Many questions have arisen recently on the other teaching list about intro
textbooks. I have not recommended any to anyone because I am sort of
floundering with my own musings on this topic of what is going on in the intro
textbook domain. I remember my intro textbook I used in college in 1969
I do explore/think about this as I am teaching a required class for prospective
majors that uses K. Stanovich's text Thinking Straight About Psychology. In
his preface he goes over similar problems we all encounter when dealing with
students who completed Gen. Psych. They still believe Freud
I do every 2 years. Every 2 years we switch intro books. I have chaired this
committee for many a year and we have barely ever used the same books twice.
Because I have looked at so many for so long, I am way more familiar with intro
to psych books than I dare say most.
I have complained about
