduate school to the practical conduct of research.
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Psychology in Action
: :The perfectly choreographed learning experience! As a full-time teacher of psychology, Karen Huffman knows that covering all the major concepts and theories, while still presenting the exciting and practical applications of psychology, is a challenge. To meet it, you need a fully integrated text and supplements package that sets the stage for a perfectly choreographed learning experience.
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Getting In: A Step-By-Step Plan for Gaining Admission to Graduate School in Psychology
: :Getting In, Second Edition is an update of the American Psychological Association's essential resource for anyone considering graduate study in psychology. This handy, readable book simplifies the process for applicants and increases their chances of being accepted. Useful timelines, tips, and tools break the tasks into manageable steps and help readers define their goals, select programs, and navigate the application process. A monthly timetable and detailed worksheets for selecting the best program matches are included, and a resource section provides a list of publications ...
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The World of Psychology (4th Edition)
: : 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.
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Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.