Psychology: Core Concepts represents the marriage of great science with great teaching--Applying the principles of psychology to the teaching of psychology. Within this fourteen-chapter text, the authors focus on the core topics the majority of introductory psychology instructors cover--all while applying the principles of psychology to the teaching of psychology. Psychology: Core Concepts focuses on a manageable number of core concepts (usually three to five) in each chapter, allowing students to attain a deeper level of understanding of the material. Learning is reinforced through focused application and critical thinking activities, and connections between concepts are drawn across chapters to help students see the big picture of psychology as a whole. The 6th Edition features an enhanced critical thinking emphasis, with new chapter-opening "Problems" and new end-of-chapter critical thinking applications that promote more active learning of the content.

菲利普·津巴多（Philip G. Zimbardo）是美国斯坦福大学的心理学教授，当代著名心理学家，美国心理学会现任主席。40多年来，由于他在心理学研究和教学领域的杰出贡献，美国心理学会特向津巴多教授频发了Hilgard普通心理学终生成就奖。由他开创的《心理学与生活》这部经典教科书哺育了一代又一代杰出心理学工作者。在这个最新修订版中，津巴多主动让贤，推举格里格为本书第一作者，其大师风范令人肃然起敬。