Books by David Myers

Social psychology has a profound influence on our everyday lives; from our shopping habits to our interactions at a party. It seeks to answer questions that we often think and talk about; questions such as: - What circumstances prompt people to help, or not to help?- What factors influence the ups and downs of our close relationships?- Why do some people behave differently when on their own compared to in a group?- What leads individuals sometimes to hurt, and other times to help one another?- Why are we attracted to certain types of people?- How do some persuade others to do what they want?This new edition of Social Psychology has been revised to introduce a more flexible structure for teaching and studying. It includes up-to-date, international research with an emphasis throughout on its critical evaluation. Applied examples across the chapters help to highlight the relevance, and hence the impact, that the theories and methods of this fascinating subject have upon the social world. Key Features Include: . Research Close-Up: In a brand-new style, this feature matches the layout used in research papers,providing an accessible introduction to journal articles and the methods used by social psychologists.. Focus On: Fully revised, these boxes look at opposing viewpoints, controversial research or alternativeapproaches. This offers a more critical outlook and prompts the questioning of the validity ofpublished research.. Recommended Readings: New to this edition, suggestions for both classic and contemporary literatureare included in each chapter, providing a springboard for further study of the topics.. With chapter contributions from Dr Juliet Wakefield.Connect Psychology is McGraw-Hill's digital learning and teaching environment. Students - You get easy online access to homework, tests and quizzes designed by your instructor. You receive immediate feedback on how you're doing, making it the perfect platform to test your knowledge. Lecturers - Connect gives you the power to create auto-graded assignments, tests and quizzes online. The detailed visual reporting allows you to easily monitor your students' progress. In addition, you can access key support materials for your teaching, including a testbank, seminar materials and lecture support. Professor David N. Myers is the John Dirk Werkman Professor of Psychology at Hope College where he has taught for the past 30 years. David Myers' love of teaching psychology has been rewarded by students on many occasions with numerous "Outstanding Professor" awards. An award-winning researcher, Professor Myers received the Gordon Allport Prize from Division 9 of the American Psychological Association for his work on group polarization. His scientific articles have appeared in more than two dozen journals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Bulletin, and Psychological Science. He has served his discipline as consulting editor to the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.Dr Jackie Abell is a Reader in Social Psychology with the Research Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, based at Coventry University, UK. Her current areas of research interest include the application of social psychology to wildlife conservation and environmental issues to facilitate resilience and sustainable development, place attachment and identity, social cohesion and inclusion.Professor Fabio Sani holds a Chair in Social and Health Psychology at the University of Dundee. His general research interest concerns the mental and physical health implications of gro

In Psychology in Modules, David Myers and Nathan DeWall break down the content of their chapter-based Psychology into 55 independent modules, assignable in any sequence and brief enough to be read in one sitting. In this remarkably fresh and current new edition, Myers and DeWall have found extraordinarily effective ways to involve students with the remarkable research underlying our understanding of human behaviour. The text itself continues to be shaped by goals David Myers established at the outset. These were to connect students to high-impact research, to focus on developing critical thinking skills, and to present a multicultural perspective on psychology, so students can see themselves in the context of a wider world. This new edition offers 2100 research citations dated 2015-2020. With so many exciting new findings, students will see the importance and value of psychological research, and how psychology can help them make sense of the world around them.

introduces students to the science of us; how our thoughts feelings and behaviors are influenced by the world we live in. In this edition, the author is joined by a respected psychology professor and generational differences researcher in presenting an integrated learning program designed for students.

How should the United States respond to the fact that the Soviet Union has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed at the American homeland? This book addresses this question. It provides an examination of nuclear weapons policy options in light of the changes in Soviet military strategy.

Exploring Social Psychology succinctly explores social psychological science and applies it to contemporary issues and everyday life. Based on the bestselling text, Social Psychology by David Myers and Jean Twenge, the book presents 31 short modules-each readable in a single sitting-that introduce students to such scientific explorations as love and hate, conformity and independence, prejudice and helping, and persuasion and self-determination. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following:. SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content.. Access to your instructor's homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course.. Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement.. The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping.Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html

In Game are not, David Myers demonstrates that current controversies and conflicts surrounding the meanings and effects of videogames are not going away; they are essential properties of the game's unique and paradoxical aesthetic form: a form critical to human creativity, knowledge, and sustenance of the species. -- .

Why would a ten-year-old tomcat, living the easy life of a family pet, leave all behind to follow a mysterious stray on a quest to save other cats? Why would he risk life and safety when the chances of success are all too slim? These are the questions that Scratcher cannot answer without following Jackson, the train-hopping tom who enters his life one summer afternoon. By all appearances, Jackson is just another cat who takes shelter with a neighborhood woman. But as days pass, Scratcher and his friend, Tiger, learn that Jackson is no regular stray. Greatness seems to shadow him. When Jackson tells him one evening that he must return to the road to look for ones he left behind, ones who are in danger, Scratcher cannot refuse the call of the open road and the adventure that lies ahead.Told in the person of Scratcher, A Prophecy of Snow opens the door upon a world that human beings have never seen and perhaps never imagined, a world uniquely feline, where cats vie for their portion of the world with greed, ferocity, and honor.

Presents a description and critical analysis of the aesthetic pleasures of video game play, drawing on early 20th-century formalist theory and models of literature. Employing a concept of biological naturalism grounded in cognitive theory, this title argues for a clear delineation between the aesthetics of play and the aesthetics of texts.

Focusing on standards and protocols surrounding video telephony, this book serves as a roadmap through the regulatory maze, as well as a tutorial on various phases of deployment, from video compression through multiplexing and call control. It is aimed at the engineers deploying mobile video services around the globe.