Pathways to Psychology » (2nd Edition)

Robert J. Sternberg is IBM Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. Dr. Sternberg received his B.A. from Yale and his Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University. He has received numerous awards including the James McKeen Cattell Award from the American Psychological Society; the Early Career and McCandless Awards from the APA; and the Outstanding Book, Research Review, Sylvia Scribner and Palmer O. Johnson Awards from the AERA. Last year, Dr. Sternberg served as President of APA. In addition, he has been editor of the Psychological Bulletin" and the "APA Review of Books: Contemporary Psychology" and is a member of the Society of Experimental Psychologists. He is currently the director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise at Yale University."

This briefer text enables students, especially those from nontraditional backgrounds, to capitalize on their own strengths in learning styles, whether they be analytical, creative, or practical. Through its diverse pedagogy, it also emphasizes different pathways to knowledge, so that students can understand what they learn from different points of view and different choices they make.

1. What Is Psychology?. 2. Biological Psychology. 3. Sensation and Perception. 4. Consciousness. 5. Learning. 6. Memory. 7. Thought and Language. 8. Intelligence and Creativity. 9. Life Span Development. 10. Social Psychology. 11. Motivation and Emotion. 12. Personality. 13. Abnormal Psychology. 14. Psychotherapy. 15. Health Psychology. Appendixes: A: Statistics. Appendix B: Careers in Psychology.