Psychology the Easy Way

by Nancy Melucci

Book Overview

Books in the popular Easy Way series present basic subject matter in clear language. Material is presented in a way that makes these books ideal as self-teaching guides, but Easy Way titles are also... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764123939
• ISBN13: 9780764123931
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Addicting book. A must read.

I loved how easy this book is to read/study. I especially found the tests at the end of each chapter to be extremely helpful. I personally set a challenge not continue to the next chapter unless I got at least half the answers right. It made it fun and addicting to read. This is a great book to have on hand if you're in college for psychology or if you're like me and was on the fence about college. This book will suck you in so find a comfy seat, grab a cup of Joe and enjoy the ride.

What I was looking for

I am entering a masters program in counseling psychology and I needed to refresh myself since it has been nearly 2 years since I have been in class. This is perfect. It has the vocabulary, quizzes, and answers in the back.

A perfect supplement to main text

I was lucky enough to have Dr. Melucci as my psychology professor at Santa Monica College a couple years ago. She's very knowledgeable and breaks everything down into understandable terms. I honestly enjoyed coming to her class because she always made it interesting. I would definitely recommend Psychology: The Easy Way to anyone taking an introductory psychology course.

Awesome!

This book is great! I used it in addition to "Barron's how to prepare for ap psychology" [...] and I got a 4 on the AP exam. I love the reading and the examples, so simple yet very detailed. I highly recommend it. Also the ink is in blue, and I dont know if you know this or not, but blue supposedly helps you concentrate better than black ink. So this should be good for those who have bad study habits, this books gets the details in a concise manner and is a good read. I recommend it!

Great Study Guide

The book helped me understand introduction to psychology more in a brief way. I would recommend it to anyone taking the Introduction to Psychology course, whether you're a high schooler or a college undergraduate. I would use it as a study guide. The glossary terms they have in the back of the book were easy to understand. The practice questions at the end of each chapter is helpful for test prep.

Hidden Gem

Psychology the Easy Way is a MUST for anyone taking an advanced placement test, SAT subject test or the GRE. It is a perfect gift book for anyone wanting to understand 'real' psychology as opposed to psychobabble. The author's writing style is flowing, readability is high, the content is concise yet correct, the author uses the highly effective refutational text format for dispelling many of the popular myths and misconceptions about psychological findings. I have taught introductory psychology at the college level for over 15 years and would recommend this book in to anyone who wants to understand the basic principles of human behavior as derived from scientific studies. It is also a perfect college text for the instructor who wants to provide students with a core of solid information, with the flexibility to build on that information in any direction, and without having classroom lectures driven by a more comprehensive text. Having a quality core text has allowed me to be more creative in the classroom.