Written by Thuy Karafa, Ferris State University, and Dennis Coon for seamless integration with the text, this Study Guide is structured around the (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite) active learning system. It offers many opportunities for practice, self-testing, and review. Features include a "Chapter Overview," "Recite and Review" (fill-in-the-blank), "Connections" (matching), "Check Your Memory" (true/false), "Final Survey and Review" (fill-in-the-blank), a "Mastery Test" (multiple choice) for each chapter of the book, and an updated Language Development Guide.

'After earning a doctorate in psychology from the University of Arizona, Dennis Coon taught for 22 years at Santa Barbara City College, California. Throughout his career, Dr. Coon has especially enjoyed the challenge of teaching introductory psychology. He and his wife, Sevren, now live in Tucson, where he continues to teach, write, edit, and consult. Dr. Coon is the author of Introduction to Psychology, as well as Essentials of Psychology. Together, these texts have been used by over two million students. Dr. Coon frequently serves as a reviewer and consultant to publishers, and he edited the best-selling trade book Choices. In his leisure hours, Dr. Coon enjoys hiking, photography, painting, woodworking, and music. He also designs, builds, andplays classical and steel string acoustic guitars. He has published articles on guitar design and occasionally offers lectures on this topic, in addition to his more frequent presentations on psychology. His return to Arizona has made it possible for him to fulfill a lifelong dream of using operant conditioning to teach scorpions to tap dance.John Mitterer holds a PhD in cognitive psychology from McMaster University. He has taught psychology at Brock University to more than 20,000 psychology students. Mitterer was the recipient of the 2003 Brock University Distinguished Teaching Award, a 2003 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching Award, a 2004 3M Teaching Fellowship, and the 2005 Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.'