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Biological Psychology “Learning is a Breeze with Freberg”

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Biological Psychology. “Learning is a Breeze with Freberg”. Laura Freberg presents “ Biological Psychology” 2e Text Overview Key Features Technology. On Today’s Blackboard!. Ready Spring 2009 !!!!. Dr. Laura Freberg. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Biological Psychology

“Learning is a Breeze with Freberg”

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On Today’s Blackboard!

Laura Freberg presents“ Biological Psychology” 2e• Text Overview• Key Features• Technology

Ready Spring 2009 !!!!

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Dr. Laura Freberg• Professor at California

Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• Actively teaches Intro, BioPsych, and Sensation/Perception

• Passion for teaching Biological Psychology

• Over 30 yrs of teaching experience

• Taught at cc’s up to Ivy League schools

• Visit my Psychology blog for more info.

www.laurafreberg.com/blog

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Biological Psychology 2nd edText overview

• Content: Thorough coverage of classic topics spiced with current cutting edge research

• Clear, interest-engaging writing style and features

• Effective illustrations and structured pedagogy that support learning

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A Typical Page

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Learning Objectives Chapter Outlines

Learning Objectives Chapter Outlines

Every chapter organized around a set of learning objectivesChapter is outlined around the pedagogy!

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Interim Summaries

Expanded to include table summaries that highlight key information in an easy-to-absorb fashion. Summary points are

keyed to Learning Objectives listed at the beginning of the chapter.

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New Direction Boxes

Focuses on emerging areas of discovery in biological psychology.Topics include “Can We Stop the Aging Process?” “How Much Stronger and Faster Can We Get?” and “Facial Expression and Psychopathology”

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Why does this matter?

Makes the material relevant to students by addressing a common student question..

“Why do I need to learn biological information?” Topics include “The Hazards of Designer Drugs” (Chapter 4),

“Daytime Sleepiness” (Chapter 11) & more!

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Margin Quotations

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Form Currency

Learning ObjectivesLearning via historyInterim Summaries

 Function

How things workWhy Does this matter?

Seeing the whole picture 

FunDramatic VisualsEmerging IssuesNew DirectionsReal Examples

Relevant quotes

Summing Up the Book

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Technology- CNOWwith eBOOK

Features:19 vivid animated version of the text figures

TutorialsExercisesVideos