Exploring Psychology excels as the top choice for introductory psychology courses due to its up-to-date research, engaging writing and focus on critical thinking. Authored by Myers, DeWall, and Gruber, it blends cutting-edge psychological science with a diverse range of perspectives, making complex concepts accessible and relevant. This approach helps students apply psychological principles to real-life situations, enhancing their understanding and fostering personal development. The textbook's thorough and consistent review process ensures depth and coherence, while its relatable presentation…mehr
Exploring Psychology excels as the top choice for introductory psychology courses due to its up-to-date research, engaging writing and focus on critical thinking. Authored by Myers, DeWall, and Gruber, it blends cutting-edge psychological science with a diverse range of perspectives, making complex concepts accessible and relevant. This approach helps students apply psychological principles to real-life situations, enhancing their understanding and fostering personal development. The textbook's thorough and consistent review process ensures depth and coherence, while its relatable presentation helps students become better learners, friends, co-workers, and parents.
Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science * The History and Scope of Psychology * Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions Chapter 2: The Biology of Mind * Neural and Hormonal Systems * Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined * Brain Regions and Structures * Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres * Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind * Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts * Sleep and Dreams * Drugs and Their Effects Chapter 4: Developing Through the Life Span * Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn * Infancy and Childhood * Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood * Adulthood Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality * Gender Development * Human Sexuality Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception * Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception * Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing * Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses Chapter 7: Learning * Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning * Operant Conditioning * Biology, Cognition, and Learning Chapter 8: Memory * Studying and Encoding Memories * Storing and Retrieving Memories * Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory Chapter 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence * Thinking * Language and Thought * Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics * Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion * Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement * Hunger * Theories and Physiology of Emotion * Expressing and Experiencing Emotion Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing * Stress and Illness * Health and Happiness Chapter 12: Social Psychology * Social Thinking and Social Influence * Antisocial Relations * Prosocial Relations Chapter 13: Personality * Classic Perspectives on Personality * Contemporary Perspectives on Personality Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders * Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders * Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders * Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders * Schizophrenia * Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders * Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 15: Therapy * Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies * Evaluating Psychotherapies * The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders Appendix A: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life Appendix B: Psychology at Work Appendix C: The Story of Psychology: A Timeline Appendix D: Career Fields in Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski Appendix E: Complete Reviews Appendix F: Answers to the Retrieve It and Experience the Testing Effect Questions
Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science * The History and Scope of Psychology * Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions Chapter 2: The Biology of Mind * Neural and Hormonal Systems * Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined * Brain Regions and Structures * Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres * Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind * Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts * Sleep and Dreams * Drugs and Their Effects Chapter 4: Developing Through the Life Span * Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn * Infancy and Childhood * Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood * Adulthood Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality * Gender Development * Human Sexuality Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception * Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception * Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing * Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses Chapter 7: Learning * Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning * Operant Conditioning * Biology, Cognition, and Learning Chapter 8: Memory * Studying and Encoding Memories * Storing and Retrieving Memories * Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory Chapter 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence * Thinking * Language and Thought * Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics * Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion * Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement * Hunger * Theories and Physiology of Emotion * Expressing and Experiencing Emotion Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing * Stress and Illness * Health and Happiness Chapter 12: Social Psychology * Social Thinking and Social Influence * Antisocial Relations * Prosocial Relations Chapter 13: Personality * Classic Perspectives on Personality * Contemporary Perspectives on Personality Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders * Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders * Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders * Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders * Schizophrenia * Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders * Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 15: Therapy * Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies * Evaluating Psychotherapies * The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders Appendix A: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life Appendix B: Psychology at Work Appendix C: The Story of Psychology: A Timeline Appendix D: Career Fields in Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski Appendix E: Complete Reviews Appendix F: Answers to the Retrieve It and Experience the Testing Effect Questions
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