Psychology: Core Concepts (Hardcover)

by Vivian McCann Hamilton, Philip G. Zimbardo, Robert L. Johnson, et al.

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205424287
• ISBN13: 9780205424283
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Length: 605 Pages
• Weight: 3.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.7" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Intro

Although my field is not psychology (it's engineering), I wanted an orientation-level introduction to the subject, sort of a Psych 101. This book met that need precisely. I can't speak to how well it serves those who want to go into the field, but if you just want to learn some terms and concepts, this book works well.

great job

book in condition as stated, very good service, receive book in timely fashion-as stated in description, will do business again

Perfect

Book got to me in a timely manner. Book was in condition said to be.

Surprisingly Enjoyable for a Textbook

This book was used in my son's "General Psychology" course at the University of West Florida (PSY2012). He brought it home at the end of the year, so I read it. Surprisingly, it was fairly enjoyable. The sum total of my psychological knowledge comes from this book, so I can't speak to its accuracy. But, I found it to be well-written, comprehensive, and easily-read. It is targeted right at early college students and reads like a survey course to all of Psychology (covering a person's entire life). My only real complaint about the book is that it is very PC. But, given its source (psychologists) and its target environment (academia and academics), that's probably unavoidable. For the most part, the PC material is actually interesting (if not humorous). Only near the end does it begin to get irritating. I have to say, though, that the authors have done a remarkable job of meeting their audience's needs and done it in an enjoyable manner. Thus, I rate it at a Very Good four stars out of five.

Won't put you to sleep!

I was assigned this text for a college General Psychology course, and upon reading it cover to cover, I found that it was quiet interesting! The book uses simple terms so it is easy to understand what really matters, rather than trying to memorize countless definitions, and it has a story at the beginning of each chapter to help put each concept in perspective. In comparison to other dry, and complicated psychology books which I have had in the past, I highly suggest this book to anyone wishing, or forced to, study psychology.