Susan Nolan – författare

Using Macmillans highly touted LaunchPad to deliver superior content online, the brief version of Nolan and Heinzen’s text introduces students to the role of statistics in the behavioral sciences today. It is a thoroughly up-to-date presentation written specifically for behavioral science students, anchored by real-world stories, a highly visual approach to presenting data, helpful mathematical and formula support, and unique immersive learning activities in LaunchPad (Which Test is Best and the new Interpreting Statistical Results). Now with a focus in every chapter on open science and data ethics, and a new final chapter on reporting and interpreting results!

The 10th edition of Discovering Psychology continues the book's core mission of exploring psychology across diverse cultures while helping students develop a strong foundation in scientific literacy. With a future-focused approach, the authors update coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion, neuroscience, data fluency, and practical applications. These updates connect seamlessly with Macmillan Learning’s Achieve, which supports engagement and skill-building beyond the text. 

Achieve – Learn Psychology. Build Skills for Life.We’re reimagining how psychology is taught and learned—focusing on the skills students need to succeed. Achieve combines engaging content with AI-powered tools to help students apply psychological concepts, and build habits that last beyond the course.

New in Achieve - For more information See Content Material:

Foundational Skills Modules (AI ethics, AI basics, note-taking, time management, using APA style and reading research)Data Literacy Activities (visual data, ethics, methods, statistics)AI-Enabled Guided Reading - makes reading truly assignable AI-Enabled Guided Quiz Review - builds in practice between attemptsShort-Form Writing Tool with rubric-aligned prompts and auto-scoring feedbackLate Night Lectures with Professor Steve Ross—short, humorous, and engaging concept videos

Each activity is designed to build skills, increase engagement, and support student success.

Susan Nolan and new coauthor Kelly Goedert offer an introduction to statistics that engages behavioral science students with fascinating stories and real data drawn from contemporary research. The authors support students and professors with market-leading coverage, visual displays of data, helpful mathematical and formula pedagogy, and extensive practice exercises.

Sandra Hockenbury and new co-author Susan Nolan's remarkable textbook is grounded in the belief that all students can develop a real understanding of psychology and lasting scientific literacy. Using relatable personal stories to communicate the concepts of psychological science (and the process of science itself), Discovering Psychology presents important research in a clear, accessible way. New co-author Susan Nolan (Seton Hall University) regularly gives talks about incorporating scientific literacy into the introductory course and across the psychology curriculum, providing valuable insight to the book's 7th edition. The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.