Front Matter

Copyright Page

About the Authors

Brief Contents

To the Instructor

To the Student: Learning from Discovering Psychology

Chapter 1: What is Psychology

Prologue: The First Exam

1.1 INTRODUCTION: What Is Psychology?

1.2 Contemporary Psychology

1.3 The Scientific Method

1.4 Descriptive Research

1.5 Experimental Research

1.6 Ethics in Psychological Research

1.7 Closing Thoughts

1.8 Chapter 1 Review: Key People and Key Terms

1.9 CONCEPT MAP: Introduction and Research Methods

Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Prologue: Asha's Story

2.1 INTRODUCTION: Neuroscience and Behavior

2.2 The Neuron: The Basic Unit of Communication

2.3 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System

2.4 A Guided Tour of the Brain

2.5 Specialization in the Cerebral Hemispheres

2.6 Closing Thoughts

2.7 Chapter 2 Review: Key People and Key Terms

2.8 CONCEPT MAP: Neuroscience and Behavior

Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception

Prologue: Learning to See

3.1 INTRODUCTION: What Are Sensation and Perception?

3.2 Vision: From Light to Sight

3.3 Hearing: From Vibration to Sound

3.4 The Chemical and Body Senses: Smell, Taste, Touch, and Position

3.5 Perception

3.6 Perceptual Illusions

3.7 The Effects of Experience of Perceptual Interpretations

3.8 Closing Thoughts

3.9 Chapter 3 Review: Key People and Key Terms

3.10 CONCEPT MAP: Neuroscience and Behavior

Chapter 4: Consciousness and Its Variations

Prologue: A Knife in the Dark

4.1 INTRODUCTION: Consciousness

4.2 Biological and Environmental "Clocks" That Regulate Consciousness

4.3 Sleep

4.4 Dreams and Mental Activity During Sleep

4.5 Sleep Disorders

4.6 Hypnosis

4.7 Meditation

4.8 Psychoactive Drugs

4.9 Closing Thoughts

4.10 Chapter 4 Review: Key People and Key Terms

4.11 CONCEPT MAP: Conciousness and Its Variations

Chapter 5: Learning

Prologue: The Killer Attic

5.1 INTRODUCTION: What Is Learning?

5.2 Classical Conditioning: Associating Stimuli

5.3 Contemporary Views of Classical Conditioning

5.4 Operant Conditioning: Associating Behaviors and Consequences

5.5 Contemporary Views of Operant Conditioning

5.6 Observational Learning: Imitating the Actions of Others

5.7 Closing Thoughts

5.8 Chapter 5 Review: Key People and Key Terms

5.9 CONCEPT MAP: Learning

Chapter 6: Memory

Prologue: The Drowning

6.1 INTRODUCTION: What Is Memory?

6.2 Retrieval: Getting Information from Long-Term Memory

6.3 Forgetting: When Retrieval Fails

6.4 Imperfect Memories: Errors, Distortions, and False Memories

6.5 The Search for the Biological Basis of Memory

6.6 Closing Thoughts

6.7 Chapter 6 Review: Key People and Key Terms

6.8 CONCEPT MAP: Memory

Chapter 7: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Prologue: The Movie Moment

