Front Matter Introduction
FM.1 About the Authors
FM.2 Preface
FM.3 Time Management
Part 1 Introduction
Module 1 Introduction
1.1 The Scientific Attitude: Curious, Skeptical, and Humble
1.2 Critical Thinking
1.3 Psychology's Roots
1.4 Contemporary Psychology
Module 1 Review
Module 2 Introduction
2.1 The Need for Psychological Science
2.2 The Scientific Method
2.3 Psychology’s Research Ethics
2.4 Improve Your Retention—and Your Grades
Module 2 Review
Part 2 Introduction
Module 3 Introduction
3.1 Neural Communication
3.2 The Nervous System
3.3 The Endocrine System
Module 3 Review
Module 4 Introduction
4.1 The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
4.2 Older Brain Structures
Module 4 Review
Module 5 Introduction
5.1 The Cerebral Cortex
5.2 Our Divided Brain
Module 5 Review
Module 6 Introduction
6.1 Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences
6.2 Evolutionary Psychology: Understanding Human Nature
Module 6 Review
Part 3 Introduction
Module 7 Introduction
7.1 Defining Consciousness
7.2 Studying Consciousness
7.3 Selective Attention
7.4 Dual Processing: The Two-Track Mind
Module 7 Review
Module 8 Introduction
8.1 Biological Rhythms and Sleep
8.2 Why Do We Sleep?
8.3 Sleep Deprivation and Sleep Disorders
8.4 Dreams
Module 8 Review
Module 9 Introduction
9.1 Tolerance and Addiction
9.2 Types of Psychoactive Drugs
9.3 Influences on Drug Use
Module 9 Review
Part 4 Introduction
Module 10 Introduction
10.1 Developmental Psychology's Major Issues
10.2 Prenatal Development and the Newborn
Module 10 Review
Module 11 Introduction
11.1 Physical Development
11.2 Cognitive Development
11.3 Social Development
Module 11 Review
Module 12 Introduction
12.1 Physical Development
12.2 Cognitive Development
12.3 Social Development
12.4 Emerging Adulthood
Module 12 Review
Module 13 Introduction
13.1 Physical Development
13.2 Cognitive Development
13.3 Social Development
Module 13 Review
Part 5 Introduction
Module 14 Introduction
14.1 How Are We Alike? How Do We Differ?
14.2 The Nature of Gender: Our Biological Sex
14.3 The Nurture of Gender: Our Culture and Experiences
Module 14 Review
Module 15 Introduction
15.1 The Physiology of Sex
15.2 The Psychology of Sex
15.3 Sexual Orientation
15.4 An Evolutionary Explanation of Human Sexuality
15.5 Social Influences on Human Sexuality
15.6 Reflections on the Nature and Nurture of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Module 15 Review
Part 6 Introduction
Module 16 Introduction
16.1 Processing Sensation and Perception
16.2 Transduction
16.3 Thresholds
16.4 Sensory Adaptation
16.5 Perceptual Set
16.6 Context Effects
16.7 Motivation and Emotion
Module 16 Review
Module 17 Introduction
17.1 Light Energy and Eye Structures
17.2 Information Processing in the Eye and Brain
17.3 Perceptual Organization
17.4 Perceptual Interpretation
Module 17 Review
Module 18 Introduction
18.1 Hearing
18.2 The Other Senses
18.3 Sensory Interaction
Module 18 Review
Part 7 Introduction
Module 19 Introduction
19.1 How Do We Learn?
19.2 Classical Conditioning
Module 19 Review
Module 20 Introduction
20.1 Skinner's Experiments
20.2 Skinner's Legacy
20.3 Contrasting Classical and Operant Conditioning
Module 20 Review
Module 21 Introduction
21.1 Biological Constraints on Conditioning
21.2 Cognition's Influence on Conditioning
21.3 Learning by Observation
Module 21 Review
Part 8 Introduction
Module 22 Introduction
22.1 Studying Memory
22.2 Encoding Memories
Module 22 Review
Module 23 Introduction
23.1 Memory Storage
23.2 Memory Retrieval
Module 23 Review
Module 24 Introduction
