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The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View

The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View

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When things go right for students…things go right for instructors! Focusing on why things go right, The Science of Psychology:: An Appreciation View, Third Edition, helps students understand and appreciate psychology as a science and as an integrated whole. Informed by student data, the third edition's program extends these themes and enhances their pedagogical value by guiding students toward topics they find the most challenging and then offering new learning resources to help students master them.
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McGraw Hill / Medical
54442
9780078035401
9780078035401

Opis

Rok wydania
2013
Numer wydania
3
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twarda
Liczba stron
736
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236 x 274
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1803

  • The Science of Psychology:: An Appreciative View, Third Edition


    By Laura King



    Chapter 1:: What is Psychology?

    Defining Psychology

    Critical Controversy:: Are Young Americans in the Middle of a Narcissism Epidemic?

    Psychology in Historical Perspective

    Psychological Inquiry:: Explore Evolution from Giraffes to Human Beings

    Contemporary Approaches to Psychology

    What Psychologists Do

    Psychological Inquiry:: Questions That Psychology Specialists Ask

    Intersection:: Social Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology:: How Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Success?

    The Science of Psychology and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 2:: Psychologys Scientific Method

    Psychologys Scientific Method

    Types of Psychological Research

    Psychological Inquiry:: Miserable but Helpful?

    Intersection:: Personality and Social Psychology:: Does Socialability Lead to Happiness or Is It the Other Way Around?

    Research Samples and Settings

    Analyzing and Interpreting Data

    Psychological Inquiry:: Experimentation in Natural Setting

    Conducting Ethical Research

    Critical Controversy:: Is it Ethical to Use Deception in Research?

    Thinking Critically About Psychological Research

    The Scientific Method and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 3:: Biological Foundations of Behavior

    The Nervous System

    Neurons

    Critical Controversy:: Do Mirror Neurons Hold the Key to Social Understanding?

    Structures of the Brain and Their Functions

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Brain in Different SpeciesIntersection:: Neuroscience and Emotion:: How Does the Brain Recognize What Is Funny?

    The Endocrine System

    Brain Damage, Plasticity, and Repair

    Genetics and Behavior

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Jim Twins

    Psychologys Biological Foundations and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 4:: Sensation and Perception

    How We Sense and Perceive the World

    Psychological Inquiry:: Old Woman or Young Woman?

    Critical Controversy:: Can We Feel the Future?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Subliminal Perception:: Working Up a Thirst

    The Visual System

    The Auditory System

    Other Senses

    Intersection:: Emotion and Sensation:: What Do Feelings Smell Like?

    Sensation, Perception, and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 5:: States of Consciousness

    The Nature of Consciousness

    Critical Controversy:: Does Conscious Reflection Matter to Matters of Conscience?

    Sleep and Dreams

    Psychological Inquiry:: Taking a Ride on the Sleep Cycles

    Psychoactive Drugs

    Intersection:: Consciousness and Neuroscience:: Can We Tell What the Brain is Dreaming About?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Drug Use by U.S. Teenagers

    Hypnosis

    Consciousness and Health and Wellness:: Meditation



    Chapter 6:: Learning

    Types of Learning

    Classical Conditioning

    Intersection:: Learning and Clinical Psychology:: Can Classical Conditioning Help Us Understand Drug Abuse?

    Psychological Inquiry:: From Acquisition to Extinction (to Spontaneous Recovery)

    Operant Conditioning

    Psychological Inquiry:: Schedules of Reinforcement and Different Patterns of Responding

    Observational Learning

    Cognitive Factors in Learning

    Biological, Cultural, and Psychological Factors in Learning

    Critical Controversy:: Do Learning Styles Matter to Learning?

    Learning and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 7:: Memory

    The Nature of Memory

    Memory Encoding

    Memory Storage

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Inner Workings of Working Memory

    Intersection:: Cognitive and Cultural Psychology:: How Does Culture Influence Episodic Memory?

    Memory Retrieval

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Serial Position Effect:: Lost in Midstream

    Critical Controversy:: Can Adults Tell If Childrens Memories are Accurate

    Forgetting

    Study Tips from the Science of Memory

    Memory and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 8:: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

    The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology

    Thinking

    Psychological Inquiry:: Thinking Outside the Box

    Intersection:: Cognitive Psychology and Personality:: Do Sophisticated Thinkers Avoid the Bias Blind Spot?Critical Controversy:: Is There a Link Between Creative Genius and Psychopathology

    Intelligence

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Normal Curve

    Language

    Thinking, Problem Solving, and Health and Wellness



    Alternative Chapter:: Thinking and Language

    The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology

    Thinking

    Psychological Inquiry:: Thinking Outside the Box

    Two Systems of Information Processing

    Critical Controversy:: Should we be taking drugs to enhance our thinking?

    Biases and Heuristics

    Language

    Intersection:: Language, Culture, and Cognition:: How Does Language Shape Answers to the Question “Where”?

    Thinking, Language, and Health and Wellness



    Alternative Chapter:: Intelligence

    The History and Definition of Intelligence

    Measuring Intelligence

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Normal Curve

    Sources of Bias in Intelligence Testing

    Nature, Nurture, and Intelligence

    Extremes of Intelligence

    Intersection:: Educational Psychology and Social Psychology:: Do teachers have stereotypes about gifted children?

