An Updated Content Analysis of Introductory Psychology Textbooks

Aiken L. R. Jr. General psychology: A survey. Scranton, PA: Intext Publishers, 1969.

Beach L. Psychology: Core concepts and special topics. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

Bourne L. Ekstrand B. Psychology: Its principles and meanings. Hinsdale, IL: Dryden Press, 1973.

Brown R. Herrnstein R. Psychology. Boston: Little, Brown, 1975.

Bugelski B. R. An introduction to the principles of psychology (2nd ed.). Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1973.

Cox F. Psychology. Dubuque, IO: Brown, 1970.

CRM Books. Psychology today: An introduction (2nd ed.). Del Mar, CA: CRM Books, 1972.

Dallet K. Problems of psychology. New York: Wiley, 1969.

Daves W. F. A textbook of general psychology. New York: Crowell, 1975.

Dember W. N. Jenkins J. J. General psychology. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1970.

Edwards D. C. General psychology (2nd ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1972.

Epstein W. Shontz F. Psychology in progress. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971.

Fantino E. J. Reynolds G. S. Introduction to contemporary psychology. San Francisco: Freeman, 1975.

Flesch R. Marks of readable style: A study in adult education. New York: Bureau of Publications, Teachers College Columbia University, 1943.

Flesch R. A new readability yardstick. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1948, 32, 221–233.

Flesch R. How to test readability. New York: Harper, 1951.

Gardiner W. L. Psychology: A story or a search. Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1970.

Gazzaniga M. S. Fundamentals of psychology. New York: Academic Press, 1973.

Gillen B. Readability and human interest scores of thirty four current introductory psychology texts. American Psychologist, 1973, 28, 1010–1011.

Gillen B. Readability and human interest scores of thirty two introductory texts: Update and clarification. Teaching of Psychology, 1975, 2, 175–176.

Gilmer B. Psychology. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.

Haber R. N. Fried A. An introduction to psychology. New York: olt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974.

Harlow H. F. McGaugh J. L. Thompson R. Psychology. San Francisco: Albion, 1971.

Harrison A. A. Psychology as a social science. Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1972.

Hebb D. O. Textbook of psychology (3rd. ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders, 1972.

Hershey G. L. Lugo J. O. Living psychology. Toronto: Macmillan, 1970.

Hilgard E. R. Atkinson R. C. Atkinson R. L. Introduction to psychology (5th ed.). New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1971.

Hilgard E. R. Atkinson R. C. Atkinson R. L. Introduction to psychology (6th ed.). Chicago: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1975.

Hill W. F. Psychology: Principles and problems. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1970.

Holland M. K. Psychology: An introduction to human behavior. Lexington MA: Heath, 1974.

Isaacson R. C. Hutt M. L. Psychology: The science of behavior. New York: Harper & Row, 1971.

Kagan J. Havemann E. Psychology: An introduction (2nd ed.). Chicago: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1972.

Kaiser H. F. An index of factorial simplicity. Psychometrika, 1974, 39, 31–36.

Kalish R. A. The psychology of human behavior (2nd ed.). Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1970.

Kendler H. Basic psychology (3rd ed.). Menlo Park CA: W. A. Benjamin, 1974.

Kimble G. A. Garmezy N. Zigler E. Principles of general psychology. New York: Ronald Press, 1974.

Krech D. Crutchfield R. Livson N. Wilson W. A. Jr. Elements of psychology (3rd ed.). Westminster: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

Lana R. E. Rosnow R. L. Contemporary psychology. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1972.

Landauer T. K. Psychology: A brief overview. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972.

Lefrancois G. R. Of humans: Introductory psychology by Kongor. Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1974.

Lindgren H. Byrne D. Psychology: An introduction to a behavioral science. New York: Wiley, 1971.

Lindsay P. H. Norman D. A. Human information processing. New York: Academic Press, 1972.

London P. Beginning psychology. Homewood IL: Dorsey Press, 1975.

Matheson D. W. Introduction to psychology: The modern view. Hinsdale IL: Dryden Press, 1974.

McConnell J. V. Understanding human behavior. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1974.

McKeachie W. J. Doyle C. L. Psychology (2nd ed.). Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1970.

McNeil E. B. The psychology of being human. Scranton PA: Canfield Press, 1974.

Miller G. A. Buckhout R. Psychology: The science of mental life (2nd ed.). New York: Harper & Row, 1973.

Morgan C. T. King R. A. Introduction to psychology (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.

Munn N. L. Fernald R. D. Fernald P. S. Introduction to psychology (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972.

Mussen P. H. Psychology: An introduction. Lexington MA: Heath, 1973.

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Robinson D. N. Psychology. Encino CA: Dickenson Publishing Co., 1972.

Rubenstein J. The study of psychology. Guilford CT: Dushkin, 1975.

Ruch F. L. Zimbardo P. G. Psychology and life (8th ed.). Glenview IL: Scott, Foresman, 1971.

Sartain A. Q. North A. J. Strange J. R. Chapman H. M. Psychology-understanding human behavior (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.

Stagner R. Solley C. M. Basic psychology: A perceptual-homeostatic approach. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1970.

Tallent N. Spungin E. Psychology: Understanding ourselves and others. New York: American Book, 1972.

Telford C. W. Sawrey J. M. Psychology as a natural science. Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1972.

Thompson W. R. DeBold R. C. Psychology: A systematic introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.

Vernon W. M. Introductory psychology. Chicago: Rand McNally, 1974.

Vinacke W. E. Foundations of psychology. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1968.

Wallace J. Psychology: A social science. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1971.

Wertheimer M. Bjorkman M. Lundberg I. Magnussen D. Psychology: A brief introduction. Glenview IL: Scott-Foresman, 1971.

Wheeler L. Goodale R. Deese J. General psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1974.

Whittaker J. O. Introduction to psychology (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders, 1970.

Wrench D. F. Wrench C. Psychology: A social approach (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.

Wright D. S. Taylor A. Davies D. R. Sluckin W. Lee S. G. M. Reason J. T. Introducing psychology: An experimental approach. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1970.

Wrightsman L. S. Sanford F. H. Psychology: A scientific study of human behavior (4th ed.). Monterey CA: Brooks/Cole, 1975.