Study Guide for Psychology by David G. Myers
This study guide has been an invaluable tool in my first year college course. The 9th edition of Myers book is so densly packed with information, even for someone whom has a great memory, the test I took without utilizing this guide I earned a 70, vs the 82 with this guide. If your professor is utilizing Myers book, then get this guide. And don't forget the free tools mention in the book on the publisher's website, where there are flashcards, and practice test for our benefit.
Excellent study source to help "digest" all the information from the textbook (which is an amazingly informative and fun to read). Very helpful in test preparation. Here is the structure of each chapter: Chapter overview, Chapter review, Introduction, Objectives 1 - 16, Progress test 1, Progress test 2, Psychology applied, Key terms, Answers (explained). Detailed, smart, perfect. Makes studying even more enjoyable.
If, however, you are interested in digesting and learning this information--perhaps because you want to be a Psychology major or need a better foundation to tackle Early Childhood Education or Education in general--then I would highly recommend this study guide. It's one of the few I've bought that's actually worth it. Using it in conjunction with the SQ3R suggestion in both the textbook and the study guide, the Psychology main text was much easier and much quicker to get through--and I both understood and recalled the information when it was necessary.
This is also a great text if you're used to studying subjects, like I was, where essay questions or major projects encompassed most of the grade (literature, history, philosophy). I wasn't used to specific dates and names in quick succession and felt a little overwhelmed at first, but the study guide really broke things down and helped me focus on what was most important to glean from the text.