    Multiple Intelligences, Creativity, and Emotional Intelligence

    Intelligence and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 9:: Human Development

    Exploring Human Development

    Child Development

    Psychological Inquiry:: Thinking Critically About Object Permanence

    Intersection:: Developmental and Social Psychology:: Is Attachment an Enduring Aspect of Life?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Looking at Identity Exploration

    Adolescence

    Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging

    Critical Controversy:: Is Parenthood Associated with Happiness

    Human Development and Health and Wellness



    Alternative Chapter:: Human Development

    (topical approach)

    Exploring Human Development

    Physical Development

    Cognitive Development

    Psychological Inquiry:: Thinking Critically About Object Permanence

    Socioemotional Development

    Intersection:: Developmental and Social Psychology:: Is Attachment of an Enduring Aspect of Life?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Looking at Identity Exploration

    Moral Development

    Human Development and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 10:: Motivation and Emotion

    Theories of Motivation

    Hunger, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

    Psychological Inquiry:: Obeying the (Yerkes-Dodson) Law

    Approaches to Motivation in Everyday LifeCritical Controversy:: Do Extrinsic Rewards Undermine Intrinsic Motivation?Emotion

    Intersection:: Emotion and Health Psychology:: Can a Smile Protect Against Stress?

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Full Circle of Emotions

    Motivation, Emotion, and Health and Wellness:: The Pursuit of Happiness



    Chapter 11:: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

    Defining Sex and Gender

    Theories of Gender Development

    Intersection; Gender and Neuroscience:: Are There His and Hers Brains (and Should We Even Ask That Question?

    The Psychology of Gender Differences

    Critical Controversy:: Does Autism Spectrum Disorder Represent an Extreme Male Brain?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Sex and Casual Sex

    Sexual Orientation

    Sexual Behaviors and Practices

    Psychological Inquiry:: Sex in America

    Sexual Variations and Disorders

    Sexuality and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 12:: Personality

    Psychodynamic Perspectives

    Critical Controversy:: Do Defense Mechanisms Underlie Homophobia?

    Humanistic Perspectives

    Trait Perspectives

    Psychological Inquiry::

    Intersection:: Personality and Health Psychology:: Are Traits Linked to Obesity?

    Personological and Life Story Perspectives

    Social Cognitive Perspectives

    Biological Perspectives

    Personality Assessment

    Personality and Health and Wellness

    Psychological Inquiry:: A Can-Do Attitude Means You Can Quit Smoking

    Chapter 13:: Social Psychology

    Social Cognition

    Social Behavior

    Social Influence

    Intersection:: Social Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology:: Why Are Some Nations More Conforming Than Others?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Obedience Then and Now

    Intergroup Relations

    Critical Controversy:: Is Intelligence Related to Prejudice and Political Beliefs?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Improving Group Relations Through Cooperative Activities

    Close Relationships

    Social Psychology and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 14:: Industrial and Organization Psychology

    Origins of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

    Industrial Psychology

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Fastest-Growing Jobs in the United States

    Critical Controversy:: Does Self-Efficacy Always Lead to Better Performance?

    Organizational Psychology

    Organizational Culture

    Intersection:: I-O Psychology and Personality Psychology:: Are Transformational Leaders in the Eye of the Beholder?

    I-O Psychology and Health and Wellness

    Psychological Inquiry:: You Need a Vacation!

    Chapter 15:: Psychological Disorders

    Defining and Explaining Abnormal Behavior

    Critical Controversy:: Does Everyone Have ADHD?

    Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders

    Disorders Involving Emotion and Mood

    Psychological Inquiry:: Depression Among Women and Men Across Cultures

    Dissociative Disorders

    Schizophrenia

    Psychological Inquiry:: The Association of Genes with Schizeophrenia

    Personality Disorders

    Intersection:: Clinical Psychology and Personality Psychology:: Are Aspects of Psychopathy Related to Leadership Success?

    Suicide

    Psychological Disorders and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 16:: Therapies

    Approaches to Treating Psychological Disorders

    Psychotherapy

    Psychological Inquiry:: Does Therapy Work?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Classical Conditioning:: The Backbone of Aversive Conditioning

    Biological Therapies

    Critical Controversy:: Do Antidepressants Increase Suicide Risk in Children?

    Sociocultural Approaches and Issues in Treatment

    Clinical and Cultural Psychology:: How Does Culture Influence Responses to Treatment?

    Therapies and Health and Wellness



    Chapter 17:: Health Psychology

    Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

    Making Positive Life Changes

    Resources for Effective Life Change

    Intersection:: Health Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology:: How Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Social Support?

    Psychological Inquiry:: Praying for Good Health

    Toward a Healthier Mind (and Body):: Controlling Stress

    Critical Controversy:: How Powerful Is the Power of Positive Thinking?

    Toward a Healthier Body (and Mind):: Behaving as If Your Life Depends upon It

    Psychological Inquiry:: Physical Activity:: A Matter of Life and Death

    Psychology and Your Good Life


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