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Thinking About Psychology
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Written by a distinguished team of high school teachers, this new edition is thoroughly revised to reflect the APA’s recently updated National Standards for High School Psychology. Your students will benefit from the authors’ many years of working with high school students. And this new edition is s...
Written by a distinguished team of high school teachers, this new edition is thoroughly revised to reflect the APA’s recently updated National Standards for High School Psychology. Your students will benefit from the authors’ many years of working with high school students. And this new edition is sure to appeal to your students through a bold and contemporary design. The authors’ distinctive story-telling abilities will engage your students by speaking directly to the impact of psychology on their lives.
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Written by a distinguished team of high school teachers, this new edition is thoroughly revised to reflect the APA’s recently updated National Standards for High School Psychology. Your students will benefit from the authors’ many years of working with high school students. And this new edition is sure to appeal to your students through a bold and contemporary design. The authors’ distinctive story-telling abilities will engage your students by speaking directly to the impact of psychology on their lives.
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Outstanding Authors
Both Charlie Blair-Broeker and Randy Ernst are highly accomplished high school psychology teachers with a wealth of experience and insight. Randy was named the 2006 Outstanding Social Studies teacher in the state of Nebraska; Charlie was awarded both the University of Iowa Distinguished Teacher Award and the Grinnell College Award for Outstanding Teaching. Both Randy and Charlie are recipients of the APA's Division 2 Teaching Excellence Award.
Standards-satisfying Coverage
Thinking About Psychology, Third Edition mirrors the newly revised APA National Standards for the Teaching of High School Psychology (http://www.apa.org/ed/natlstandards.html).
Flexible Modular Format
The 36 modules cover all key topics for the course but have been written to stand independent from one another—there are no unexplained cross-references and no knowledge prerequisites for any module. Teachers have complete flexibility to cover the modules they want in any order.
Both Charlie Blair-Broeker and Randy Ernst are highly accomplished high school psychology teachers with a wealth of experience and insight. Randy was named the 2006 Outstanding Social Studies teacher in the state of Nebraska; Charlie was awarded both the University of Iowa Distinguished Teacher Award and the Grinnell College Award for Outstanding Teaching. Both Randy and Charlie are recipients of the APA's Division 2 Teaching Excellence Award.
Standards-satisfying Coverage
Thinking About Psychology, Third Edition mirrors the newly revised APA National Standards for the Teaching of High School Psychology (http://www.apa.org/ed/natlstandards.html).
Flexible Modular Format
The 36 modules cover all key topics for the course but have been written to stand independent from one another—there are no unexplained cross-references and no knowledge prerequisites for any module. Teachers have complete flexibility to cover the modules they want in any order.
New to This Edition
Revised Contents The book is now divided into seven domains and 36 modules. This new organization reflects the APA’s recent changes to the National Standards for High School Psychology, and the modular approach allows teachers maximum flexibility in how and when to cover particular topics.
New Coverage of Positive Psychology and Human Flourishing allows students to see the new advances psychological science has made in understanding and promoting human strengths.
New Design and expanded photo program appeals to students and reflects the interests and diversity of your students.
New Features 'Thinking Like a Psychological Scientist' engages students in critical thinking skills; 'Thinking about Positive Psychology' boxes highlight new developments in the field and showcase practical information for students to use in their own lives.
Expanded supplements and media package This edition boasts the first Thinking About Psychology interactive eBook, as well as additional support for ELL students. As with the previous edition, teachers receive a true wrap-around Teacher’s Annotated Edition and a new test bank in Examview® Assessment Suite.

