The Discussion Question sections are a bit of a 'hit and miss' throughout this collection - some chapters didn't have any, other chapters had good questions, and a few chapters had discussion questions that were really lower-level recall questions rather than prompts to spark discussion. Chapters varied in sufficiently addressing cultural concepts. Race & ethnicity are sparsely mentioned in a few chapters, the section on sex differences in 'Hormones & Behavior' ignores intersex and transgender populations, and the use of gender binary language such as 'she/her' or 'his or her' is common throughout the text (inconsistent with APA 7th edition language requirements on the use of the singular 'they'). Unfortunately, this is the biggest weakness.

Minor grammatical issues in some of the Discussion Questions but nothing too overt. The 'Box' sections are not accessible to readers with visual impairments they are presented as images rather than text that can be read with screen readers. Logically organized in a manner that begins with more micro-level processes and ending with more macro concepts. I noted once instance of the text referring to the 'section on replication' but it was unclear what section this was, or if it's included within this collection. The selected chapters are a nice way to condense the massive Noba module option, and seem to align well. There's nothing overtly contradictory between chapters. Some chapters were more digestible than others (for example, the chapter on Conditioning & Learning, while thorough, was a bit dense to navigate). The majority of links I clicked through the 'Outside Resources' sections were still functional with just a few exceptions that had broken links. There is some oversimplification of topics - for example, the discussion of implicit beliefs about intelligence in the Intelligence chapter presents a much stronger statement of this research than has been found of late, and seems to hint at multiple intelligences. Overall, the content is largely accurate. I wish the Conditioning & Learning chapter paid greater attention to types of operant conditioning (there's a lot of depth for classical conditioning but negative reinforcement isn't even mentioned). Within the developmental chapters, it would be nice to have some discussion of aging (although the section on Psychopharmacology and the elderly is helpful) and there is only one sentence to Vygotsky's social constructivist theory in cognitive development, an unfortunate omission of a critical topic. The notable exception is a sufficiently comprehensive coverage of gender. In general, a fairly comprehensive set of Noba modules that cover the range of key topics in intro psych.

Reviewed by Kate Snyder, Associate Professor, Hanover College on 4/23/21 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.

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