Invitation to Psychology, Fifth Edition, Carole Wade, Carol Tavris. Students handbook. Learn with flashcards, games, and more — for free. Invitation to Psychology, MyLab Edition (with MyPsychLab Pegasus Through lively writing and stimulating examples, authors Wade and Tavris invite readers to actively explore the field of psychology and the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking. Invitation to Psychology (4th Edition) (MyPsychLab Series) by Carole Wade, Carol Tavris and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books available now.

Description For undergraduate introductory courses in psychology. This text highlights the importance of critical thinking and the inclusion of culture and gender in the science of psychology. Through lively writing and stimulating examples, the text invites students to actively explore the field of psychology and the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking. Invitation to Psychology presents the science of psychology according to six areas of the student's experience: Your Self, Your Body, Your Mind, Your Environment, Your Mental Health and Your Life.

This unique organization engages students from the very beginning and gives them a framework for thinking about human behavior. Pilooski Dirty Edits Rarlab more. Hallmark features of this best-selling introductory text include: active learning features, an emphasis on critical thinking, a balance of classic and contemporary research, and thorough integration of culture and gender. Organization: The 14 chapter organization covers all the major topics in introductory psychology with a unique chapter organization designed to engage students quickly and provide a logical scaffolding for the diverse topics in psychology. Chapter 1: What is Psychology? Introduces students to the field and to the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking.

Each following chapter is presented within the context of six sections (Your Self, Your Body, Your Mind, Your Environment, Your Mental Health, and Your Life) designed to invite the reader to consider how the discipline of psychology can illuminate aspects of his or her own life and provide a personal frame of reference for assimilating the information. Critical and Scientific Thinking: Eight basic guidelines to critical and scientific thinking are introduced in Chapter 1 as well as highlighted in the endpapers of the text. Critical thinking is woven throughout the text's narrative. Critical thinking icons (light bulbs) appear throughout the text to highlight topic areas that exemplify and ask students to employ critical thinking skills. These icons do not signal the only place that critical thinking is happening in the text but rather point to particularly good examples for students to participate in.