Psychology

Introductory psychology with an evolutionary perspective.

Peter Gray’s evolutionary perspective and emphasis on critical thinking have made his comprehensive yet accessible introduction to psychology a widely respected classroom favourite. The eighth edition continues this tradition with co-author David Bjorklund who engages and stimulates students to investigate the big ideas in psychological science.

• A critical thinking approach is encouraged throughout the text, and reinforced at the end of every chapter with questions that prompt students to consider the major ideas argued.
• An emphasis on functionalism enables greater discussion of cross-cultural research and behavioural processes as they operate in the context of people’s everyday lives.
• Focus Questions which appear in the margins throughout the text are designed to direct students’ attention to the main idea, argument, or evidence addressed in the adjacent paragraphs of text. They not only guide students through their reading but serve as a useful study aid.
• Hierarchical Section Reviews appear at the end of major sections relating the main ideas to secondary ones and to specific relevant concepts so that students can better solidify the structure of the arguments they have just read.