Psychology References

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Introductory Psychology​

Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, 5th  Canadian Edition​

Lilienfeld, Lynn, Namy, Cramer, Schmaltz​

Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding continues to emphasize the importance of scientific-thinking skills and teaches students how to test their assumptions and motivates them to use scientific thinking skills to better understand the field of psychology in their everyday lives. Students will emerge with the “psychological smarts,” or open-minded skepticism, needed to distinguish psychological misinformation from credible, useful psychological information.​

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Introductory Psychology​

An Introduction to Psychological Science, 4th Canadian Edition

Krause, Corts, Smith​

An Introduction to Psychological Science presents students with a model for scientific literacy; this model forms the core of how this text is written and organized. We believe a scientific literacy perspective and model will prove useful in addressing two course needs we often hear from instructors—to provide students with a systematic way to categorize the overwhelming amount of information they are confronted with, and to cultivate their curiosity and help them understand the relevance, practicality, and immense appeal of psychological science.​

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Introductory Psychology​

The World of Psychology, 10th Canadian Edition

Wood, Wood, Boyd, Wood, Desmarais ​

We all learn best when we can apply new concepts to the world we know. The tenth Canadian edition of The World of Psychology allows students to do just that. Highly interactive and active, clearly written, and thoroughly up to date, this new edition of our textbook will encourage students to think for themselves as they learn about, relate to, and apply the psychological principles that affect their lives​.

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Personality Psychology​

Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others, Canadian edition​

Twenge, Campbell, Matsuba​

The Canadian edition of Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others satisfies the needs of today’s students with a concise, conversational style; vivid, relatable examples; and an abundance of research-based personality questionnaires to help students learn about themselves. We also include interactive features allowing students to express and share their opinions, and self-assessments so they can gauge how well they’re learning the material as they go.​

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Exercise Science

Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective, 5th edition

Crocker, Sabiston, McDonough

Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective is written specifically for a Canadian introductory undergraduate course in sport and exercise psychology. The book presents an overview of sport and exercise psychology and provides a solid foundation in core concepts required for upper-level undergraduate courses. The organization of the book allows instructors to focus on specific areas of sport and exercise psychology to meet specific academic course requirements.

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Lifespan Development

Children: A Chronological Approach, Canadian Edition, 7th edition

Kail, Zolner

Children: A Chronological Approach is designed to introduce you to the world of the developing child from initial gestation through adolescence. This is a broad period of development that sees stretches of rapid and slower change across many domains. This text is a science-based approach to understanding developmental change in children and adolescents from a chronological perspective. The text covers three main areas - physical, cognitive, and psychosocial change - in infancy, preschool, school age, and adolescent periods. In addition, the text includes information about development prior to birth as well as a basic introduction to theory and research in the field of developmental psychology.

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Human Sexuality

Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity, Canadian Edition, 7th edition

Rathus, Nevid, Rathus, Hamilton, McKay, Milhausen

Human Sexuality in a Changing World provides a clear overview of this diverse field, aimed at helping students see the effects of both biology and culture upon human sexuality. In order to foster a more personal and impactful learning experience, authors Spencer Rathus, Jeffrey Nevid, and Lois Fichner-Rathus encourage students to reflect upon their own beliefs and experiences as they proceed through the text. The Canadian edition has been updated extensively with new Canadian materials and references in each chapter. In addition to integrating up-to-date Canadian research and statistics, we've addressed key issues in human sexuality within the uniquely Canadian context.

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