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This is the most learner-centered and assessment-driven text available. The authors, Saundra K. Ciccarelli and J. Noland White are praised for an engaging writing style without abandoning their students interest. This text has comprehensive coverage with key research, and strong pedagogical features. It is a best-seller with a focus on getting students to actually immerse and read their textbook while comprehending the concepts presented. The authors recommend using the APA undergraduate psychology learning outcomes to establish clear learning objectives for students, while the text parallels the assessment to the present objectives. The student and instructor feedback from the first two editions emphasize the appeal of the authors’ approach to teach and learn in today’s classroom. Saundra Ciccarelli has been a Professor of Psychology for over 28 years at Gulf Community College with a Ph.D in developmental psychology from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. J. Noland White is the Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at Georgia College & State University with a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Tennessee with a major in counseling psychology and specialty focus in nueropsychology.