''Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology'' is an introductory textbook on

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

written originally by

Ernest Hilgard Ernest Ropiequet "Jack" Hilgard (July 25, 1904 – October 22, 2001) was an American psychologist and professor at Stanford University. He became famous in the 1950s for his research on hypnosis, especially with regard to pain control. Along wit ...

Richard C. Atkinson Richard Chatham Atkinson (born March 19, 1929) is an American professor of psychology and cognitive science and an academic administrator. He is president emeritus of the University of California system, former chancellor of the University of Cali ...

and

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and edited and revised by Edward E. Smith,

Daryl J. Bem Daryl J. Bem (born June 10, 1938) is a social psychology, social psychologist and professor emeritus at Cornell University. He is the originator of the self-perception theory of Attitude (psychology), attitude formation and change. He has also re ...

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Susan Kay Nolen-Hoeksema (May 22, 1959 – January 2, 2013) was an American professor of psychology at Yale University. Her research explored how mood regulation strategies could correlate to a person's vulnerability to depression, with special ...

, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Geoff R. Loftus and Willem A. Wagenaar.Psychology’s Evolution through its texts: Analysis of E. R. Hilgard’s Introduction to Psychology
/ref> Sixteen editions of ''Introduction to Psychology'' have been published between 1953 and 2014. The text is organized around the major discoveries of psychology research and is strongly biological in its approach to psychology. Eventually the book was translated into French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Czech, Croatian, Persian, Chinese and Japanese.

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