LibGuides at Priddy Library: PSYC 309: The Science and Profession of Psychology: Readings

Required Texts

The Psychology Major's Companion by Dana S. Dunn; Jane S. Halonen
Call Number: BF77 .D86 2020 (USG Course Reserve)
ISBN: 9781319191474
Chapter 1-College & Psychology; Chapter 2-Nature of Psychology & the Psychology Major; Chapter 3-Should You Major in Psychology; Chapter 4-Building Psychology-Related Skills: Chapter 5-Hitting Your Stride as a Student: Chapter 6-Charting Your Course in the Major; Chapter 7-Doing Psychology Research from Start to Finish; Chapter 8-Using Psychology to Become an Effective Leader; Chapter 9-What Career Options Are There for Students with a BA or BS in Psychology?: Chapter 10-How to Land a Job with Your Degree in Psychology; Chapter 11-What Can You Do With an Advanced Degree in Psychology?: Chapter 12-How Do You Get Into Graduate Programs in Psychology: Chapter 13-Keeping Connected to Psychology; Appendix: Annotated APA-Style Student Paper
Research Methods in Psychology by Beth Morling
Call Number: BF76.5 .M667 2021 (USG Course Reserve)
ISBN: 9780393536263
With an emphasis on future consumers of psychological research and examples drawn from popular media, this book develops students' critical-thinking skills as they evaluate information in their everyday lives. Takes learning to a new level for both consumers and producers by offering new content, interactive learning, and online assessment to help them master the concepts.

Forty Studies that Changed Psychology by Roger R. Hock This unique book closes the gap between psychology books and the research that made them possible. Its journey through the headline history of psychology presents 40 of the most famous studies in the history of the science, and subsequent follow-up studies that expanded their findings and relevance. Readers are granted a valuable insider's look at the studies that continue to be cited most frequently, stirred up the most controversy when they were published, sparked the most subsequent related research, opened new fields of psychological exploration, and changed most dramatically our knowledge of human behavior.
Call Number: BF198.7 .H63 2005 (USG)
ISBN: 0131147293
Research Methods and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences by Frederick J. Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano
Call Number: BF76.5 .G73 2014 (USG Course Reserves)
ISBN: 9781305287471
Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences by Frederick J. Gravetter; Lori-Ann B. Forzano
Call Number: BF76.5 .G73 2012 (USG)
ISBN: 9781111342258

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