CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Psychology 2
MODULE 1 Psychologists at Work 5
MODULE 2 A Science Evolves:The Past,the Present,and the Future 14
MODULE 3 Research in Psychology 26
MODULE 4 Critical Research Issues 40
CHAPTER 2 Neuroscience and Behavior 48
MODULE 5 Neurons:The Basic Elements of Behavior 51
MODULE 6 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System:Communicating Within the Body 60
MODULE 7 The Brain 68
CHAPTER 3 Sensation and Perception 86
MODULE 8 Sensing the World Around Us 89
MODULE 9 Vision:Shedding Light on the Eye 94
MODULE 10 Hearing and the Other Senses 104
MODULE 11 Perceptual Organization:Constructing Our View of the World 116
CHAPTER 4 States of Consciousness 130
MODULE 12 Sleep and Dreams 133
MODULE 13 Hypnosis and Meditation 147
MODULE 14 Drug Use:The Highs and Lows of Consciousness 152
CHAPTER 5 Learning 166
MODULE 15 Classical Conditioning 169
MODULE 16 Operant Conditioning 177
MODULE 17 Cognitive Approaches to Learning 192
CHAPTER 6 Memory 202
MODULE 18 The Foundations of Memory 205
MODULE 19 Recalling Long-Term Memories 218
MODULE 20 Forgetting:When Memory Fails 228
CHAPTER 7 Thinking,Language,and Intelligence 238
MODULE 21 Thinking and Reasoning 241
MODULE 22 Language 257
MODULE 23 Intelligence 266
CHAPTER 8 Motivation and Emotion 286
MODULE 24 Explaining Motivation 289
MODULE 25 Human Needs and Motivation:Eat,Drink,and Be Daring 296
MODULE 26 Understanding Emotional Experiences 313
CHAPTER 9 Development 326
MODULE 27 Nature and Nurture:The Enduring Developmental Issue 329
MODULE 28 Infancy and Childhood 340
MODULE 29 Adolescence:Becoming an Adult 358
MODULE 30 Adulthood 368
CHAPTER 10 Persona lity 382
MODULE 31 Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality 385
MODULE 32 Trait,Learning,Biological and Evolutionary,and Humanistic Approaches to Personality 395
MODULE 33 Assessing Personality:Determining What Makes Us Distinctive 408
CHAPTER 11 Health Psychology:Stress,Coping,and Well-Being 418
MODULE 34 Stress and Coping 421
MODULE 35 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being 434
MODULE 36 Promoting Health and Wellness 441
CHAPTER 12 Psychological Disorders 450
MODULE 37 Normal Versus Abnormal:Making the Distinction 453
MODULE 38 The Major Psychological Disorders 463
MODULE 39 Psychological Disorders in Perspective 483
CHAPTER 13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders 492
MODULE 40 Psychotherapy:Psychodynamic,Behavioral,and Cognitive Approaches to Treatment 495
MODULE 41 Psychotherapy:Humanistic,Interpersonal,and Group Approaches to Treatment 507
MODULE 42 Biomedical Therapy:Biological Approaches to Treatment 515
CHAPTER 14 Social Psychology 526
MODULE 43 Attitudes and Social Cognition 529
MODULE 44 Social Influence and Groups 541
MODULE 45 Prejudice and Discrimination 549
MODULE 46 Positive and Negative Social Behavior 555
Glossary 568
References 579