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Essentials of Psychology: The Science of Behavior

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Essentials of Psychology: The Science of Behavior

Sixth Edition   Ettinger, © 2018, 736 pages

Essentials of Psychology: The Science of Behavior demonstrates to students how the science of psychology has evolved and how it continues to develop. The book engages students in the scientific process by asking questions and demonstrating how scientific research can answer them; it also discusses the methods of research throughout the text.

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978-1-5178-0395-7 		Online eBook + Lab 978-1-5178-0395-7 (9781517803957) $22 $29
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About the Author

R.H. Ettinger person
Dr. R. H. Ettinger is a professor of psychology at Eastern Oregon University. His research focuses on psychopharmacology and includes investigations of the neural mechanisms underlying feeding and addiction. Notably, his research has led to the development of an anticocaine antibody and the understanding of the role of Pavlovian conditioning in drug tolerance and addiction. In addition to this textbook, Ettinger is the author of a textbook on psychopharmacology. In addition to his research and writing, he is an avid cyclist and cross-country skier, and he enjoys flying his private airplane and providing instrument instruction to other pilots.

Description

The major goals of this textbook are to demonstrate to students how the science of psychology has evolved and how it continues to develop. The author wanted to create a textbook that engages students in the scientific process by asking stimulating questions and demonstrating how scientific research proceeds in order to answer them. More important, the author discusses the methods of research throughout the text as hundreds of classic and contemporary experiences are described in detail.

Not all psychologists agree with a single approach to studying human behavior. Throughout this text, behavioral phenomena are discussed from different, and sometimes competing, perspectives. Psychology is a dynamic science, and other disciplines are continually adding to and changing our understanding.

The sixth edition of Essentials of Psychology: The Science of Behavior is the most current introductory textbook available. It continues to present contrasting theoretical perspectives, while maintaining a strong scientific orientation to the study of psychology. The enhances to the sixth edition help ensure a textbook that will provide the most current introduction to the science of psychology and behavior.

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