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MindTap helps you create engaging learning experiences with trusted content, study tools, assessments, and AI-powered support. See how MindTap features guide students to understand complex psychology concepts and apply them to their own lives.
Available in select MindTap Courses for Psychology, our AI-powered Student Assistant is trained with input from faculty and students and built exclusively on Cengage content. It guides learners through critical thinking, while maintaining accuracy, privacy, and full alignment with the psychology course materials you assign.
Connect psychological concepts to daily life and professional contexts with Research in the Real World activities. In these assignments, students consider psychological phenomenon in the context of real-world scenarios and life events.
Guide students to see how psychology concepts are relevant in their own lives with Why Does This Matter to Me? activities. These chapter‑openers set the stage with video or visual media to prepare students for deeper understanding as they work through their Introduction to Psychology course.
New In My Life activities add interactivity, critical-thinking, and relevance to Intro to Psychology learning. In these media-rich assignments, students participate in mock research experiences that help them connect psychology concepts to the real world and understand abstract topics.
Help students build knowledge and familiarity of key terms and concepts using this adaptive learning activity based on the science of spaced rehearsal.
MindTap Courses make teaching Introduction to Psychology easier with approachable content, engaging assignments, and real-world scenarios. Explore the demo below for a closer look at activities designed to improve understanding in psychology.
“You know how difficult it is to make the beginning of the memory chapters' abstract stuff relevant and concrete? Problem solved.”
— Manda Williamson, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Professor of Practice, Psychology
“In My Life is an interactive online activity that provides students with opportunities to use multiple senses to engage with important content. The videos are well-paced, and the knowledge checks are perfect!”
— Victoria Ferrara, Marist College, Director of Educational Effectiveness Assessment
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