ENGAGE, EXPLORE, AND EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGY ON OUR LIVES

Psychology Around Us, Fifth Canadian Edition, helps open students’ minds to the notion that psychology is indeed around them every day—and that its principles are immediately applicable to a whole host of life’s questions. This popular textbook offers students a wealth of tools and content in a structured learning environment designed to engage and captivate their interest in the subject.

Designed for today’s digital students, Psychology Around Us features a wide array of media content—videos, interactive graphics, animations, and adaptive practice—integrated at the learning-objective level to provide students with a clear and engaging path through the material. Throughout the text, a wealth of interesting research examples and numerous opportunities to connect concepts to everyday life spark students’ curiosity and interest while helping them realize that psychology is “all around us.”

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Indigenous Experiences boxes incorporate Indigenous knowledge, perspectives, and methodologies
• Opportunities for self-study and reflection throughout each chapter
• More than 2000 updated references
• Updates to terminology, neuroscience, and the DSM-5-TR

WILEY ADVANTAGE

• Psychology Around Us boxes highlight how psychology affects students in their everyday lives
• Practically Speaking boxes emphasize the practical applications of everyday psychology
• Brain and Behaviour boxes connect theory to brain function

AN INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA LEARNING EXPERIENCE

This textbook includes access to an interactive, multimedia e-text. Icons throughout the print book signal corresponding digital content in the e-text.

• Psychology @ Work videos link basic psychological concepts to industrial/organizational psychology and help students understand how what they learn relates to their future lives and careers.
• Selections from The Wiley Psychology Video Library cover a variety of related psychology topics including anxiety, depression, stress, personality disorders, and more.
• Interactive Figures, Charts & Tables: Appearing throughout the enhanced e-text, interactive figures, process diagrams, and tables facilitate the study of complex concepts and processes and help students retain important information. Even many of the simplest figures are interactive to encourage online readers to pause and absorb the information they present before scrolling on to additional reading.
• Interactive Self-Scoring Questions and Practice Quizzes: Students can check their answers to the Check Your Knowledge questions at the end of each major chapter section instantly. Each chapter includes a self-scoring Practice Quiz to help students prepare for graded assignments and exams.

NANCY OGDEN has co-authored two introductory psychology texts. She is currently serving as the Vice-Dean of Curriculum, Policy, and Planning in the Faculty of Arts at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is a full Professor of Psychology at Mount Royal University, where she has taught for over 30 years. She has twice received the Teaching Excellence Award at Mount Royal University. Her scholarly research and publications address a broad spectrum of pressing social issues, including poverty, emotional development in youth, homelessness, physical literacy in early childhood, and data management within the nonprofit sector. During her tenure at Mount Royal University, she led a team of colleagues in the development of a pioneering work-integrated learning initiative within the Department of Psychology, effectively bridging theoretical knowledge and practical experience to prepare students for meaningful careers.

EVELYN FIELD has co-authored several books, including Sex Differences: Summarizing More than a Century of Scientific Research and Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity. She is a contributing author to various other works, including Biology on the Cutting Edge: Concepts, Issues, and Canadian Research around the Globe and previous editions of Psychology Around Us. She is a former recipient of the Governor General of Canada’s Gold Academic Medal and a Distinguished Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service at Mount Royal University. Her current research focuses on the use of technology and creative work for the teaching of biopsychology and sexuality. She is a full Professor in the Department of Psychology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.