Reviews for The Big Book of Concepts

The average rating for The Big Book of Concepts based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-05-02 00:00:00 Charles Stickle I read this for work. It is a very clear, carefully thought out book about what human experiments have taught us about the nature of concepts in the human mind-- how they are acquired, how similar concepts affect one another, whether they are formed by exemplars of prototypes, their relationship with categories, their structure, and so forth. The discussion of basic level concepts, and their relation to superordinate and subordinate concepts, was particularly interesting (since I was less familiar with the material). I would have liked more speculation about what kind of model could give rise to such results, but Murphy is too careful an author to indulge. The language is precise, while still being readable.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-14 00:00:00 Monte Craft Thoughtful survey on the critical developmental period known as adolescence. Santrock consistently keeps a positive view of this key period in life and successfully characterizes innumerable factors that play a role in the types of behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that shape individuals. As a general overview and an introduction to the psychology of adolescence, the textbook cohesively provides an excellent perspective for new students of the field.