内容简介
Thereisnosuchthingasalight,perfunctoryrevisionofDavidMyers’Psychology.Eachneweditionisafreshopportunitytocommunicatepsychology’senduringprinciplesandpivotalresearchintermsthatcaptivatestudentsandconnectwiththeirlives.
作者简介
DavidMyersreceivedhispsychologyPh.D.fromtheUniversityofIowa.HehasspenthiscareeratHopeCollege,Michigan,whereheistheJohnDirkWerkmanProfessorofPsychologyandhastaughtdozensofintroductorypsychologysections.HopeCollegestudentshaveinvitedhimtobetheircommencementspeakerandvotedhim“outstandingprofessor.”Myers’scientificarticleshave,withsupportfromNationalScienceFoundationgrants,appearedinmorethantwodozenscientificperiodicals,includingScience,AmericanScientist,PsychologicalScience,andtheAmericanPsychologist.Inadditiontohisscholarlywritingandhistextbooksforintroductoryandsocialpsychology,healsodigestspsychologicalscienceforthegeneralpublic.Hiswritingshaveappearedinthreedozenmagazines,fromToday’sEducationtoScientificAmerican.Healsohasauthoredfivegeneralaudiencebooks,includingThePursuitofHappinessandIntuition:ItsPowersandPerils.DavidMyershaschairedhiscity’sHumanRelationsCommission,helpedfoundathrivingassistancecenterforfamiliesinpoverty,andspokentohundredsofcollegeandcommunitygroups.Drawingonhisexperience,healsohaswrittenarticlesandabook(AQuietWorld)abouthearingloss,andheisadvocatingatransformationinAmericanassistivelisteningtechnology(seehttp://www.hearingloop.org).Hebikestoworkyear-roundandplaysdailypick-upbasketball.DavidandCarolMyershaveraisedtwosonsandadaughter.
