Front Matter Introduction
1.1 About the Authors
1.2 Brief Contents
1.3 Contents
1.4 Preface
Chapter Introduction
1.1 Presenting Psychology
1.2 Roots, Schools, and Perspectives of Psychology
1.3 Science and Psychology
1.4 The Scientific Method
1.5 Research Designs
1.6 Descriptive Research
1.7 Experimental Research
1.8 Important Issues in Psychology
1.9 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
2.1 An Introduction to the Brain
2.2 Biology and Behavior: Studying the Last Frontier
2.3 Neurons and Neural Communication
2.4 The Supporting Systems
2.5 The Hemispheres
2.6 The Amazing Brain
2.7 The Cortex: A Peek Beneath the Skull
2.8 Digging Below the Cortex
2.9 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
3.1 An Introduction to Sensation and Perception
3.2 Vision
3.3 Hearing
3.4 Smell, Taste, Touch: The Chemical and Skin Senses
3.5 Perception
3.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
An Introduction to Consciousness
Sleep
Dreams
Altered States of Consciousness
Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
5.1 An Introduction to Learning
5.2 What Is Learning?
5.3 Classical Conditioning
5.4 Operant Conditioning
5.5 Observational Learning and Cognition
5.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
6.1 An Introduction to Memory
6.2 Flow With It: The Stages of Memory
6.3 Retrieval and Forgetting
6.4 The Reliability of Memory
6.5 The Biology of Memory
6.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
7.1 An Introduction to Cognition and Thinking
7.2 Problem Solving
7.3 Decision Making
7.4 Language
7.5 Intelligence
7.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
8.1 The Study of Human Development
8.2 Genetics, Conception, and Prenatal Development
8.3 Infancy and Child Development
8.4 Adolescence
8.5 Adulthood
8.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
9.1 Introduction to Motivation
9.2 Theories of Motivation
9.3 Back to Basics: Hunger
9.4 Introduction to Emotion
9.5 Theories of Emotion
9.6 Types of Emotions
9.7 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
10.1 Sex and Sexuality
10.2 Gender
10.3 The Birds and the Bees
10.4 The Trouble With Sex: Sexual Dysfunctions
10.5 Sex, Its Consequences, and Culture
10.6 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
11.1 An Introduction to Personality
11.2 Psychoanalytic Theories
11.3 Humanistic Theories
11.4 Learning and Social-Cognitive Theories
11.5 Trait Theories and Their Biological Basis
11.6 Personality Assessment
11.7 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
12.1 An Introduction to Stress
12.2 Stress and Your Body
12.3 Stress and Your Health
12.4 Factors related to Stress
12.5 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
13.1 Psychological Disorders and Abnormal Behavior
13.2 Classifying and Explaining Psychological Disorders
13.3 Anxiety Disorders
13.4 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
13.5 Depressive Disorders
13.6 Bipolar Disorders
13.7 Schizophrenia
13.8 Personality Disorders
13.9 Dissociative Disorders
13.10 Postscript: Where Are They Now?
13.11 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
14.1 An Introduction to Treatment
14.2 Insight Therapies
14.3 Behavior Therapies
14.4 Cognitive Therapies
14.5 Group Therapies
14.6 Biomedical Therapies
14.7 Psychotherapy Today
14.8 Summary of Concepts
Chapter Introduction
15.1 An Introduction to Social Psychology
15.2 Social Cognition
15.3 Social Influence
15.4 Groups and Relationships
15.5 Aggression
15.6 Attraction and Love
15.7 Summary of Concepts
Appendix A Introduction
16.1 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
16.2 The Presentation of Data
16.3 The Description of Data
16.4 Statistics Is a Language
Appendix B Introduction
17.1 What Is a Psychologist?
17.2 What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology?
17.3 What Can I Do with a Master’s in Psychology?
17.4 Doctoral Degrees: PhD and PsyD
17.5 Subfields of Psychology
18.1 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology
18.2 Chapter 2: Biology and Behavior
18.3 Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
18.4 Chapter 4: Consciousness
18.5 Chapter 5: Learning
18.6 Chapter 6: Memory
18.7 Chapter 7: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
18.8 Chapter 8: Human Development
18.9 Chapter 9: Motivation and Emotion
18.10 Chapter 10: Sexuality and Gender
18.11 Chapter 11: Personality
18.12 Chapter 12: Stress and Health
18.13 Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders
18.14 Chapter 14: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
18.15 Chapter 15: Social Psychology
18.16 Appendix A: Introduction to Statistics
References