Seconded on the Reed. Medin used to be a good lower-level text, also, but I never liked it.
m > -----Original Message----- > From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:23 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: Textbook recommendations requested > > A good lower undergrad cognitive book is Reed's. I have used > almost all of the ones around at one time or another, or > reviewed them, and unfortunately, I find that MOST of them > really are written to do double duty for undergrad and grad. > > Annette > > > Quoting "Pollak, Edward " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Carol Furchner asked "Next year (2006-2007) I plan to teach either > > Cognitive Psychology or Biological Psychology (or one of > each). I am > > looking for textbook recommendations for sophomore-level > courses at a > > two-year branch college. The prereq for cognitive is intro > to psych, > > and the prereq for biological is either intro to psych or intro to > > biology. Most students will not have taken statistics or research > > methods. I expect my approach will lean more towards concepts and > > applications than theories." > > > > We've been teaching a 2oo level biopsych course for years. > The clear > > favorite with both students & faculty is Jim Kalat's book. I would > > only warn you not to attempt more than 11-12 chapters in a > semester if > > you want to keep it at the 200 level. You can see my syllabus at > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/courseinfo.htm > > > > Ed > > > > > > Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. > > Department of Psychology, > > West Chester University of Pennsylvania Web site: > > http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm > > <http://mywebpages.comcast.net/epollak/home.htm> > > Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass > fiddler, and > > herpetoculturist................. in approximate order of > importance. > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > > unsubscribe send a blank email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Department of Psychology > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
