Exploring PSYCHOLOGY, tenth edition

Front Matter Introduction

FM.1 About the Authors

FM.2 Preface

FM.3 Time Management

Part 1. Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

Part 1 Introduction

Module 1: The History and Scope of Psychology

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: Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

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: The Biology of Behavior

Part 2 Introduction

Module 3. Neural and Hormonal Systems

Module 3 Introduction

3.1 Neural Communication

3.2 The Nervous System

3.3 The Endocrine System

Module 3 Review

Module 4. Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures

Module 4 Introduction

4.1 The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined

4.2 Older Brain Structures

Module 4 Review

Module 5. The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain

Module 5 Introduction

5.1 The Cerebral Cortex

5.2 Our Divided Brain

Module 5 Review

Module 6. Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior

Module 6 Introduction

6.1 Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences

6.2 Evolutionary Psychology: Understanding Human Nature

Module 6 Review

Part 3. Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Part 3 Introduction

Module 7. Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts

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. Sleep and Dreams

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. Drugs and Consciousness

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. Developing Through the Life Span

Part 4 Introduction

Module 10. Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn

Module 10 Introduction

10.1 Developmental Psychology's Major Issues

10.2 Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Module 10 Review

Module 11. Infancy and Childhood

Module 11 Introduction

11.1 Physical Development

11.2 Cognitive Development

11.3 Social Development

Module 11 Review

Module 12. Adolescence

Module 12 Introduction

12.1 Physical Development

12.2 Cognitive Development

12.3 Social Development

12.4 Emerging Adulthood

Module 12 Review

Module 13. Adulthood

Module 13 Introduction

13.1 Physical Development

13.2 Cognitive Development

13.3 Social Development

Module 13 Review

Part 5. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Part 5 Introduction

Module 14. Gender Development

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. Human Sexuality

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. Sensation and Perception

Part 6 Introduction

Module 16. Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception

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. Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing

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. The Nonvisual Senses

Module 18 Introduction

18.1 Hearing

18.2 The Other Senses

18.3 Sensory Interaction

Module 18 Review

Part 7. Learning

Part 7 Introduction

Module 19. Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning

Module 19 Introduction

19.1 How Do We Learn?

19.2 Classical Conditioning

Module 19 Review

Module 20. Operant Conditioning

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. Biology, Cognition, and Learning

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. Memory

Part 8 Introduction

Module 22. Studying and Encoding Memories

Module 22 Introduction

22.1 Studying Memory

22.2 Encoding Memories

Module 22 Review

Module 23. Storing and Retrieving Memories

Module 23 Introduction

23.1 Memory Storage

23.2 Memory Retrieval

Module 23 Review

Module 24. Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory

Module 24 Introduction

24.1 Forgetting

24.2 Memory Construction Errors

24.3 Improving Memory

Module 24 Review

Part 9. Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Part 9 Introduction

Module 25. Thinking

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. Language and Thought

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. Intelligence and Its Assessment

Module 27 Introduction

27.1 What Is Intelligence?

27.2 Assessing Intelligence

27.3 The Dynamics of Intelligence

Module 27 Review

Module 28. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

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. Motivation and Emotion

Part 10 Introduction

Module 29. Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement

Module 29 Introduction

29.1 Motivational Concepts

29.2 The Need to Belong

29.3 Achievement Motivation

Module 29 Review

Module 30. Hunger

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. Theories and Physiology of Emotion

Module 31 Introduction

31.1 Emotion: Arousal, Behavior, and Cognition

31.2 Embodied Emotion

Module 31 Review

Module 32. Expressing and Experiencing Emotion

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. Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

Part 11 Introduction

Module 33. Stress and Illness

Module 33 Introduction

33.1 Stress: Some Basic Concepts

33.2 Stress and Vulnerability to Disease

Module 33 Review

Module 34. Health and Happiness

Module 34 Introduction

34.1 Coping With Stress

34.2 Reducing Stress

34.3 Happiness

Module 34 Review

Part 12. Social Psychology

Part 12 Introduction

Module 35. Social Thinking and Social Influence

Module 35 Introduction

35.1 Social Thinking

35.2 Social Influence

Module 35 Review

Module 36. Antisocial Relations

Module 36 Introduction

36.1 Prejudice

36.2 Aggression

Module 36 Review

Module 37. Prosocial Relations

Module 37 Introduction

37.1 Attraction

37.2 Altruism

37.3 Peacemaking

Module 37 Review

Part 13. Personality

Part 13 Introduction

Module 38. Classic Perspectives on Personality

Module 38 Introduction

38.1 What Is Personality?

38.2 The Psychodynamic Theories

38.3 Humanistic Theories

Module 38 Review

Module 39. Contemporary Perspectives on Personality

Module 39 Introduction

39.1 Trait Theories

39.2 Social-Cognitive Theories

39.3 Exploring the Self

Module 39 Review

Part 14. Psychological Disorders

Part 14 Introduction

Module 40. Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders

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. Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD

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. Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder

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. Schizophrenia and Other Disorders

Module 43 Introduction

43.1 Schizophrenia

43.2 Other Disorders

Module 43 Review

Part 15. Therapy

Part 15 Introduction

Module 44. Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies

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. The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders

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: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life

Appendix A Introduction

A.1 Describing Data

A.2 Significant Differences

APPENDIX B: Psychology at Work

Appendix B Introduction

B.1 Personnel Psychology

B.2 Organizational Psychology

B.3 The Human Factor

APPENDIX C: Subfields of Psychology

C.1 Subfields of Psychology

GLOSSARY

Glossary

REFERENCES

References A-M

References N-Z