Dennis Coon
Dennis Coon is a publishing phenomenon and one of the best-selling authors in the field of psychology. His
innovative instructional methods and student-focused style make his works perennial favorites among instructors
and students alike. To date, more than two million students have learned psychology with a Coon text as their guide.
Coon graduated with a BA in psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and earned his PhD in social
psychology from the University of Arizona. He is also co-author, with John O. Mitterer, of PSYCHOLOGY: MODULES
FOR ACTIVE LEARNING, ELEVENTH EDITION (Wadsworth, 2009) and PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY, THIRD EDITION (Wadsworth, 2008).
John O. Mitterer
John O. Mitterer holds a PhD in cognitive psychology from McMaster University. He has taught psychology at
Brock University to more than 20,000 psychology students. Mitterer was the recipient of the 2003 Brock University
Distinguished Teaching Award, a 2003 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) Teaching
Award, a 2004 3M Teaching Fellowship, and the 2005 Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions
to Education and Training in Psychology. He is also co-author, with Dennis Coon, of PSYCHOLOGY: MODULES FOR ACTIVE
LEARNING, Twelfth Edition (Wadsworth, 2011) and PSYCHOLOGY: A JOURNEY, Fourth Edition (Wadsworth, 2011).
Summary
Co-written by an author who garners more accolades and rave reviews
from instructors and students with each succeeding edition,
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior, Thirteenth
Edition attracts and holds the attention of even difficult-to-reach
students. The Thirteenth Edition's hallmark continues to be its
pioneering integration of the proven-effective SQ4R learning system
(Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite), which promotes
critical thinking as it guides students step-by-step to an
understanding of psychology's broad concepts and diversity of topics.
Throughout every chapter, these active learning tools, together with
the book's example-laced writing style, discussions of positive
psychology, cutting-edge coverage of the field's new research findings,
and excellent media resources, ensure that users find the study of
psychology fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Psychology of Studying.
1. Intro to Psychology and Research Methods.
2. Brain and Behavior.
3. Human Development.
4. Sensation & Perception.
5. States of Consciousness.
6. Conditioning and Learning.
7. Memory.
8. Cognition, Language, and Creativity.
9. Intelligence.
10. Motivation and Emotion.
11. Gender and Sexuality.
12. Personality.
13. Health, Stress, and Coping.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Therapies.
16. Social Thinking and Social Influence.
17. Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.
18. Applied Psychology.
Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics.
