Psychology in Action (4 Rev ed)

"Psychology in Action" is a comprehensive introduction to psychology that promotes active learning via critical thinking activities, emphasis on psychology as an empirical study of human experience, SQ4R activities, and an array of pedagogical devices. It contains: a separate chapter on intelligence, increasing the cognitive coverage to 3 chapters; a single chapter on sensation/perception instead of 2; new critical thinking exercises focusing on how to think critically about research, especially in the popular press; key terms listed at the end of each chapter; additional time line of contemporary psychologists; closer tie-in between opening vignette and rest of chapter; clearer organization of developmental and social psychology chapters; charts showing myths/misconceptions about psychology; biological tie-ins in each chapter; and an increased multicultural focus.