Category: Textbooks

Assuming no previous knowledge, Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches, 6th edition (PDF) by R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, easily digestible introductory research methods textbook for graduate and undergraduate students. Students will build an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor, PDF, provides a concise and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a range of psychological perspectives, from cognitive and biological to social and developmental, the ebook assesses factors that affect our comprehension, detection, liking, and use of humor.

The current volume, Advances in Psychology and Law: Volume 4, (PDF) consists of up-to-date review articles on topics relevant to psychology and law and will be of current interest to the field. Notably, the majority of these topics are currently inviting a great deal of research and public policy attention

The Equation of Knowledge: From Bayes’ Rule to a Unified Philosophy of Science (PDF) familiarizes readers with the Bayesian approach to science: teasing out the relationship between probability and knowledge. The author struggles to make this ebook accessible to a very broad audience, suitable for students, professionals, and academics, in

Essentials of Environmental Health, 2nd edition is a best-selling offering from the APHA/Jones & Bartlett Learning Essential Public Health series is a clear and comprehensive study of the major topics of environmental health, including: Environmental diseases (ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, microbial agents). Applications and domains of environmental health (food safety,