New Releases by Carol Tavris

Traditional Chinese edition of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

For today''s busy student, we''ve created a new line of highly portable books at affordable prices. Each title in the Books a la Carte Plus program features the exact same content from our traditional textbook in a convenient notebook-ready, loose-leaf version - allowing students to take only what they need to class. As an added bonus, each Books a la Carte Plus edition is accompanied by an access code to all of the resources found in one of our best-selling multimedia products. Best of all? Our Books a la Carte Plus titles cost less than a used textbook! Through lively writing and stimulating examples, authors Wade and Tavris invite readers to actively explore the field of psychology and the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking. "Invitation to Psychology" presents the science of psychology according to six areas of the learner''s experience: Your Self, Your Body, Your Mind, Your Environment, Your Mental Health, and Your Life. This unique organization engages readers from the very beginning and gives them a framework for thinking about human behavior. Incorporating many active learning and critical thinking features, a balance of classic and contemporary research, and thorough integration of the psychology of women and men of all cultures, readers will learn much to take with them. For individuals seeking an introduction to psychology. Comes automatically with MyPsychLab, a robust online assessment resource which allows instructors to assess student progress and adapt course content to meet the needs of their class. MyPsychLab allows students to diagnose their progress and provides them with a variety of customizable resources to assist with their mastery of course concepts. ISBN 0205787436 / 9780205787432 Invitation to Psychology MyLab Edition, Books a la Carte Plus MyPsychLab Pegasus, 4/e Package consists of: 0205627358 / 9780205627356 MyPsychLab Pegasus with E-Book Student Access Code Card (for valuepacks) 0205693830 / 9780205693832 Invitation to Psychology, MyLab Edition, Unbound (for Books a la Carte Plus)

For today''s busy student, we''ve created a new line of highly portable books at affordable prices. Each title in the Books a la Carte Plus program features the exact same content from our traditional textbook in a convenient notebook-ready, loose-leaf version - allowing students to take only what they need to class. As an added bonus, each Books a la Carte Plus edition is accompanied by an access code to all of the resources found in one of our best-selling multimedia products. Best of all? Our Books a la Carte Plus titles cost less than a used textbook! Through lively writing and stimulating examples, authors Wade and Tavris invite readers to actively explore the field of psychology and the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking. "Invitation to Psychology" presents the science of psychology according to six areas of the learner''s experience: Your Self, Your Body, Your Mind, Your Environment, Your Mental Health, and Your Life. This unique organization engages readers from the very beginning and gives them a framework for thinking about human behavior. Incorporating many active learning and critical thinking features, a balance of classic and contemporary research, and thorough integration of the psychology of women and men of all cultures, readers will learn much to take with them. For individuals seeking an introduction to psychology. Comes automatically with MyPsychLab, a robust online assessment resource which allows instructors to assess student progress and adapt course content to meet the needs of their class. MyPsychLab allows students to diagnose their progress and provides them with a variety of customizable resources to assist with their mastery of course concepts. ISBN 0205787436 / 9780205787432 Invitation to Psychology MyLab Edition, Books a la Carte Plus MyPsychLab Pegasus, 4/e Package consists of: 0205627358 / 9780205627356 MyPsychLab Pegasus with E-Book Student Access Code Card (for valuepacks) 0205693830 / 9780205693832 Invitation to Psychology, MyLab Edition, Unbound (for Books a la Carte Plus)

Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they make mistakes? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification.

Ce manuel est le seul à aborder la psychologie sous l''angle des objets d''étude et des grandes écoles de pensée qui ont marqué l''histoire de la psychologie moderne. Contrairement aux autres manuels qui adoptent une approche thématique traditionnelle, cet ouvrage, unique par la place qu''il accorde tant au volet clinique qu''à celui de la recherche, aborde les thèmes vus dans les cours d''initiation à la psychologie (apprentissage, mémoire, intelligence, etc.) selon les cinq grandes perspectives de la psychologie (biologique, psychodynamique, béhavioriste, humaniste et cognitive). Cette structure rend plus aisée la compréhension de la psychologie et permet d''avoir une représentation plus unifiée de l''être humain.

For undergraduate introductory courses in psychology. In this brief, thirteen-chapter text, authors Carole Wade and Carol Tavris draw upon their years of writing experience--both for academic and lay audiences--and on their years of teaching at two- and four-year schools, in order to invite students into a lively and relevant exploration of psychology. With Invitation to Psychology, students gain the skills they need to become successful critical and scientific thinkers, and actively bring these skills to bear on important matters in their own lives!

This selection of opinion essays and book reviews by Carol Tavris--written forThe Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Scientific American,and other publications--applies psychological research and principles of scientific and critical thinking to issues in the news. As readers work their wayinteractivelythrough the essays--thinking through the author''s position and their own on the various issues, they engage and strengthen their critical thinking skills--e.g., asking questions and wondering; defining terms; examining the evidence; analyzing assumptions and biases--one''s own and those of others; avoiding emotional reasoning; not oversimplifying; considering other interpretations; and tolerating uncertainty.Focuses on important areas such as Science vs. Pseudoscience, Controversies in Child Development, The Politics and Science of Gender Research, Applying Psychology to Social Issues, and Mental Disorder and Treatment. Individual essay topics include, for example, The Popularity of Predictions; Thinking Critically About Alternative Medicine; Thinking Critically About Mystical Messages; The Working Mother Debate; How Much Influence Do Mothers Have?; How Much Influence Do Parents Have?; How Critical Are the First Years of Life?; The Interpretation of Differences; The Paradox of Gender; Biological Politics and the Study of Gender; Emotional Epidemics and Their Consequences; The Daycare Sex-abuse Scandals; Adolescent Violence; The Limits of Medication; and Thinking Critically About Psychotherapy.For anyone who wants to explore the psychological basis of current popular culture issues and to engage in, and strengthen, the critical thinking skills.

Social psychologist Tavris discusses the widespread but invisible custom - pervasive in the social sciences, medicine, law, and history - of treating men as the normal standard, women as abnormal. Tavris expands our vision of normalcy by illuminating the similarities between women and men, showing that the real differences lie not in gender, but in power, resources, and life experiences.

Tavris'' "landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about anger and includes a brand-new chapter on strategies for specific anger scenarios.

These are "married" women. Only a few casual references to homosexuality. "Lesbianism" isn''t in the index!--P. Thorslev.