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Third Edition| ©2013
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal Ernst
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Thinking About Psychology
Third Edition| 2013
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal Ernst
Table of Contents
1 Scientific Inquiry Domain
Module 1 History and Perspectives in Psychological Science
Module 2 Research Strategies
Module 3 Psychology’s Statistics
Module 1 History and Perspectives in Psychological Science
Module 2 Research Strategies
Module 3 Psychology’s Statistics
2 Biopsychology Domain
Biological Bases of Behavior
Module 4 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
Module 5 The Brain
Sensation and Perception
Module 6 Sensation
Module 7 Perception
Consciousness
Module 8 Sleep, Dreams, and Body Rhythms
Module 9 Psychoactive Drugs
Module 10 Hypnosis and Other States of Consciousness
3 Development and Learning Domain
Life-Span Development
Module 11 Prenatal and Childhood Development
Module 12 Adolescence
Module 13 Adulthood and Aging
Learning and Language
Module 14 Classical Conditioning
Module 15 Operant Conditioning
Module 16 Observational Learning
Module 17 Language Development
4 Social Context Domain
Social Psychology
Module 18 Social Thinking and Social Influence
Module 19 Social Relations
Nature, Nurture, Culture, and Gender
Module 20 Nature and Nurture in Psychology
Module 21 The Psychology of Culture and Gender
5 Cognition Domain
Memory
Module 22 Information Processing
Module 23 Forgetting and Memory Construction
Thinking and Intelligence
Module 24 Thinking
Module 25 Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
6 Individual Variations Domain
Motivation and Emotion
Module 26 Motivation
Module 27 Emotion
Personality
Module 28 Psychodynamic and Humanistic Perspectives on Personality
Module 29 Trait and Social-Cognitive Perspectives on Personality
Psychological Disorders
Module 30 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 31 Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Module 32 Dissociative, Schizophrenic, and Personality Disorders
Motivation and Emotion
Module 26 Motivation
Module 27 Emotion
Personality
Module 28 Psychodynamic and Humanistic Perspectives on Personality
Module 29 Trait and Social-Cognitive Perspectives on Personality
Psychological Disorders
Module 30 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 31 Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Module 32 Dissociative, Schizophrenic, and Personality Disorders
7 Applications of Psychological Science Domain
Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Module 33 Psychological Therapies
Module 34 Biomedical Therapies
Stress and Health
Module 35 Effects of Stress
Module 36 Promoting Wellness
Module 33 Psychological Therapies
Module 34 Biomedical Therapies
Stress and Health
Module 35 Effects of Stress
Module 36 Promoting Wellness
Appendix A: Careers in Psychology
Appendix B: Answers to Apply What You Know Questions
Appendix B: Answers to Apply What You Know Questions

Thinking About Psychology
Third Edition| 2013
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal Ernst
Authors

Charles T. Blair-Broeker
Charles Blair-Broeker taught at Cedar Falls High School (Iowa) for 36 years and now teaches part-time at Hawkeye Community College. Charlie has been involved in a number of American Psychological Association (APA) initiatives, including service as: • A member of the task force that authored the National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula; as the first elected chair of the Executive Board of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). • Co-editor of the fourth volume of the Activities Handbook for the Teaching of Psychology. • A member of the Steering Committees for the 2017 Summit on High School Psychology. Charlie also participated in the 2008 National Conference on Undergraduate Education in Psychology, and the 1999 National Forum on Psychology Partnerships. He has been a Test Developer, Question Leader, Rubric Master, Table Leader, and Reader for AP® Psychology since the test was first administered in 1992. He has given countless presentations about the teaching of psychology across the nation. Among his teaching awards are the Grinnell College Outstanding College Teacher Award, the University of Iowa Distinguished Teaching Award, and the APA Division 2 Teaching Excellence Award. The TOPSS Charles T. Blair-Broeker Excellence in Teaching Award was named after him in 2014, the same year he received an APA Presidential Citation for “exemplary efforts to promote high-quality instruction of and professionalism in teaching high school psychology.” He has been married for 40 joyous years to his wife Lynn. Together they keep up on the adventures of their kids Carl (married to Liz) and Eric (married to Brittany and father of Marin). Charlie plays pickleball most mornings with far more passion than precision.

