This textbook uses much of the framework from the Openstax book. “It aims to help create an engaging and inclusive learning environment. It integrates discussions on the psychological impacts of colonization, offering a richer, more comprehensive view of psychology. Expert contributions from specialists bring deep understanding and practical relevance, while plain language descriptions make complex …
Category: Psychology
This is a pretty straightforward option for statistics written by a psychology professor. The 19 chapters cover everything from descriptive statistics through chapters on ANOVA, 2-Factor ANOVA, Linear Regression and Chi-squares. A final chapter on “Doing Reproducible Research” is an interesting addition to some of the controversies that plague field.
This OER has only 7 chapters but mindfully focuses on equity issues – including the role of diversity-related issues, power and oppression of historically marginalized groups of people. The book highlights topics related to these but also does so mindful of terms generally used to describe marginalized groups of people and how that translates to …
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This book is a latest version of a statistics book meant specifically for psychology students. It is embedded with SPSS examples and datasets – so it is only extremely useful if your campus has access to SPSS. There are several SPSS datasets included.
Covering basic statistics to ANCOVA with a chapter on R applications. Each chapter has research vignettes to make the material more accessible. Note: One chapter with extensive information about using R.
This work was created as part of the University Libraries’ Open Educational Resources Initiative at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The contents of this work have been adapted from the following Open Access Resources:
Worksheets for each chapter are in Canvas Commons under PSYC 2200. The author, Michelle Oja, is a California Community College faculty member. The licensing for this textbook changes based on the page (sub-section). As most of the textbook was modified from Foster et al. (2021), much of the textbook is CC BY-NC-SA. Most of the other …
The OpenStax Behavioral Neuroscience book has a heavier emphasis on biology and a deeper examination of biology, chemistry and comparative species than usually taken in a lower division biological psychology course (C-ID PSYC 150). However, it does take a comprehensive look at all parts of a biological psychology course ranging from the basic neuronal functions, nervous …
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This is a 17-chapter lifespan development text that spans the lifespan and includes two chapters on each developmental stage. Slides and a test bank are also available on the website to registered instructors.
This age-based approach textbook was written by Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French and was funded by a grant from the College of Lake County Foundation and supported by the Business and Social Sciences Division. Chapter narration files (Andrea Pantoja Garvey, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA) are available in Canvas Commons. An adaptation available on the Libretexts campus shelf focuses …