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Think Psychology Baird 2011
THINK Psychology, Canadian Edition is a concise presentation of the key theories and concepts of Psychology with current Canadian content and high-interest readings. Its attractive design featuring a cool, open, full-colour layout and exciting info-graphics will have a strong visual appeal for today's students.
It is also accessibly written, with numerous contemporary examples to explain the patterns and processes of human behaviour in a way students will understand. Seven short readings on psychological topics selected from well-respected journals and popular press publications have been highlighted with annotations to introduce students to primary source material. The open access website, TheThinkSpot, provides students with a number of self-study tools-such as chapter-by-chapter quizzes, downloadable chapter-by-chapter study cards, and on-line flashcards-to help them achieve a better grade. With all of this and a value price of at least 20% less than other softcover Psychology texts, THINK Psychology is a text that students will gladly purchase and enjoy using. Baird is a Professor of Psychology at Vassar College.
Following completion of her Ph.D. At Harvard University, she was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Dartmouth College. Her numerous articles and presentations have covered topics such as adolescent brain development, cognitive regulation of emotion, juvenile justice, and manifestations of racial bias in mind brain and behaviour. Abigail's research has received awards from Harvard University, the Society for Research on Psychopathology, and in 2008 the Association for Psychological Science named Abigail a 'Rising Star in Psychological Science.'
Abigail has been repeatedly recognized for her excellence in teaching. In 2000 she received Harvard's George Goethals Teaching Prize, and in 2004 was awarded the Class of 1962 Excellence in Teaching Fellowship by Dartmouth College.
Anjanie McCarthy is a Professor of Psychology at Fanshawe College. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto, and both a Master's and Doctorate Degree in Psychology from Queen's University, Ontario. Anjanie completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto before accepting a position at Fanshawe College. Anjanie's research interests include the development of nonverbal behaviours during interpersonal interactions.
Her current research focuses on nonverbal communication in the classroom and ways to enhance communication between teacher and student.