A textbook on the psychological issue of adjustment that encourages students to assess popular psychology resources.
Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 80s
Includes exercises designed to help form a realistic picture of one's personal qualities and capabilities.
A study by Rebecca Curtis and Kim Miller ( 1986 ) shows the self - fulfilling prophecy in action . College students who were strangers were divided into pairs for a 5 - minute “ get acquainted ” conversation . Afterward , one member of ...
Filled with comprehensive, balanced coverage of classic and contemporary research, relevant examples, and engaging applications, this text shows you how psychology helps you understand yourself and the world, and uses psychological ...
Weiten (psychology, Santa Clara U.) and Lloyd (psychology, Georgia Southern U.) argue that accurate knowledge of the principles of psychology can help people with adjustment, which they define as the process by which one manages the ...
Students and instructors alike find the text and associated workbooks to be a highly readable, engaging, visually-appealing package that provide a wealth of personal applications. This is no ordinary applied psychology book.
Edition after edition, this comprehensive text has enjoyed bestseller status in a crowded field.
Filled with comprehensive, balanced coverage of classic and contemporary research, relevant examples, and engaging applications, this text shows you how psychology helps you understand yourself and the complex social world around you.
Written by William Addison of Eastern Illinois University, this student resource include a "programmed review" which sets questions around each learning objective; quiz boxes which allows students to quiz themselves on key terms, key ...