36 Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behaviour
Introduction to Psychology – First Canadian Edition
This textbook is an adaptation of the open Introduction to Psychology book by Charles Stangor, a professor of psychology at the University of Maryland. A psychology professor from Royal Roads University adapted it as part of the B.C. Open Textbook Project and added several case studies, examples, and sections. This textbook, and its original version, have both been successfully adopted and has over a 4.5/5 rating from several professors.
Includes: Instructor resources, student resources, applications, summaries, case studies, and exercises and critical thinking problems.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Psychology: OpenStax
This OpenStax textbook written by a professor of psychology covers all of the first-year psychology concepts. It has been successfully adopted and was written with diversity, both of the discipline and of the students taking the courses, in mind.
Includes: Applications, instructor resources, student resources, animations and simulations, as well as content, critical thinking, and reflection exercises.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Discover Psychology 2.0 – A Brief Introductory Text
As part of the Noba project for free textbooks, this text was written by psychology professor Dr. Diener and his son Dr. Biswas-Diener. The textbook covers all of the material of introductory psychology and combines the works of many contributors.
Includes: Instructor resources, external resources, applications, discussion questions, and summaries.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Canadian Edition
This peer-reviewed open textbook introduces students to the fundamental principles of what it is like to think like a psychology researcher. It connects research being generated in Canada as well as provide an accurate picture of the Canadian context for ethical human research. This textbook is an adaptation of one written by Paul C. Price (California State University, Fresno).
Includes: Exercises, key takeaways, and glossary.
May suit: PNB 2XE3/3XE3.
Neuroscience (Ju)
This is a comprehensive source that examines the nervous system, neurodegeneration, techniques in studying neuroscience and emerging topics in the field. It was made by a faculty member at the University of Toronto.
Includes: Interactive questions, flowcharts, figures.
May suit: PNB 2XB3.
Research Methods in Psychology – 4th Edition
A comprehensive textbook for research methods classes. A peer-reviewed inter-institutional project.
Includes: Key takeaways and exercises.
May suit: PNB 2XE3/3XE3.
Psychology 2e
Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Includes: Summaries, review questions, critical thinking questions, personal application questions and instructor resources (test bank, solution guide and PowerPoint slides).
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Psychology – H5P Edition
Psychology – H5P Edition is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Includes: Videos, interactive H5P activities, summaries, review questions, critical thinking questions and personal application questions.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Psychology: The Science of Human Potential
Psychology: The Science of Human Potential is designed to be a concise, cohesive introduction to psychology textbook.
Includes: Videos, examples, exercises and review questions.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Foundations of Neuroscience
Foundations of Neuroscience is aimed at undergraduate students new to the field of neuroscience. This OER is unique in its presentation of neuroscience content. The text is divided into short, easily digestible chapters that focus on one concept. Pairing the text with images, animations, and videos provides students with multiple ways of learning the content. The text is written with the undergraduate student that is new to neuroscience in mind. Neuroscience terminology is introduced in an easy-to-understand manner, and supporting content is clear and concise to minimize cognitive load not associated with understanding new material.
Includes: Key takeaways, interactive quiz and video versions of the chapter/lesson.
May suit: PSYCH 1XX3/1NN3/1FF3/3M03, PNB 2XB3 and LIFESCI 2CC3.
Learning Statistics with R: A tutorial for psychology students and other beginners
A textbook to introduce psychology students to learning statistics with R.
May suit: PNB 2XE3/3XE3.
The Psychology of Human Thought
The Psychology of Human Thought is an open access collection of peer-reviewed chapters from all areas of higher cognitive processes. The book is intended to be used as a textbook in courses on higher process, complex cognition, human thought, and related courses. Chapters include concept acquisition, knowledge representation, inductive and deductive reasoning, problem solving, metacognition, language, expertise, intelligence, creativity, wisdom, development of thought, affect and thought, and sections about history and about methods.
Includes: Summaries and review questions.
May suit: PSYCH 2H03 and PNB 2XA3.
Psychology as a Biological Science
This textbook provides standard introduction to psychology course content with a specific emphasis on biological aspects of psychology. This includes more content related to neuroscience methods, the brain and the nervous system.
Includes: Videos and discussion questions.
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Introduction to Psychology & Neuroscience
The foundation of this book is built upon Psychology 2e from OpenStax, along with a combination of original materials and resources. Introduction to Psychology & Neuroscience offers a wealth of knowledge to students, and embeds Indigenous knowledge throughout the text to strengthen and deepen the lenses of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Includes: Tricky topic video series, links to learning, exercises, examples, summaries, and review questions (with answer key).
May suit: PSYCH 1X03/1XX3, 1N03/1NN3, 1F03/1FF3.
Revisiting the History of Psychology
This student-written resource is a compilation of various contributions to the broad field of Psychology from people and communities often not mentioned in popular textbooks covering the traditional history of psychology. It serves as a supplement to the core History of Psychology curriculum, and readers are encouraged use it as an introduction to various people and topics to do further research on. The textbook is guided by university professor Ali Hashemi, with most contributions written by undergraduate alumni of the History of Psychology course at McMaster. New student contributions are incorporated annually.
May suit: PNB 3HP3.
Psychology of Language
In this textbook, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of linguistics and psycholinguistics. Students will explore theories and models of language development, comprehension and production as well as bilingualism and reading. All of these topics are approached from a Canadian perspective and include ideas from indigenous cultures and languages of Canada.
Includes: Activities, summaries, key takeaways, and exercises in critical thinking.
May suit: LINGUIST 1A03/1AA3, 2PS3.
Introduction to Applied Statistics for Psychology Students
Introduction to Applied Statistics for Psychology Students, by Gordon E. Sarty (Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan) began as a textbook published in PDF format, in various editions between 2014-2017. The book was written to meet the needs of University of Saskatchewan psychology students at the undergraduate level.
Includes: Examples, and dataset files.
May suit: PNB 2XE3/3XE3.
Mind, Body, World: Foundations of Cognitive Science
Intended to introduce both graduate and senior undergraduate students to the foundations of cognitive science, Mind, Body, World addresses a number of questions currently being asked by those practicing in the field: What are the core assumptions of the three different schools? What are the relationships between these different sets of core assumptions? Is there only one cognitive science, or are there many different cognitive sciences? Giving the schools equal treatment and displaying a broad and deep understanding of the field, professor Michael Dawson highlights the fundamental tensions and lines of fragmentation that exist among the schools and provides a refreshing and unifying framework for students of cognitive science.
Includes: Examples, cases, and research findings.
May suit: PSYCH 3BN3.
Psychology LibreTexts
A collection of open textbooks, assignments, and other educational resources on psychology.
