Psychology: A Concise Introduction

About this Book
	Cover Page
	Title Page
	Copyright Page
	Brief Contents
	Contents
	About the Authors
	Preface
Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
	The Four Major Research Perspectives
		Perspectives Emphasizing Internal Factors
		Perspectives Emphasizing External Factors
	Research Methods Used by Psychologists
		Descriptive Methods
		Correlational Studies
		Experimental Research
	How to Understand Research Results
		Descriptive Statistics
		Frequency Distributions
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 2 Neuroscience
	The Neuron
		The Structure of a Neuron
		How Neurons Communicate
		Neurotransmitters, Drugs, and Poisons
	The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
		The Central Nervous System
		The Peripheral Nervous System
		The Endocrine Glandular System
		Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System
	The Brain
		Going Up the Brain Stem
		Processing in the Cerebral Cortex
		Specializations of the Left and Right Hemispheres
		Consciousness and the Sleeping Brain
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
	How the Physical World Relates to the Psychological World
		The Detection Question
		The Difference Question
		The Scaling Question
	How We See and How We Hear
		How the Eye Works
		How We See Color
		How the Ear Works
		How We Distinguish Pitch
	How We Make Sense of What We See
		Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing
		Perceptual Organization and Perceptual Constancy
		Depth Perception
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 4 Learning
	Learning Through Classical Conditioning
		The Elements and Procedures of Classical Conditioning
		General Learning Processes in Classical Conditioning
	Learning Through Operant Conditioning
		Learning Through Reinforcement and Punishment
		General Learning Processes in Operant Conditioning
		Partial-Reinforcement Schedules in Operant Conditioning
		Motivation, Behavior, and Reinforcement
	Biological and Cognitive Aspects of Learning
		Biological Preparedness in Learning
		Latent Learning and Observational Learning
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 5 Memory
	Three-Stage Model of Memory
		Sensory Memory
		Short-Term Memory
		Long-Term Memory
	Encoding Information into Memory
		How We Encode Information
		How to Improve Encoding
	Retrieving Information from Memory
		How to Measure Retrieval
		Why We Forget
		The Reconstructive Nature of Retrieval
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 6 Thinking and Intelligence
	Problem Solving
		Blocks to Problem Solving
		Solution Strategies
	Thinking Under Uncertainty
		Judging Probability
		Hypothesis Testing
	Intelligent Thinking
		Intelligence Tests
		Controversies About Intelligence
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
		Answers to Problems
Chapter 7 Developmental Psychology
	Prenatal Development and Infancy
		Prenatal Development
		How We Develop During Infancy
	How We Think Throughout Our Lives
		How We Learn Language
		Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
		Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Approach to Development
		How Intelligence Changes in Adulthood
	Moral Development and Social Development
		Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning
		Attachment and Parenting Styles
		Theory of Mind
		Erikson’s Psychosocial Stage Theory of Development
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 8 Personality Theories and Assessment
	The Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality
		Freudian Classical Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
		Neo-Freudian Theories of Personality
	The Humanistic Approach and the Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality
		The Humanistic Approach to Personality
		The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality
	Trait Theories of Personality and Personality Assessment
		Trait Theories of Personality
		Personality Assessment
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 9 Social Psychology
	How Others Influence Our Behavior
		Why We Conform
		Why We Comply
		Why We Obey
		How Groups Influence Us
	How We Think About Our Own and Others’ Behavior
		How We Make Attributions
		How Our Behavior Affects Our Attitudes
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 10 Abnormal Psychology
	The Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders
		The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
		Labeling People with Mental Disorders
	Six Major Categories of Mental Disorders
		Anxiety Disorders
		Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
		Depressive Disorders
		Bipolar and Related Disorders
		Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
		Personality Disorders
	The Treatment of Mental Disorders
		Biomedical Therapies
		Psychotherapies
	Study Guide
		Chapter Key Terms
		Key Terms Exercise
		Practice Test Questions
		Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
		Answers to Key Terms Exercise
		Answers to Practice Test Questions
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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