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PSYC 1301

Psychology (OpenStax, Rice University) by Rose M. Spielman
ISBN: 9781947172074
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.

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Introduction to Psychology by University of Minnesota Libraries (Adapted by)
ISBN: 9781946135131
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.

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PsyArXiv
Pre-prints in the psychological sciences.
NOBA Psychology Textbooks
"Noba is a free online platform that provides high-quality, flexibly structured textbooks and educational materials. These textbooks and materials are licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License. Users may reuse, redistribute, and remix the content to suit their needs. The goals of Noba are three-fold: to reduce financial burden on students by providing access to free educational content; to provide instructors with a platform to customize educational content to better suit their curriculum; to present free, high-quality material written by a collection of experts and authorities in the field of psychology."

PSYC 3381 Social Psychology

Principles of Social Psychology (BCcampus) by Dr. Charles Stangor
ISBN: 9781774200155
Helping students organize their thinking about social psychology at a conceptual level.

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Principles of Social Psychology by University of Minnesota Libraries (Adapted by)
ISBN: 9781946135209
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. Yes, there are right and wrong answers, but the answers are not the only thing. What is perhaps even more important is how students get to the answers – the thinking process itself.

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Together: The Science of Social Psychology (NOBA) by Robert Biswas-Diener, Ed Diener
This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory social psychology courses. The 8 units include 27 modules covering key social psych topics such as research methods, group processes, social influence, and relationships. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs. Each module in this book is accompanied by instructor's manual, PowerPoint presentation, test items, adaptive student quiz, and reading anticipation guide (instructor must contact NOBA and verify status to receive the test bank). Please note that the publisher requires you to login (free) to access and download the textbooks.

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