Front Matter Introduction
About The Authors
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Chapter Introduction
Psychology’s Roots: The Path to a Science of Mind
The Development of Clinical Psychology
The Search for Objective Measurement: Behaviourism Takes Center Stage
Return of the Mind: Psychology Expands
Beyond the Individual: Social and Cultural Perspectives
The Profession of Psychology: Past and Present
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Empiricism: How to Know Stuff
Observation: Discovering What People Do
Explanation: Discovering Why People Do What They Do
The Ethics of Science: First, Do No Harm
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Neurons: The Origin of Behaviour
The Electrochemical Actions of Neurons: Information Processing
The Organization of the Nervous System
Structure of the Brain
The Development and Evolution of Nervous Systems
Investigating the Brain
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Sensation and Perception Are Distinct Activities
Vision I: How the Eyes and the Brain Convert Light Waves to Neural Signals….
Vision II: Recognizing What We Perceive
Audition: More Than Meets the Ear
The Body Senses: More Than Skin Deep
The Chemical Senses: Adding Flavor
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Conscious and Unconscious: The Mind’s Eye, Open and Closed
Sleep and Dreaming: Good Night, Mind
Drugs and Consciousness: Artificial Inspiration
Hypnosis: Open to Suggestion
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Encoding: Transforming Perceptions Into Memories
Storage: Maintaining Memories over Time
Retrieval: Bringing Memories to Mind
Multiple Forms of Memory: How the Past Returns
Memory Failures: The Seven Sins of Memory
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Classical Conditioning: One Thing Leads to Another
Operant Conditioning: Reinforcements from the Environment
Observational Learning: Look at Me
Implicit Learning: Under the Radar
Learning in the Classroom
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Emotional Experience: The Feeling Machine
Emotional Communication: Msgs w/o Wrds
Motivation: Getting Moved
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Language and Communication: From Rules to Meaning
Language Development and the Brain
Language and Thought: How Are They Related?
Concepts and Categories: How We Think
Decision Making: Rational and Otherwise
Problem Solving: Working It Out
Transforming Information: How We Reach Conclusions
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
How Can Intelligence Be Measured?
What Is Intelligence?
Where Does Intelligence Come From?
Who Is Most Intelligent?
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Prenatality: A Womb with a View
Infancy and Childhood: Becoming a Person
Adolescence: Minding the Gap
Adulthood: Change We Can’t Believe In
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Personality: What It Is and How It Is Measured
The Trait Approach: Identifying Patterns of Behaviour
The Psychodynamic Approach: Forces That Lie beneath Awareness
The Humanistic-Existential Approach: Personality as a Choice
The Social-Cognitive Approach: Personalities in Situation
The Self: Personality in the Mirror
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Social Behaviour: Interacting with People
Social Influence: Controlling People
Social Cognition: Understanding People
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Sources of Stress: What Gets to You
Stress Reactions: All Shook Up
Stress Management: Dealing with It
The Psychology of Illness: Mind over Matter
The Psychology of Health: Feeling Good
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Defining Mental Disorders: What Is Abnormal?
Anxiety Disorders: When Fears Take Over
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Trapped in a Loop
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Troubles after a Trauma
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: At the Mercy of Emotions
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Losing the Grasp on Reality
Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Personality Disorders: Going to Extremes
Self-Harm Behaviours: When the Mind Turns against Itself
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Chapter Introduction
Treatment: Getting Help to Those Who Need It
Psychological Treatments: Healing the Mind through Interaction
Medical and Biological Treatments: Healing the Mind by Physically Altering the Brain
Treatment Effectiveness: For Better or for Worse
Chapter Review
Key Concept Quiz
Changing Minds
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index