Psychological Science (Third International Student Edition) - Softcover

Gazzaniga, Michael; Halpern, Diane; Heatherton, Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393933504 ISBN 13: 9780393933505

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009

Synopsis

A dynamic, student-centered textbook that brings together the science of psychology and the science of learning.

Michael Gazzaniga, Todd Heatherton, and new coauthor Diane Halpern present the latest developments in psychology in an engaging, visually stimulating format. The text enhances student understanding and stimulates active learning with Halpern’s unique science-of-learning pedagogical system; relevant, real world examples; and an art program tailored especially for visual learners. Instructors and students will benefit from the most integrated media package available for an introductory course.

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About the Author

Michael Gazzaniga (Ph.D., California Institute of Technology) is the David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth College and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He founded and presides over the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute and is founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. He is president of the American Psychological Society and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science. Professor Gazzaniga’s research focuses on split-brain patients. He has held positions at the University of California, Santa Barbara; New York University; the State University of New York, Stony Brook; Cornell University Medical College; and the University of California, Davis.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0393933504
• ISBN 13: 9780393933505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 864