Real Differences Exist: Two Views of Introductory Psychology

This article reviews two introductory psychology textbooks: "Psychology (2nd ed.)" by Peter Gray (see record 1994-97136-000), and "Psychology (2nd ed.)" by John G. Seamon and Douglas T. Kenrick (see record 1994-97358-000). Real differences do exist among introductory textbooks. C...

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Published inContemporary psychology Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 561 - 563
Main Author Steele, Kenneth M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.1995
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Content Analysis
History of Psychology
Psychology Education
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Summary:This article reviews two introductory psychology textbooks: "Psychology (2nd ed.)" by Peter Gray (see record 1994-97136-000), and "Psychology (2nd ed.)" by John G. Seamon and Douglas T. Kenrick (see record 1994-97358-000). Real differences do exist among introductory textbooks. Clear differences in both form and content can be seen in the books under review in this article. I concentrated on the following points in preparing my review: the goals of the authors (from the Preface); the definition of psychology (from the first chapter, the table of contents, and a skimming of the book); and the narrative style and visual appearance of the material (from skimming several chapters and a close reading of a specific chapter). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0010-7549
DOI:10.1037/003729