MVCC Libraries: Psychology: Books & Media

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Writing Your Psychology Research Paper by Scott A. Baldwin
Call Number: Utica Stacks BF76.7 .B35 2018
ISBN: 9781433827075
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Many psychology students dislike writing a research paper, their aversion driven by anxiety over various aspects of the process. This primer for undergraduates explains how to write a clear, compelling, well-organized research paper. From picking a promising topic, to finding and digesting the pertinent literature, to developing a thesis, to outlining and presenting ideas, to editing for clarity and concision - each step is broken down and illustrated with examples. In addition, a bonus chapter discusses how to combat procrastination. Students learn that the best writing is done in chunks over long periods of time, and that writing is a skill that improves with practice. By following the advice in this book, any student can not only get through their dreaded writing assignment, but become a more proficient writer.
The Psychology of Gender by Gary Wood
Call Number: Utica Stacks BF692.2 .W66 2018
ISBN: 9781138748392
Publication Date: 2018-03-15
What is the difference between sex and gender? What is the impact of gender-role stereotypes on our lives, our relationships and the world? What does gender mean to you? The Psychology of Gender looks at our biology, history and culture to consider the impact of gender roles and stereotypes, and addresses the 'dilemmas' we have regarding gender in a post-modern world. It offers a unique perspective on gender through storytelling and explores ideas around transgender and cisgender identities and androgyny, tackling hidden assumptions and helping us make sense of the world of gender. By examining the future of gender, The Psychology of Gender offers a platform for further exploration, and arrives at a new psychology of gender that emphasises relationships and helps us to understand our own gender identity and that of those around us.
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing by Merve Emre
ISBN: 9780385541909
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
An unprecedented history of the personality test conceived a century ago by a mother and her daughter--fiction writers with no formal training in psychology--and how it insinuated itself into our boardrooms, classrooms, and beyond. Drawing from original reporting and never-before-published documents, The Personality Brokers takes a critical look at the personality indicator that became a cultural icon. Along the way it examines nothing less than the definition of the self--our attempts to grasp, categorize, and quantify our personalities. Surprising and absorbing, the book, like the test at its heart, considers the timeless question: What makes you, you?
Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You by Robert J. Sternberg
ISBN: 9781433823107
Publication Date: 2016-09-01
Now in its third edition, this bestselling volume has set the standard for students seeking to find an exciting career in psychology. Its comprehensive coverage spans more careers than ever, with the vast majority of chapters new to this edition. The chapters describe 30 different graduate-level careers (i.e., careers for those holding a PhD, EdD, or PsyD) in three distinct areas of endeavor: academia clinical and counseling psychology specialized settings such as for-profit businesses, nonprofits, the military, and schools . Each chapter explores a different career, including typical daily activities, the approximate range of compensation, advantages and disadvantages of the career, opportunities for employment and advancement, and how to plan one's educational and professional experiences to prepare for this specialty.

Open Educational Resources

Discover Psychology 2.0 - A Brief Introductory Text (Noba Project) This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory courses. The 15 units cover the traditional areas of intro-to-psychology; ranging from biological aspects of psychology to psychological disorders to social psychology. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Psychology textbook Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. The author wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. [The author] does hope that they [students] will remember that psychology matters because it helps us understand behavior and that our knowledge of psychology is based on empirical study.
Lumen Learning open courses - Psychology
MIT OpenSourseWare - Social Psychology This course examines interpersonal and group dynamics, considers how the thoughts, feelings, and actions of individuals are influenced by (and influence) the beliefs, values, and practices of large and small groups. Learning occurs through a combination of lectures, demonstrations and in-class activities complemented by participation in small study groups and completion of homework assignments.
OpenStax Psychology Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Principles of Social Psychology This textbook is based on a critical thinking approach, and its aim is to get students thinking actively and conceptually – with a greater focus on the forest than the trees ... To help students better grasp the big picture of social psychology, and to provide you with a theme that you can use to organize your lectures, [this] text has a consistent pedagogy across the chapters. The presentation is organized around two underlying principles that are essential to social psychology: "Person and Situation (the classic treatment)," and "The ABCs of social psychology (Affect, Behavior, and Cognition)."
Wisc Online Psychology Learning Objects

Course Reserves for Psychology at MVCC

The Utica and Rome campus libraries have many Psychology texts used at MVCC available on Reserve.

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Psychology 2e by Rose M. Spielman; William J. Jenkins; Marilyn D. Lovett
Call Number: Open Textbook: Available online
ISBN: 9781951693237
Publication Date: 2020-04-22

Browse the Stacks

If you would like to browse our stacks, below is a list of call numbers to search by:

BF: Psychology

HM: Sociology

HQ 503-1064: Family, Marriage, Home

HV 1-5999: Social Services

RC 435-571: Psychiatry, Personality disorders

RJ 499-503: Mental disorders of children

RJ 503.7-507: Child psychotherapy

Psychology: Books & Media

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