Frontmatter Introduction
About the Authors
Preface
Content Changes
Time Management
Introduction
Psychology’s Roots
Four Big Ideas in Psychology
Why do Psychology?
How Do Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Psychology
Improve Your Retention—and Your Grades
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Biology and Behavior
Neural Communication
The Nervous System
The Endocrine System
The Brain
Brain States and Consciousness
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Pernatal Development and the Newborn
Infancy and Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Gender Development
Human Sexuality
Sexual Orientation: Why Do We Differ?
An Evolutionary Explanaition of Human Sexuality
Reflections on Gender, Sexuality, and Nature-Nurture Interaction
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Basic Principles of Sensation and Perception
Vision
The Nonvisual Senses
Sensory Interaction
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
How Do We Learn?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Biology, Cognition, and Learning
Learning by Observation
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Studying Memory
Building Memories: Encoding
Memory Storage
Retrieval: Getting Information Out
Forgetting
Memory Construction Errors
Improving Memory
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Thinking
Language
Intelligence
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Motivational Concepts
Hunger
The Need to Belong
Emotion: Arousal, Behavior, and Cognition
Embodied Emotion
Expressed and Experienced Emotion
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Stress: Some Basic Concepts
Stress Effects and Health
Coping With Stress
Managing Stress Effects
Happiness
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Psychodynamic Theories
Humanistic Theories
Trait Theories
Social-Cognitive Theories
Exploring the Self
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
What Is Social Psychology's Focus?
Social Thinking
Social Influence
Social Relations
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
What Is a Psychological Disorder?
Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD
Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia
Other Disorders
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Introduction
Treating Psychological Disorders
The Psychological Therapies
Evalutation Psychotherapies
The Biomedical Therapies
Preventing Psychological Disorders
Chapter Review
Terms and Concepts to Remember
Chapter Test
Appendix A Introduction
Describing Data
Significant Differences
Appendix Review
Terms And Concepts To Remember
Appendix A Test
Appendix B Introduction
Work and Life Satisfaction
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Motivating Achievement
Leadership
Appendix Review
Terms And Concepts To Remember
Appendix B Test
Appendix C
References
Glossary