Introduction to Psychology
Lead Author(s): Meaghan Altman
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Introduction to Psychology presents the material such as methods, memory and states of consciousness in an engaging way. As a result, students will be able to understand and synthesize the content better. This book is written with the principles that underlie learning and memory - the goal is to provide an exciting experience for students to help them retain information in the long term.
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Comparison of Introduction to Psychology Textbooks
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Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
$226
Hardcover print text only
$236
Hardcover print text only
$144
Loose-leaf print text only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Content meets standard for Introduction to Psychology course, and is updated with the latest content
In-Book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Only available with supplementary resources
Only available with supplementary resources
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Top Hat
Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
$226
Hardcover print text only
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
$236
Hardcover print text only
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
$144
Loose-leaf print text only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Constantly revised and updated by a community of professors with the latest content
Top Hat
Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
In-book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Top Hat
Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
Top Hat
Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Top Hat
Meghan Altman, Introduction to Psychology, Only One Edition needed
Pearson
Ciccarelli & White, Psychology, 5th Edition
Macmillan
David Myers, Exploring Psychology, 12th Edition
McGraw-Hill
Laura King, Experience Psychology, 3rd Edition
About this textbook
Lead Authors
Dr. Meaghan AltmanUniversity of California, Merced
Dr. Meaghan Altman received a PhD from Purdue University in learning and memory. She brings almost 10 years of classroom teaching experience, and has been nominated for various awards for her interactive teaching style as a lecturer at UC Merced.
Contributing Authors
Lora JacobiStephen F. Austin State University
Brett BestonUniversity of Toronto- Mississauga
Kwame BrownHampton University
Angela LukowskiUniversity of California, Irvine
John HummelUniversity of North Georgia
Hillary WeheArmstrong State University
Bernardo CarducciIndiana University- Southeast
Stephanie PoplockSUNY Oneonta
Aoife O’DonovanUniversity of California, San Francisco
Joshua VanArsdallElmhurst College
Melissa SwisherPurdue University
Thomaseo BurtonUniversity of Tennessee
John VervaekeUniversity of Toronto- St. George
Ross AvillaUniversity of California, Merced
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Welcome to Top Hat's Introduction to Psychology!
Hi there! Welcome to Top Hat's interactive Introduction to Psychology text! We hope you will have a great experience with this course and our text. To start, we would like to introduce you to some of our features so that you are comfortable with your new textbook.
Among the things you will frequently encounter in our texts are embedded questions. Depending on your professor, these may be graded for participation or correctness. There are six types of questions we have to offer, plus discussion style questions. Let's take a look at one of each:
1) Multiple Choice: Simply click on the correct answer and then click "Submit". If there is more than one correct answer, it will be specified in the question.
Which of the following is not part of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Gathering information
Analysing data
Soldering
2) Word Answer: Just type your answer into the textbox and click "Submit".
This is a textbook written about ______________.
3) Numeric Answer: As the name suggests, these questions require an answer that is a number.
Which year was the DSM-5 originally published?
4) Matching Question: Click on an item in the left-hand column, and then click on its match in the right-hand column to align them. The remaining options in the right-hand column will reshuffle.
Match each neurotransmitter with its function.
Dopamine
Learning reward and pleasure
Serotonin
Learning and movement
Glutamate
Elevation / depression of mood
5) Click on Target Question: These questions will be accompanied by an image. You must click on the correct part of the picture. Sometimes, multiple clicks will be allowed. Often you will find that the images in these questions will have "hotspots" or targets on them. Make sure when you submit your answer that your selection is over the hotspot so you get credit if your answer is correct.
Click on the occipital lobe.
6) Sorting Question: Drag the options into the proper order.
Sort these psychologists in chronological order by date of birth.
Edward B. Titchener
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
7) Discussion Question: These are typed responses that are submitted and read by the professor.
What are the consequences of groupthink?
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Text Reference
Altman, M., Jacobi, L., Avilla, R., Beston, B., Brown, K., Burton, E.T., Carducci, B., Hummel, J., Lukowski, A., Martinez, R.L., O'Donovan, A., Poplock, S., Slonecker, E., Swisher, M., VanArsdall, J., Vervaeke, J., & Wehe, H. (2017). Introduction to Psychology: A Top Hat Interactive Text. Top Hat Monocle. Available from https://tophat.com/marketplace/beta/oer-introduction-to-psychology-meaghan-altman/737/
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