"Zimbardo's General Psychology (8th Edition)" Author: [US] Philip Zimbardo / [US] Robert Johnson / [US] Vivian McCann Publisher: Posts and Telecommunications Press

Introduction
This book contains 14 topics that need to be learned for introductory psychology, including mind, biopsychology, sensation and perception, learning, memory, thinking and intelligence, lifelong development, states of consciousness, motivation and emotion, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders, treatment of psychological disorders, and from stress to health and happiness.
Each chapter of this book is introduced by a common problem in life, and the core concepts in the relevant psychology field are proposed around the problem, helping learners to establish their understanding of the field in the process of answering questions. At the same time, this book also strengthens learners' application and in-depth thinking of psychological knowledge in daily life through sections such as "Psychology is very useful", "Try it", "Write", and "Application of critical thinking". Compared with previous versions, this book has made a lot of updates on new research in various sub-fields of psychology, which is convenient for learners and researchers to update their own knowledge system.
This book is suitable for psychology learners and researchers in colleges and universities and related research institutions, and is also suitable for reading and reference by all psychology enthusiasts.
Features of the 8th revision and reasons for choosing it:
1. Psychology Classic: This book has been praised as "an introductory psychology classic that is better than a novel". It has been exported to many countries and is an introductory textbook for psychology majors in many universities, a reference book for general courses for non-psychology majors, and a "stepping stone" for many psychology enthusiasts to understand the world of psychology.
2. Authoritative author - Philip Zimbardo, a famous contemporary psychologist: To congratulate the publication of the 8th Chinese edition, Zimbardo, the author known as "the image and voice of contemporary psychology" and "the rock star of psychology", wrote the preface to the Chinese version of the book and recorded a congratulatory video.
3. Authoritative translator: The translator of this book was specially invited to translate Fu Xiaolan, chief scientist of the Research Support Center for Mental Health and Social Governance of the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Director of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 14 experts in 14 psychology fields in the book were gathered together. They are from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, University of Jinan, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University and other universities.
4. Authoritative recommenders: Zhao Guoxiang, the current president of the Chinese Psychological Society, Bai Xuejun, Shen Mowei, Mo Lei, You Xuqun, Zhou Xiaolin, former presidents of the Chinese Psychological Society, Han Buxin, president of the Asian Psychological Association and director of the Academic Degree Evaluation Committee of the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wu Yanhong, deputy director of the National Applied Psychology Professional Degree Graduate Education Steering Committee.
5. The content covers 14 basic psychology sub-fields: biological psychology, cognitive psychology, life-long psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, psychological disorders and treatment, etc. If you are a psychology student, the content of this book will help you choose your future sub-field; if you are a general psychology enthusiast, the comprehensive and rich content of this book will include a series of interesting psychological topics, including emotions, intelligence, thinking, motivation, personality, parent-child relationships, intimate relationships, psychological problems, etc.
6. The biggest feature - core concepts and key questions: Each sub-topic is introduced by a common problem in life, and the core concepts of the relevant psychology sub-fields are proposed around this problem, helping learners to establish an understanding of the field in the process of answering a series of key questions.
7. Rich sections: In order to make reading and learning more interesting, this book has rich sections, such as "Psychology is very useful", "Try it", "Write", "Application of critical thinking", etc.
8. Update of cutting-edge research content: In the 8th edition, Zimbardo made a series of very important updates, correcting, deleting, and adding nearly 50% of the content.
9. This book comes with full-book diagrams for download, which is convenient for teachers.
10. 14 chapters with video introductions, in line with the era of integrated media teaching: Each chapter is equipped with a video and text introduction by the corresponding translator.
11. 1 printed color insert: makes the knowledge points clearer and makes learning and reading more convenient.
12. Two study manuals are provided: "Study Manual for Core Concepts of Psychology" and "Study Manual for Top Ten Psychology Applications". They organize the core concepts and make mind map notes for some knowledge points to help readers learn from the corresponding content in the book.