Gary Marcus

The Norton Psychology Reader Gary Marcus

Publisher Marketing: Offering a sampling of psychology's diversity, Marcus (psychology, New York U.) includes two or three reprinted selections in each of 17 sections he introduces, from the field's pioneers and methods to current drug and cognitive therapy. Other topics covered the mind and brain, motivation, stress, personality and culture. Some chapters include crit

Contributor Bio:  Marcus, Gary Gary Marcus is a professor of psychology at New York University and director of the NYU Infant Language Learning Center. Marcus received his Ph. D. at age twenty-three from MIT, where he was mentored by Steven Pinker. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and other major publications. He lives in New York.