Psychology : core concepts / / Philip G. Zimbardo, Robert L. Johnson, Vivian McCann Hamilton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910153128403321
• Autore: Zimbardo Philip G.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson, , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-292-03447-5
• Edizione: [Seventh, Pearson new international edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (773 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Collana: Pearson custom library
• Disciplina: 150
• Soggetti: Psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Pearsonal New International Edition."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary.
• Sommario/riassunto: Where great science meets great teaching. At just fourteen chapters, Psychology: Core Concepts 7e provides rich coverage of the foundational topics taught in most introductory courses. Psychology: Core Concepts focuses on a manageable number of core concepts (usually three to five) in each chapter, allowing students to attain a deeper level of understanding of the material. Learning is reinforced through focused application and critical thinking activities, and connections between concepts are drawn across chapters to help students see the big picture of psychology as a whole. The 7th edition features an enhanced critical thinking emphasis, with new chapter-opening "Problems" and new end-of-chapter critical thinking applications that promote active learning. Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning - The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - Pedagogical features are designed to help students learn the problem-solving skills and critical thinking techniques of a good psychologist. Engage Students - In-text learning activities and the new MyPsychLab Video Series maintain student interest both in and out of ; the classroom. Explore Research - Current research reflects the most up-to-date psychological theories and applications. Understand Culture and Diversity - Cross-cultural, multicultural, and gender research is woven throughout the text to reflect the increasing diversity and global reach of psychology. Support Instructors - An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank (both print and computerized), Interactive PowerPoints, the new MyPsychLab Video Series, Telecourse Videos,; and a Telecourse Study Guide provide instructors with the ultimate supplements package.Preview Site: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/fall2011preview/#Psych Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Psychology-Core-Concepts/214526791978469.

Recent vertebrate carcasses and their paleobiological implications / / Johannes Weigelt ; translated by Judith Schaefer ; foreword by Anna K. Behrensmeyer and Catherine Badgley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910967996003321
• Autore: Weigelt Johannes <1890-1948.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , 1989
• ISBN: 9780226881683; 0226881687; 9781299104716; 1299104711
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 pages) : illustrations, plates
• Altri autori (Persone): SchaeferJudith
• Disciplina: 566
• Soggetti: Vertebrates, Fossil; Paleoecology; Vertebrates, Fossil - Texas - Smithers Lake; Paleoecology - Texas - Smithers Lake
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translation of: Rezente Wirbeltierleichen und ihre paläobiologische Bedeutung.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Translator's Note -- Publisher's Note -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Death and its ; aftermath -- 2. Modes of death -- 3. Laws governing positions of recent and fossil vertebrate carcasses -- 4. The carcass assemblage at Smithers Lake and its origin -- 5. Carcass Assemblages and Concentrations in the Geologic Past -- Conclusion -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The first English translation of Johannes Weigelt's 1927 classic makes available the seminal work in taphonomy, the study of how organisms die, decay, become entombed in sediments, and fossilize over time. Weigelt emphasized the importance of empirical work and made extensive observations of modern carcasses on the Texas Gulf Coast. He applied the results to evidence from the fossil record and demonstrated that an understanding of the postmortem fate of modern animals is crucial to making sound inferences about fossil vertebrate assemblages and their ecological communities. Weigelt spent sixteen months on the Gulf Coast in the mid-1920s, gathering evidence from the carcasses of cattle and other animals in the early stages of preservation. This book reports his observations. He discusses death and decomposition; classifies various modes of death (drowning, cold, dehydration, fire, mud, quicksand, oil slicks, etc.); documents and analyzes the positions of carcasses; presents detailed data on carcass assemblages at the Smither's Lake site in Texas; and, in a final chapter, makes comparisons to carcass assemblages from the geologic past. He raises questions about whether much of the fossil record is a product of unusual events and, if so, what the implications are for paleoecological studies. The English edition of Recent Vertebrate Carcasses includes a foreword and a translator's note that comment on Weigelt's life and the significance of his work. The original bibliography has been brought up to date, and, where necessary, updated scientific and place names have been added to the text in brackets. An index of names, places, and subjects is included, and Weigelt's own photographs of carcasses and drawings of skeletons illustrate the text.