Introductory Psychology in Modules (PDF)

Brett W. Pelham is a UT Austin PhD. Brett has worked at UCLA, SUNY, Buffalo, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Swarthmore College, and Georgetown University. Brett studies the self, gender, stereotypes, health psychology, social judgment, and evolutionary psychology. He's the author of three other textbooks. Brett is currently at Montgomery College, Maryland - where he gets to teach students from 160 nations. For fun, Brett loves being with his dogs, wife, and kids, in exactly that order. He also enjoys art, astronomy, carpentry, cooking, juggling, metallurgy, music, and studying Spanish. Brett hopes this book will inspire a diverse group of future psychologists.

David Boninger began his academic career in 1991 as a professor of Psychology at UCLA, and later at the University of Haifa in Israel. He is currently a professor at Glendale Community College in Arizona. David earned a BA from Northwestern University and PhD from The Ohio State University and has conducted and published research in the areas of persuasion, stereotypes, counterfactual thinking, and consumer behavior. David's perfect day is one spent outside with his wife and two daughters. His outside antics include running, hiking, kayaking, and biking. David loves the oceans, the mountains, and the trees, especially Aspens.