7.1 INTRODUCTION: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

7.2 Solving Problems and Making Decisions

7.3 Language and Thought

7.4 Measuring Intelligence

7.5 The Nature of Intelligence

7.6 Closing Thoughts

7.7 Chapter 7 Review: Key People and Key Terms

7.8 CONCEPT MAP: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion

Prologue: One Step, One Breath

8.1 INTRODUCTION: Motivation and Emotion

8.2 Hunger and Eating

8.3 Human Sexuality

8.4 Psychological Needs as Motivators

8.5 Emotion

8.6 Theories of Emotion: Explaining Emotion

8.7 Closing Thoughts

8.8 Chapter 8 Review: Key People and Key Terms

8.9 CONCEPT MAP: Motivation and Emotion

Chapter 9: Lifespan Development

Prologue: People are People

9.1 INTRODUCTION: People Are People

9.2 Genetic Contributions to Development

9.3 Prenatal Development

9.4 Development During Infancy and Childhood

9.5 Adolescence

9.6 Adult Development

9.7 Late Adulthood and Aging

9.8 The Final Chapter: Dying and Death

9.9 Closing Thoughts

9.10 Chapter 9 Review: Key People and Key Terms

9.11 CONCEPT MAP: Lifespan Development

Chapter 10: Personality

Prologue: The Secret Twin

10.1 INTRODUCTION: What Is Personality?

10.2 The Psychoanalytic Perspective on Personality

10.3 The Humanistic Perspective on Personality

10.4 The Social Cognitive Perspective on Personality

10.5 The Trait Perspective on Personality

10.6 Assessing Personality: Psychological Tests

10.9 Closing Thoughts

10.10 Chapter 10 Review: Key People and Key Terms

10.11 CONCEPT MAP: Personality

Chapter 11: Social Psychology

Prologue: The "Homeless" Man

11.1 INTRODUCTION: What Is Social Psychology?

11.2 Person Perception: Forming Impressions of Other People

11.3 Attribution: Explaining Behavior

11.4 The Social Psychology of Attitudes

11.5 Understanding Prejudice

11.6 Conformity: Following the Crowd

11.7 Obedience: Just Following Orders

11.8 Altruism and Aggression: Helping and Hurting Behavior

11.9 Closing Thoughts

11.10 Chapter 11 Review: Key People and Key Terms

11.11 CONCEPT MAP: Social Psychology

Chapter 12: Stress, Health, and Coping

Prologue: Fire and Ash

12.1 INTRODUCTION: Stress and Health Psychology

12.2 Physical Effects of Stress: The Mind-Body Connections

12.3 Individual Factors That Influence the Response to Stress

12.4 Coping: How People Deal with Stress

12.5 Closing Thoughts

12.6 Chapter 12 Review: Key People and Key Terms

12.7 CONCEPT MAP: Stress, Health, and Coping

Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders

Prologue: "I'm Flying! I've Escaped!"

13.1 INTRODUCTION: Understanding Psychological Disorders

13.2 Fear and Trembling: Anxiety Disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

13.3 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Disordered Moods and Emotions

13.4 Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge-Eating Disorder

13.5 Personality Disorders: Maladaptive Traits

13.6 The Dissociative Disorders: Fragmentation of the Self

13.7 Schizophrenia: A Different Reality

13.8 Closing Thoughts

13.9 Chapter 13 Review: Key People and Key Terms

13.10 CONCEPT MAP: Social Psychology

Chapter 14: Therapies

Prologue: "A Clear Sense of Being Heard..."

14.1 INTRODUCTION: Psychotherapy and Biomedical Therapy

14.2 Psychoanalytic Therapy

14.3 Humanistic Therapy

14.4 Behavior Therapy

14.5 Cognitive Therapies

14.6 Group and Family Therapy

14.7 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy

14.8 Biomedical Therapies

14.9 Closing Thoughts

14.10 Chapter 14 Review: Key People and Key Terms

14.11 CONCEPT MAP: Therapies

Appendix A: Statistics: Understanding Data

Prologue: The Tables are Turned: A Psychologist Becomes a Research Participant

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Endnote

Appendix A Review: Key Terms

Appendix A CONCEPT MAP: Statistics: Understanding Data /p>

Appendix B: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Introduction

What Is Industrial/Organizational Psychology?

History of I/O Psychology

Industrial (Personnel) Psychology

Organizational Behavior

Workplace Trends and Issues

Employment Settings, Type of Training, Earnings, and Employment Outlook

Appendix B Review: Key Terms

Appendix B CONCEPT MAP: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Glossary

Glossary

Back Matter - References

References