PsychNow! CD-ROM Version 2.0 Interactive Experiences in Psychology

by Wadsworth Publishing

• ISBN13: 9780534590468
• ISBN10: 0534590462
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Digital
• Copyright: 2003-07-21
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Originally conceived as a fun, exploratory CD designed to teach some of the most difficult topics in introductory psychology in a more fun and engaging way, version 2.0 continues its theme of getting students hooked on psychology. There are four main sections to the CD: 1) Interactive Modules, each with a consistent structure: Explore introduces the topic in an interesting way; Lesson elaborates on topics; and Apply offer hands on activities to test understanding. 2) InteractNow!, Team Based On-line Collaborative Labs with chat and threaded discussion groups. Each of the 8 Labs features a Multimedia Simulation and innovative exercises to help students interact with the psychological concepts and learn team dynamics; 3) ExperimentNOW! - Research experiments allow students to do classic experiments and receive their own data. There are 15 experiments on Perception, Neurocognition, Memory, Imagery and Concepts; 4) Quiz-GameNOW! - enables two teams of students to review the material by playing against each other, scoring points in the Back and Forth, Lightning and Bonus Bet rounds. The questions include animations and videos.

Table of Contents

1. Accessing Psychology

2. Human Development

3. The Brain and Consciousness

4. Sensation and Perception

5. Learning and Cognition

6. Motivation and Emotion

7. Personality and Abnormal Behavior

8. Social Psychology