Cengage Advantage Books
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Noted in its previous editions for its ability to excite and involve students and at the same time to live up to the instructor's toughest standards for accuracy and scholarship, this new edition continues to be neither theory-oriented nor applications-oriented, but both. Weiten and Lloyd demonstrate how applications emerge from theory and include unique coverage of the role of research. Thoroughly updated in every chapter, the Fourth Editions features increased awareness of gender sensitive issues, increased information on biological factors, and much more..
Weiten's PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, Ninth Edition maintains this book's strengths while addressing market changes with new learning objectives, a complete updating, and a fresh new design. The text continues to provide a unique survey of psychology that meets three goals: to demonstrate the unity and diversity of psychology's subject matter, to illuminate the research process and its link to application, and to make the material challenging and thought-provoking yet easy to learn. Weiten accomplishes the successful balance of scientific rigor and a student-friendly approach through the integration of seven unifying themes, an unparalleled didactic art program, real-life examples, and a streamlined set of learning aids that help students see beyond research to big-picture concepts. Major topics typically covered in today's courses are included, such as evolutionary psychology, neuropsychology, biological psychology, positive psychology, applied psychology, careers, and multiculturalism and diversity.