Welcome
Course name
Faculty name
YOUR COURSE MATERIALS
Plotnik/Kouyoumdjian:
Introduction to Psychology,
8e
You will…
— be tested
— receive homework
assignments
— have reading assignments
…from these materials
WHY DO I NEED THE BOOK?
— Nine in ten professors (90%)
say that students would do
better if they made greater user
of the assigned textbook.
— Students’ pass rates, retention
rates and grades improve when
they employ supplemental
materials in addition to their
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WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION?
— New coverage on autism, the
Animal Research Act, ADHD in
adults, stem cell research,
alcoholism, and many more.
— New examples throughout
include contemporary topics and
individuals, including Mariah
Carey, Halle Berry, Michael Jo
Fox, Montel Williams, and Tony
Hawk.
— New Research Focus sections
have been include Memory
Accuracy and How Does a
Prodigy's Brain Develop?.
GET THE GRADE RESOURCES!
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ThomsonNOW
Study Guide
Power Study 4.0 CD-ROM
Free Companion Website
Writing Papers in Psychology
Writing with Style: APA Style
Made Easy
— Careers in Psychology
WHAT IS THOMSONNOW?
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– Pre-tests and Post-tests
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– Integrated ebook
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ANIMATIONS
SIMULATIONS
INTERACTIVE E-BOOK
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
http://www.thomsonedu.com/support
POWER STUDY 4.0!
– Narrated/animated presentations!
– Over 40 Videos.
– True-False Quizzes.
– Completely cross-platform.
– 4 CDs included
– Glossaries for all modules.
– Key terms exercises
– Sniffy the Rathas version 2.0
ANYTHING TO HELP STUDENTS WITHOUT
COMPUTERS?
— Study Guide
Review of key ideas for
each chapter made up of
an engaging mixture of
matching exercises, fillin-the-blank items, freeresponse questions, and
programmed learningorganized around learning
objectives
ISBN for study guide:
0495104167
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