Introduction
About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Presenting Psychology
1.2 Roots, Schools, and Perspectives of Psychology
1.3 Science and Psychology
1.4 Descriptive Research
1.5 Experimental Research
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 2 Introduction
2.1 Introducing the Brain
2.2 Neurons and Neural Communication
2.3 The Supporting Systems
2.4 The Amazing Brain
2.5 Digging Below the Cortex
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 3 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
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 4 Introduction
4.1 An Introduction to Consciousness
4.2 Sleep
4.3 Dreams
4.4 Altered States of Consciousness
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 5 Introduction
5.1 An Introduction to Learning
5.2 Classical Conditioning
5.3 Operant Conditioning
5.4 Observational Learning and Cognition
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 6 Introduction
6.1 An Introduction to Memory
6.2 Flow with It: The Stages of Memory
6.3 Retrieval and Forgetting
6.4 The Biology of Memory
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 7 Introduction
7.1 An Introduction to Cognition
7.2 Problem Solving and Decision Making
7.3 Language
7.4 Intelligence
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 8 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
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
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Chapter 9 Introduction
9.1 Motivation
9.2 Back to Basics: Hunger
9.3 Sexual Motivation
9.4 Emotion
9.5 Types of Emotions
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
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Chapter 10 Introduction
10.1 An Introduction to Personality
10.2 Psychoanalytic Theories
10.3 Humanistic, Learning, and Trait Theories
10.4 Personality Assessment
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 11 Introduction
11.1 An Introduction to Stress
11.2 Stress and Your Health
11.3 Factors Related to Stress
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Chapter 12 Introduction
12.1 An Introduction to Psychological Disorders
12.2 Worried Sick: Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
12.3 From Depression to Mania
12.4 Schizophrenia
12.5 Disorders of Personality and Identity
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
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Chapter 13 Introduction
13.1 An Introduction to Treatment
13.2 Insight Therapies
13.3 Behavior and Cognitive Therapies
13.4 Biomedical Therapies
13.5 Psychotherapy: Who’s in the Mix?
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
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Chapter 14 Introduction
14.1 An Introduction to Social Psychology
14.2 Social Cognition
14.3 Social Influence
14.4 Groups and Aggression
14.5 It’s All Good: Prosocial Behavior, Attraction, and Love
Summary of Concepts
Key Terms
Test Prep
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
The Presentation of Data
The Description of Data
Statistics Is a Language
Key Terms
Test Prep
Introduction
What Can I Do with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology?
What Can I Do with a Master’s Degree in Psychology?
Doctoral Degrees: PhD and PsyD
Subfields of Psychology
References