Synopses & Reviews
Written by Richard Stalling and Ronald Wasden (both of Bradley University), who have more than 30 years of experience as a team in writing study guides for introductory psychology texts, the Study Guide helps students master the information in the text. It includes a review of key ideas for each chapter made up of an engaging mixture of matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank items, free-response questions, and programmed learning--organized around learning objectives written by Wayne Weiten. The Study Guide is closely coordinated with the Test Bank, as the same learning objectives guided the construction of questions in the Test Bank. The Study Guide also includes a review of key terms, a review of key people, and a self-test for each chapter.
Synopsis
This guide includes a review of key ideas, people, and terms, along with fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and matching questions. Organized around the same learning objectives that are included in the Test Bank, it also features an end-of-chapter self-quiz made up of multiple-choice questions.
Synopsis
Written by authors with more than 30 years of experience as a team in writing study guides for introductory psychology texts, the Study Guide helps you master the information in the textbook and do your best on exams. It includes a review of key ideas for each chapter, featuring matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank items, free-response questions, and programmed learning?organized around learning objectives written by textbook author Wayne Weiten. The Study Guide also includes a review of key terms, a review of key people, and a self-test for each chapter?all important tools for helping you retain what you learn and study efficiently for tests.
About the Author
Wayne Weiten is a graduate of Bradley University and received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1981. He currently teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has received distinguished teaching awards from Division Two of the American Psychological Association (APA) and from the College of DuPage, where he taught until 1991. He is a Fellow of Divisions 1 and 2 of the American Psychological Association. In 1991, he helped chair the APA National Conference on Enhancing the Quality of Undergraduate Education in Psychology and in 1996-1997 he served as President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Wayne Weiten has conducted research on a wide range of topics, including educational measurement, jury decision making, attribution theory, stress, and cerebral specialization. His recent interests have included pressure as a form of stress and the technology of textbooks. He is also the co-author of Psychology Applied to Modern Life (Wadsworth, 2006) and the creator of an educational CD-ROM titled PsykTrek: A Multimedia Introduction to Psychology.