This volume features some of the best articles from the "APA Monitor". Aimed at students taking their first psychology class, the book is consists of easy-to-read articles describing important research in non-technical terms, chosen to reflect the interests of young adults, and corresponding to the standard layout of most introductory textbooks. Topics range as widely as psychological research iteslf: what causes violence, what top athletes are thinking during a tough performance, how to spot a cheater, whether working mothers are happy or stressed-out, and what makes a relationship last. An introduction to all the ways that psychology touches our lives, this collection should give young students a lasting appreciation of how science can give them insights into others, the world and themselves.
- ISBN10 1557984271
- ISBN13 9781557984272
- Publish Date 1 January 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 November 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint American Psychological Association
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English