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NOBA Project Psychology Textbooks:
An Open Source platform where you can browse psychology modules and open e-texts. All materials are licensed under Creative Commons that lets you use, reuse, adapt, and remix chapters and whole texts to customize your classroom. *Please see Creative Commons terms here.
PSYC 123: The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food
This course encompasses the study of eating as it affects the health and well-being of every human. This course was recorded Open Yale in 2008.
This is just a small sample of the Introduction to psychology textbooks found through OER Commons. For more resources (including whole courses, syllabi, course modules, etc.) use the OASIS search above or OER Commons. Also, there are many iterations of the same textbook titles in these sources. If you find a title with an arrangement/content you like, consider looking for other (possibly improved) versions.
Psychology-OpenStax textbook
Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
PSYC 110: Introduction to Psychology
Yale College course, taught on campus was recorded for Open Yale Courses in 2007.
Title:Introduction to Psychology
Author:Lumen Learning
Source:SUNY OER Services Lumen Catalog
Type: Course
Link: https://oer.suny.edu/courses/introduction-to-psychology/
Title:Introduction to Psychology
Author:Charles Stangor
Source:BC Campus
Type: Textbook
Link: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=13c9299c-0f96-4403-bf76-6989127c6620&contributor=&keyword=&subject=
Title:Introduction to Psychology
Author:University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Source:Open Textbook Library
Link:https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/48
Title: Introduction to Psychology: The Full Noba Collection
Author:University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Source:Open Textbook Library
Link: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/228
Title:General Psychology: An Introduction
Author:Tori Kearns and Deborah Lee
Source:Open Textbook Library
Link:https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/626
Title:General Psychology: An Introduction: Instructor Manual
Author:GALILEO, University System of Georgia
Source:Teaching Commons
Link:https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/psychology-textbooks/2
Title:Introduction to General Psychology
Author:GALILEO, University System of Georgia
Source:Teaching Commons
Link: https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/psychology-textbooks/5
LIbguide of topical resources for Abnormal Psychology: http://www.oercommons.org/courses/abnormal-psychology-course-libguide/view
Another compilation of resources: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/46663-abnormal-psychology/view
Title: Abnormal Psychology
Author: Professor Bill Pelz
Source: Open NYS Lumen Courses
Link: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-abnormalpsych
Title: Essentials of Abnormal Psychology
Author: Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr.
Source: Washington State University
Link: https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormalpsychology/front-matter/title-page/
Educational Psychology Texts in OASIS.
From OER Commons:
Educational Psychology
Provider: The Saylor Foundation
Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
Explore Open education and what it really means in depth. Written with psychology instructors in mind, this Open Access text explores the history and philosophy of open sources, open education and open science. Great for use in psychology departments, classrooms and the library science classrooms, this book address the quality of open education resources, open academic journals and open research methods.
The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the 21st Century
The Society for Teaching of Psychology was approached by Jane Halonen and Steve Davis and agreed to a proposal to publish an e-book edited by well-known educators offered exclusively in online format. This book provides a broad overview of agendas and approaches in the field of psychology that serves psychology instructors and students using many diverse teaching contexts.