Randal M. Ernst
Randal Ernst has been part of the high school psychology scene for more than 30 years. In 2017, American Psychological Association (APA) President, Antonio Puente, awarded Randy a Presidential Citation for “pioneering leadership of modern day pedagogy of psychology.” This honor was bestowed on Randy at the 2017 APA Summit on High School Psychology Education, an event Randy co-chaired. The APA’s Teachers of Psychology of Secondary Schools (TOPSS), which Randy helped found, recently honored him by establishing the “Randal M. Ernst Lecture”, given each year at the APA national convention. After serving on the initial AP® Psychology test development committee, Randy was the first high school teacher invited to be a Question Leader (and Exam Leader) at the AP® Psychology Reading. Randy has co-written articles published in numerous journals including American Psychologist, Teaching of Psychology, and The Oxford Review of Education. He has long been a proponent of flourishing, and coined the phrase “Positive Education” while preparing a presentation on teaching well-being with Marty Seligman for the Australian Department of Education. Randy has worked for years as a resilience trainer with the University of Pennsylvania and as a cultural proficiency trainer with the Lincoln Public Schools, which named Randy its Multicultural Educator of the Year in 2016. Additional honors include the NAACP’s Service to Children award, Nebraska’s Social Studies Educator of the Year award, Time-Warner’s “Crystal Apple” National Teacher Award, and his picture hangs in Broken Bow High School’s Distinguished Alumni hall of fame. The APA and the University of Nebraska have also recognized Randy for excellence in teaching. Randy’s bachelor and master’s degrees are from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and his doctorate is from the University of Nebraska. He is the proud father of Emily, Meredith, and Jocelyn.

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Third Edition| 2013
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal Ernst
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Annotated Teacher's Edition for Thinking About Psychology
Amy Fineburg | Third Edition | ©2013 | ISBN:9781429293389The Teacher’s Edition provides a wealth of guidance and support for teachers. Our philosophy for this Teacher’s Edition centers on...
The Teacher’s Edition provides a wealth of guidance and support for teachers. Our philosophy for this Teacher’s Edition centers on providing tools and teaching tips that teachers will actually use. These tools include Building Vocabulary activities, Beyond the Classroom and Interconnections, Differentiation tips, and more.
Printed Test Bank for Thinking About Psychology
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal M. Ernst; Rob McEntarffer | Third Edition | ©2013 | ISBN:9781429293440The Test Bank, written by Rob McEntarffer, Steve Jones, and Nancy Fenton, provides a large selection of multiple- choice and essay questions for
The Test Bank, written by Rob McEntarffer, Steve Jones, and Nancy Fenton, provides a large selection of multiple- choice and essay questions for assessing student comprehension, interpretation, analysis, and synthesis skills. Questions have been checked for correlation with text content and notation, overall usability, and accuracy. The questions are organized by module and learning goal, and categorized by type (application or knowledge). With over 2,500 questions, there is never a shortage of questions to assess student mastery.
Teacher's Resource CD for Thinking About Psychology
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal M. Ernst; Amy Fineburg | Third Edition | ©2013 | ISBN:9781429293433The easy- to- use Teacher’s Resource CD- ROM contains all text figures (in JPEG format as well as in PowerPoint slides), Kent Korek̵...
The easy- to- use Teacher’s Resource CD- ROM contains all text figures (in JPEG format as well as in PowerPoint slides), Kent Korek’s PowerPoint lecture slides, and the entirety of the Teacher’s Resource Materials. In addition, we’ve included the PDF booklet of Teaching Tips for General Psychology, which arms psychology teachers with effective and engaging teaching tips, ready to use in any classroom. A Psychology Fair Guide is also included to help psychology teachers easily create a showcase for student achievement.
Teacher's Resource Materials for Thinking About Psychology
Charles Blair-Broeker; Randal M. Ernst | Third Edition | ©2013 | ISBN:9781429293457The Teacher’s Resource Materials is a comprehensive accompaniment to Thinking About Psychology. This resource offers suggestions
The Teacher’s Resource Materials is a comprehensive accompaniment to Thinking About Psychology. This resource offers suggestions for numerous multimedia resources, classroom activities, demonstrations, and enrichment lessons that give teachers tools for active and differentiated learning. The Teacher’s Resource Materials is a toolkit for planning exciting, challenging, and engaging lessons. Using the Teacher’s Resource Materials and the Teacher’s Edition together will make introductory psychology fulfilling for students and teachers alike.
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