Reviews for Introduction to Psychology Study Guide (Custom)

The average rating for Introduction to Psychology Study Guide (Custom) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-08-27 00:00:00 Sachiko Morrison An all-encompassing introduction to the study of the psychology of language. The book suffers by adopting traditional textbook format and structure—very textual, overstuffed with information, and dry. Pros: 1. Covers a very wide range of topics in the field. 2. Is up-to-date with the latest research and references. 3. Will guide students to any part of a field they are interested in by covering the basics and pointing to further reading. 4. Is self-aware to distinguish between the psychology of language and related fields like linguistics. 5. Useful bibliography. Cons: 1. Exceptionally wordy and lacks infographics and diagrams that facilitate learning the basic material. 2. Some redundant diagrams and pictures—space could have been used for infographics. 3. Overly focused on mentioning research and references, resulting in the interesting threads of thought being quickly lost. 4. Completely objective author—noting but facts. No ideas, no input, no interpretations. 5. Reads like an automated book by a robot stringing together all the data into neat categories. Conclusion: Unless you're a student starting out in this field (which I'm not), read books by authors who have an invested angle into their filed, like Steven Pinker or Oliver Sacks.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-05 00:00:00 Joseph Place the book is big