What is Psychology? Foundations, Applications, and Integration

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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
	1.1 What Is Psychology?
	1.2 The Science of Psychology: Goals, Hypotheses, and Methods
	1.3 Ethical Principles of Psychological Research
	1.4 Psychology in the Modern World: Foundations and Growth
	1.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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Part 1: Foundations in Biological Psychology
	Chapter 2: Neuroscience
		2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain
		2.2 Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators: Chemical Messengers in the Brain
		2.3 The Structure of the Nervous System
		2.4 The Brain and Spine: The Central Nervous System
		2.5 Technologies for Studying the Brain
		2.6 The Endocrine System: Hormones and Behavior
		2.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
		3.1 Measuring Sensation and Perception: Psychophysics
		3.2 Vision: Seeing the World
		3.3 Hearing: Listening to the World
		3.4 The Other Senses: Taste, Smell, Touch, and the Body Senses
		3.5 Perception: Interpreting Your World
		3.6 The Accuracy of Perception
		3.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 4: Consciousness
		4.1 Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythm
		4.2 Hypnosis
		4.3 Psychoactive Drugs
		4.4 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion
		5.1 Theories of Motivation
		5.2 Hunger and Eating
		5.3 Sexual Motivation
		5.4 Theories and Expression of Emotion
		5.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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Part 2: Foundations in Cognitive Psychology
	Chapter 6: Learning
		6.1 Learning from the First Days of Life: Habituation
		6.2 Classical Conditioning: Learning through the Association of Stimuli
		6.3 Operant Conditioning: Learning from the Consequences of Our Actions
		6.4 Observational Learning or Modeling: Learning by Watching Others
		6.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 7: Memory
		7.1 The Functions of Memory: Encoding, Storing, and Retrieving
		7.2 The Development of New Memories
		7.3 Long-Term Memory: Permanent Storage
		7.4 Retrieval and Forgetting in Long-Term Memory
		7.5 The Accuracy of Memory
		7.6 The Biology of Memory
		7.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
		8.1 Thinking: How We Use What We Know
		8.2 Problem Solving: Putting Our Thinking to Good Use
		8.3 Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment
		8.4 Language: Communication, Thought, and Culture
		8.5 Defining and Measuring Intelligence
		8.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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Part 3: Foundations in Developmental and Social Psychology
	Chapter 9: Human Development
		9.1 Human Development: How Does It All Begin?
		9.2 Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood
		9.3 Cognitive Development in Infancy and Childhood
		9.4 Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Childhood
		9.5 Physical Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood
		9.6 Cognitive Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood
		9.7 Psychosocial Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood
		9.8 Death and Dying
		9.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 10: Social Psychology
		10.1 Evaluating the World: Attitudes
		10.2 Forming Impressions of Others
		10.3 Prejudice: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
		10.4 Being Drawn to Others: The Nature of Attraction
		10.5 Group Influence
		10.6 Requests and Demands: Compliance and Obedience
		10.7 Aggression: Hurting Others
		10.8 Choosing to Help Others: Prosocial Behavior
		10.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 11: Personality
		11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians
		11.2 The Trait Approach: Consistency and Stability in Personality
		11.3 The Social Cognitive Approach: The Environment and Patterns of Thought
		11.4 The Humanistic Approach: Free Will and Self-Actualization
		11.5 Scientifically Measuring Personality
		11.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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Part 4: Foundations in Physical and Mental Health
	Chapter 12: Health, Stress, and Coping
		12.1 What Is Stress? Stress and Stressors
		12.2 The Stress Response
		12.3 Coping with Stress
		12.4 Personality and Health
		12.5 Lifestyle, Health, and Well-Being
		12.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders
		13.1 What Is Abnormal Behavior?
		13.2 The DSM Model for Classifying Abnormal Behavior
		13.3 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-Related Disorders: It's Not Just "Nerves"
		13.4 Dissociative and Somatic Symptom Disorders: Other Forms of Anxiety?
		13.5 Mood Disorders: Beyond the Blues
		13.6 Schizophrenia: Disintegration
		13.7 Personality Disorders: Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior
		13.8 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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	Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies
		14.1 Providing Psychological Assistance
		14.2 Psychoanalytic Therapies: Uncovering Unconscious Conflicts
		14.3 Humanistic Therapy: Facilitating Self-Actualization
		14.4 Behavior Therapies: Learning Healthier Behaviors
		14.5 Cognitive Therapies: Changing Thoughts
		14.6 Group Therapy Approaches: Strength in Numbers
		14.7 Effective Psychotherapy: Do Treatments Work?
		14.8 Biomedical Therapies: Applying Neuroscience
		14.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture
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Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology
Appendix B: Applying Psychology in the Workplace
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index