I also prefer Goldstein to any text I have used before. mary
-----Original Message----- From: Mark A. Casteel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:09 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: Textbook recommendations requested Actually, I started using Goldstein last semester (I too have used both Reed and Ashcraft) and really liked Goldstein. My students too found his writing to be very accessible. -- Mark At 09:55 AM 1/25/2006 -0600, you wrote: >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] ********************************* Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 ********************************* --- 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]
