

Introduction to Psychology
Lead Author(s): Meaghan Altman
Student Price: Contact us to learn more
Top Hat Intro Course - 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.
What is a Top Hat Textbook?
Top Hat has reimagined the textbook – one that is designed to improve student readership through interactivity, is updated by a community of collaborating professors with the newest information, and accessed online from anywhere, at anytime.
- Top Hat Textbooks are built full of embedded videos, interactive timelines, charts, graphs, and video lessons from the authors themselves
- High-quality and affordable, at a significant fraction in cost vs traditional publisher textbooks
Key features in this textbook



Comparison of Introduction to Psychology Textbooks
Consider adding Top Hat’s Introduction to Psychology textbook to your upcoming course. We’ve put together a textbook comparison to make it easy for you in your upcoming evaluation.
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
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
Explore this textbook
Read the fully unlocked textbook below, and if you’re interested in learning more, get in touch to see how you can use this textbook in your course today.