THINK Social Psychology, 2012 Edition, 1st edition

For an undergraduate introductory level course in social psychology.

THINK Currency

THINK Relevancy

THINK Social Psychology

THINK Social Psychology covers the essentials every social psychology student should know. The chapters are briefer than a standard introductory text, allowing for a lower cost to students and using less printed paper. THINK Social Psychology includes 13 chapters of content, giving instructors the flexibility to choose what they want to cover.

THINK Social Psychology provides currency and relevance through design, current examples and high-interest readings. The readings have been chosen from a range of well respected journals and popular press publications. With the concise presentation of material in the chapters, instructors have the option of incorporating these readings and helping students connect to issues occurring outside of the classroom.

An engaging visual design developed with the benefit of extensive student feedback will appeal to students and deliver the key concepts of Social Psychology in a way they can understand.

ThinkSpot, the text’s open access website, provides students with a large number of tools to help them achieve a better grade.

THINK Currency. THINK Relevancy. THINK Social Psychology

Engaging visual design for today's students - clean, open, full- color design with exciting infographics

• 13 chapters informed by the latest research and the most current events
• Chapter length averages 18 pages
• Value-Priced at about half the costs of comprehensive social psychology textbooks 
• Current and relevant readings - selections from a range of well respected journals and popular press publications allow instructors to introduce students to primary source material.
• TheThinkSpot - www.thethinkspot.com. An open-access website for students with chapter-by-chapter quizzes, downloadable chapter-by-chapter study cards, and on-line flashcards.   Audio version - downloadable individual audio chapters are available for the entire text. Ideal for students when they are commuting, working out, etc.
• The complete instructor and student supplements package will help bring the key concepts of Social Psychology to life, without burdening students with dense and too-expensive learning solutions. 

Chapter Organization

• Each chapter starts with a high interest vignette and photograph, both designed to grab student’s attention and pull them into the chapter material
• Opening key questions are provided to frame important topics in the upcoming chapter  
• Running Glossary throughout the chapter gives students the list of key terms and definitions
• Streamlined presentation of the material helps ensure students read the content—and don't skip over essential topics
• Chapter Summary outlines the main topics of the chapter—revisiting the opening key questions
• Test Your Understanding at the end of the chapter provides students with a sample test to assess their understanding of the chapter content