Worth Publishers Discovering Psychology

Now with all digital content in Macmillan Learning's breakthrough platform, Achieve, the new edition of Discovering Psychology is more relevant, applied, and engaging than ever. It's the most effective presentation yet of the book's signature approach to developing scientific literacy and exploring the real impact of psychology across the breadth of cultural diversity. Highlighting the new content is coverage of applied behavioral neuroscience from expert contributor Abigail Baird (Vassar College), as well as coverage related to the COVID pandemic, and updated discussions of gender, sexuality, diversity, and inclusion. About the Author Susan A. Nolan is Professor of Psychology at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. Susan researches the interpersonal consequences of mental illness and the role of gender in science careers. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation. Susan is the 2021 President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and a past president of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA). She is a Fellow of the EPA, the American Psychological Association (APA), and the Association for Psychological Science. She holds an A.B. from the College of the Holy Cross and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Susan is fascinated by the applications of psychology to the “real world,” both locally and globally. She served as a representative from the APA to the United Nations for five years, and was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she and her husband have a home. She loves to travel. Susan uses the examples she encounters through these experiences in the classroom, in this textbook, and in the statistics textbooks that she co-authors. They also provide ideas for the Psychology Today blog that she co-authors on psychology research related to misinformation.