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）是美國斯坦福大學的心理學教授，當代著名心理學傢，美國心理學會現任主席。40多年來，由於他在心理學研究和教學領域的傑齣貢獻，美國心理學會特嚮津巴多教授頻發瞭Hilgard普通心理學終生成就奬。由他開創的《心理學與生活》這部經典教科書哺育瞭一代又一代傑齣心理學工作者。在這個最新修訂版中，津巴多主動讓賢，推舉格裏格為本書第一作者，其大師風範令人肅然起敬。