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Psychology (PSY)
Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition∗
Jennifer Walinga (Royal Roads University) and Charles Stangor (University of Maryland)
2014
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. The focus on behaviour and empiricism has produced a text that is better organized, has fewer chapters, and is somewhat shorter than many of the leading books. The beginning of each section includes learning objectives; throughout the body of each section are key terms in bold followed by their definitions in italics; key takeaways, and exercises and critical thinking activities end each section.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI and more
Includes: Index, glossary, and exercises, instructor resources, student resources, applications, summaries, case studies, and exercises and critical thinking problems.
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – BCcampus
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
Introduction to Psychology∗
Jorden A. Cummings and Lee Sanders (University of Saskatchewan)
2019
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This introductory text has been created from a combination of original content and materials compiled and adapted from a number of open text publications, including Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition (Stangor & Wallinga, 2014), the Noba Project, and Research Methods in Psychology – 3rd American Edition (Price, Jhangiani, Chiang, Leighton, & Cuttler, 2017). This version of the text includes a Key Terms list for each chapter, an expanded glossary, and H5P chapter self-tests.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, and more
Includes: Interactive self-tests and key takeaways
Reviews: BCcampus
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
Psychology: OpenStax∗
Rose M. Spielman (Quinnipiac University), William Jenkins (Mercer University), Kathryn Dumper (Bainbridge State College), Marilyn Lovett (Livingstone College), and Marion Perlmutter (University of Michigan) (OpenStax)
2019
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Psychology is designed to meet the scope and sequence for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. For many students, this may be their only college-level psychology course. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. The authors strive to make psychology, as a discipline, interesting and accessible to students. Comprehensive coverage of core concepts is grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research, including coverage of the DSM-5 in discussions of psychological disorders. The text incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Formats: Online and PDF; online LibreTexts version
Includes: Summaries, glossary, exercises, and review questions
Reviews: eCampusOntario Open Library – Open Textbook Library
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
Introduction to Psychology: The Full Noba Collection∗
Robert Biswas-Diener (Noba) and Edward Diener (University of Utah)
2016
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains over 100 learning modules covering every area of psychology commonly taught in introductory courses. This book can be modified: feel free to rearrange or remove modules to better suit your specific needs. Please note that the publisher requires you to log in to download the textbooks.
Formats: Online and PDF
Includes: Review questions and links to external resources such as websites, videos, and podcasts
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
Introduction to Psychology∗
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2015
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. This book help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Psychology matters because it helps us understand behavior and that our knowledge of psychology is based on empirical study.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI and, more
Includes: Learning objectives, key takeaways, exercises, and chapter summaries
Reviews: Open Textbook Library
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations
UPEI Introduction to Psychology 1
Philip Smith (University of Prince Edward Island)
2021
Licence: CC BY 4.0
This Introduction to Psychology is an adaptation of OpenStax’s Psychology and Noba’s Introduction to Psychology: The Full Noba Collection.
Formats: Pressbooks WebBook and PDF
Includes: Learning objectives, discussion questions, and vocabulary
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PSY 1101 Introduction to Psychology: Foundations