I'm a huge fan of Dave Myers' texts - I've used both Social and Intro.
(He's a TIPSter as well.) Students love them too. I've used many other
texts in the past, but find the student-friendly writing, the strong
emphasis on relating to current issues and the intelligent research make
them winners. Also, the Instructor's Resource Manual, by Martin Bolt, seems
to be a universal favorite - best I've ever used! I haven't used Atkinson,
but have used Gleitman, and Myers is much more popular with students
Another one that's popular with TIPSters (including me) is Rod Plotnik's.
This is a good choice for community college students, I've found. My
daughter uses it for high school psychology. It's more basic than Myers'.
(It's sometimes referred to as "the MTV textbook." I think this is meant to
be disparaging, but I think it says a lot about its being heavy on graphics
and simplification of concepts.)
Beth Benoit
Daniel Webster College
College for Lifelong Learning
> From: Diana Issidorides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 17:22:17 +0100
> To: TIPS mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Myer's Psychology textbook
>
> Could some of you please share your views on Myers (1998) Psychology
> textbook. This is the preferred textbook at a (new) liberal arts college I
> might be teaching at, so I'm very interested in reviews, opinions, and
> comments. I don't know the textbook myself. Among other things, I was
> wondering, for example, how it compares to the Atkinson et al. "classic".
>
> Plus: does anyone know of statistics showing which introductory psychology
> textbooks are mostly being used across US campuses?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dr. Diana C. Issidorides
> NEMO (New Metropolis, Science and Technology Center)
> Postbus 421
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> The Netherlands
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