Psychology : themes and variations

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Contents
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Ch 1: The Evolution of Psychology
	Ch 1: Introduction
	Psychology’s Early History
	Psychology’s Modern History
	Psychology Today: Vigorous and Diversified
	Seven Unifying Themes
	Ch 1: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology
	Ch 2: Introduction
	Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior
	Looking for Causes: Experimental Research
	Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Research
	Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Research
	Looking at Ethics: Do the Ends Justify the Means?
	Ch 2: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 2: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 3: The Biological Bases of Behavior
	Ch 3: Introduction
	Communication in the Nervous System
	Organization of the Nervous System
	The Brain and Behavior
	Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Specialization
	The Endocrine System: Another Way to Communicate
	Heredity and Behavior: Is It All in the Genes?
	The Evolutionary Bases of Behavior
	Ch 3: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 3: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 4: Sensation and Perception
	Ch 4: Introduction
	The Visual System: Essentials of Sight
	The Visual System: Perceptual Processes
	The Auditory System: Hearing
	The Other Senses: Taste, Smell, and Touch
	Ch 4: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 4: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 5: Variations in Consciousness
	Ch 5: Introduction
	On the Nature of Consciousness
	Biological Rhythms and Sleep
	The Sleep and Waking Cycle
	The World of Dreams
	Hypnosis: Altered Consciousness or Role Playing?
	Meditation: Seeking Higher Consciousness
	Altering Consciousness with Drugs
	Ch 5: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 5: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 6: Learning
	Ch 6: Introduction
	Classical Conditioning
	Operant Conditioning
	Changing Directions in the Study of Conditioning
	Observational Learning
	Ch 6: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 6: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 7: Human Memory
	Ch 7: Introduction
	Encoding: Getting Information into Memory
	Storage: Maintaining Information in Memory
	Retrieval: Getting Information out of Memory
	Forgetting: When Memory Lapses
	In Search of the Memory Trace: The Physiology of Memory
	Systems and Types of Memory
	Ch 7: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 7: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 8: Cognition and Intelligence
	Ch 8: Introduction
	Problem Solving: In Search of Solutions
	Decision Making: Choices and Chances
	Measuring Intelligence
	Heredity and Environment as Determinants of Intelligence
	New Directions in the Study of Intelligence
	Ch 8: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 8: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 9: Motivation and Emotion
	Ch 9: Introduction
	Motivational Theories and Concepts
	The Motivation of Hunger and Eating
	Sexual Motivation and Behavior
	Achievement: In Search of Excellence
	The Elements of Emotional Experience
	Theories of Emotion
	Ch 9: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 9: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 10: Human Development Across the Life Span
	Ch 10: Introduction
	Progress Before Birth: Prenatal Development
	The Wondrous Years of Early Childhood
	Personality and Cognitive Development in Childhood
	The Transition of Adolescence
	The Expanse of Adulthood
	Ch 10: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 10: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 11: Personality
	Ch 11: Introduction
	The Nature of Personality
	Psychodynamic Perspectives
	Behavioral Perspectives
	Humanistic Perspectives
	Biological Perspectives
	Contemporary Empirical Approaches to Personality
	Culture and Personality
	Ch 11: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 11: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 12: Social Behavior
	Ch 12: Introduction
	Person Perception: Forming Impressions of Others
	Attribution Processes: Explaining Behavior
	Interpersonal Attraction: Liking and Loving
	Attitudes: Making Social Judgments
	Conformity and Obedience: Yielding to Others
	Behavior in Groups: Joining with Others
	Ch 12: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 12: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 13: Stress, Coping, and Health
	Ch 13: Introduction
	The Nature of Stress
	Responding to Stress
	Stress and Physical Health
	Health-Impairing Behavior
	Reactions to Illness
	Ch 13: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 13: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 14: Psychological Disorders
	Ch 14: Introduction
	Abnormal Behavior: General Concepts
	Anxiety Disorders
	Dissociative Disorders
	Mood Disorders
	Schizophrenic Disorders
	Autistic Disorder
	Ch 14: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 14: Review of Key Learning Goals
Ch 15: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
	Ch 15: Introduction
	Elements of the Treatment Process
	Insight Therapies
	Behavior Therapies
	Biomedical Therapies
	Current Trends and Issues in Treatment
	Institutional Treatment in Transition
	Ch 15: Reflecting on the Chapter’s Themes
	Ch 15: Review of Key Learning Goals
Appendix A: Practice Tests and Answers to the Concept Checks
Appendix B: Statistical Methods
Appendix C: The Psychology of Environmental Sustainability
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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