Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior

Key differences between 14th and 13th editions

• Time lapse between previous and current publications: 3 years (2012 vs 2015).
• Coon's Introduction to Psychology was originally published in 1948.
• The major differences between the 13th and 14th Editions are summarized below:
• Chapter 1: New Critical Thinking box Position D: On Stockings and Murders
• Chapter 2: New scientific findings that male parts of the brain have stronger connections front to back, whereas female brains have stronger connections left to right.
• Chapter 3:
• New research on moral emotions and moral thinking.
• New Psychology in Action section about what makes a good life.
• Chapter 5:
• New section on disorder of consciousness (including vegetative or minimally conscious state, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome).
• New section on patterns of abuse of psychoactive substances.
• New section on narcotic analgesics.
• New Critical Thinking box on medical cannabis.
• Chapter 8:
• New opening section on quadrotor swarm.
• Difference between learning through experience and experiential learning.
• Chapter 9: Discussion on the role of early childhood education in the improvement of intelligence.
• Chapter 11:
• Asexuality is now considered as a normal variant of human sexuality.
• Discussion on gender role strain paradigm.
• New Critical Thinking box on neuroscience of pornography addiction.
• Chapter 12: New Critical Thinking box dark triad personality traits (narcissism, machiavellianism, and psychopathy).
• Chapter 13: Latest information on the impact of relative poverty on the health.
• Chapter 14:
• New Critical Thinking box on how neuroscience is changing the law.
• New section on comorbidity.
• Chapter 15:
• New section on Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
• New discussion on transcranial magnetic stimulation, a noninvasive procedure.
• Chapter 17: New section on different types of prejudice.
• Chapter 18: Discussion on transformational leadership.