24.1 Forgetting
24.2 Memory Construction Errors
24.3 Improving Memory
Module 24 Review
Part 9 Introduction
Module 25 Introduction
25.1 Concepts
25.2 Problem Solving: Strategies and Obstacles
25.3 Forming Good and Bad Decisions and Judgments
25.4 Thinking Creatively
25.5 Do Other Species Share Our Cognitive Skills?
Module 25 Review
Module 26 Introduction
26.1 Language Structure
26.2 Language Development
26.3 The Brain and Language
26.4 Do Other Species Have Language?
26.5 Thinking and Language
Module 26 Review
Module 27 Introduction
27.1 What Is Intelligence?
27.2 Assessing Intelligence
27.3 The Dynamics of Intelligence
Module 27 Review
Module 28 Introduction
28.1 Twin and Adoption Studies
28.2 Environmental Influences
28.3 Group Differences in Intelligence Test Scores
28.4 The Question of Bias
Module 28 Review
Part 10 Introduction
Module 29 Introduction
29.1 Motivational Concepts
29.2 The Need to Belong
29.3 Achievement Motivation
Module 29 Review
Module 30 Introduction
30.1 The Physiology of Hunger
30.2 The Psychology of Hunger
30.3 Obesity and Weight Control
Module 30 Review
Module 31 Introduction
31.1 Emotion: Arousal, Behavior, and Cognition
31.2 Embodied Emotion
Module 31 Review
Module 32 Introduction
32.1 Detecting Emotion in Others
32.2 Gender and Emotion
32.3 Culture and Emotion
32.4 The Effects of Facial Expressions
Module 32 Review
Part 11 Introduction
Module 33 Introduction
33.1 Stress: Some Basic Concepts
33.2 Stress and Vulnerability to Disease
Module 33 Review
Module 34 Introduction
34.1 Coping With Stress
34.2 Reducing Stress
34.3 Happiness
Module 34 Review
Part 12 Introduction
Module 35 Introduction
35.1 Social Thinking
35.2 Social Influence
Module 35 Review
Module 36 Introduction
36.1 Prejudice
36.2 Aggression
Module 36 Review
Module 37 Introduction
37.1 Attraction
37.2 Altruism
37.3 Peacemaking
Module 37 Review
Part 13 Introduction
Module 38 Introduction
38.1 What Is Personality?
38.2 The Psychodynamic Theories
38.3 Humanistic Theories
Module 38 Review
Module 39 Introduction
39.1 Trait Theories
39.2 Social-Cognitive Theories
39.3 Exploring the Self
Module 39 Review
Part 14 Introduction
Module 40 Introduction
40.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders
40.2 Classifying Disorders—and Labeling People
40.3 Rates of Psychological Disorders
Module 40 Review
Module 41 Introduction
41.1 Anxiety Disorders
41.2 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
41.3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
41.4 Understanding Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD
Module 41 Review
Module 42 Introduction
42.1 Major Depressive Disorder
42.2 Bipolar Disorder
42.3 Understanding Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
Module 42 Review
Module 43 Introduction
43.1 Schizophrenia
43.2 Other Disorders
Module 43 Review
Part 15 Introduction
Module 44 Introduction
44.1 Treating Psychological Disorders
44.2 Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Therapies
44.3 Humanistic Therapies
44.4 Behavior Therapies
44.5 Cognitive Therapies
44.6 Group and Family Therapies
44.7 Evaluating Psychotherapies
Module 44 Review
Module 45 Introduction
45.1 Drug Therapies
45.2 Brain Stimulation
45.3 Psychosurgery
45.4 Therapeutic Lifestyle Change
45.5 Preventing Psychological Disorders and Building Resilience
Module 45 Review
Appendix A Introduction
A.1 Describing Data
A.2 Significant Differences
Appendix B Introduction
B.1 Personnel Psychology
B.2 Organizational Psychology
B.3 The Human Factor
C.1 Subfields of Psychology
Glossary
References A-M
References N-Z