Mastering the world of psychology
By: Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, Denise Boyd
Contributors: Wood, Ellen R. Green; Boyd, Denise Roberts
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
ISBN-13: 9780205358687
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-475) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction to psychology; title: An introduction; title: Descriptive research methods; title: The experimental method; title: The correlational method; title: Participants in psychological research; title: Exploring psychology's roots; title: Schools of thought in psychology; title: Current trends in psychology; title: Psychologists at work; title: 2. Biology and behavior; title: The neurons and the neurotransmitters; title: The central nervous system; title: Discovering the brain's mysteries; title: The peripheral nervous system; title: The endocrine system; title: 3. Sensation and perception; title: The process of sensation; title: Vision; title: Hearing; title: Smell and taste; title: The other senses; title: Perception; title: Additional influences on perception; title: 4. States of consciousness; title: What is consciousness?; title: Circadian rhythms; title: Sleep; title: Altering consciousness through concentration and suggestion; title: Altered states of consciousness and psychoactive drugs; title: 5. Learning; title: Classical conditioning; title: Contemporary views of classical conditioning; title: Operant conditioning; title: Cognitive learning; title: 6. Memory; title: Remembering; title: The nature of remembering; title: Factors influencing retrieval; title: Biology and memory; title: Forgetting; title: Improving memory; title: 7. Cognition, language, and creativity; title: Imagery and concepts; title: Decision making; title: Problem solving; title: Language; title: The nature of intelligence; title: Measuring intelligence; title: The IQ controversy; title: Emotional intelligence; title: Creativity; title: 8. Human development; title: Issues in developmental psychology; title: Stage theories of development; title: Heredity and prenatal development; title: Infancy; title: Early and middle childhood; title: Adolescence; title: Early and middle adulthood; title: Later adulthood; title: 9. Motivation and emotion; title: What is motivation?; title: Hunger; title: Sexual motives; title: Sexual orientation; title: Social motives; title: The what and why of emotions; title: The expression of emotion; title: 10. Health and stress; title: Sources of stress; title: Responding to stress; title: Health and illness; title: Lifestyle and health; title: 11. Personality theory and assessment; title: Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis; title: The neo-Freudians; title: Learning theories and personality; title: Humanistic personality theories; title: Trait theories; title: Nature, nurture, and personality; title: Personality assessment; title: 12. Psychological disorders; title: What is abnormal?; title: Schizophrenia; title: Mood disorders; title: Anxiety disorders; title: Somatoform and dissociative disorders; title: Other psychological disorders; title: 13. Therapies; title: Insight therapies; title: Relationship therapies; title: Behavior therapies; title: Cognitive therapies; title: Biological therapies; title: Evaluating the therapies; title: Culturally sensitive and gender-sensitive therapy; title: 14. Social psychology; title: Social perception; title: Attraction; title: Social influence; title: Group influence; title: Attitudes and attitude change; title: Prosocial behavior; title: Aggression; title: Prejudice and discrimination; title: Appendix. Statistical methods.