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Preface | |
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What Is Biopsychology? | |
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The Origins of Biopsychology | |
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Nature and Nurture | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Neural Foundations of Behavior: The Basic Equipment | |
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Communication Within the Nervous System | |
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The Cells That Make Us Who We Are | |
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How Neurons Communicate with Each Other | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Functions of the Nervous System | |
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The Central Nervous System | |
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The Peripheral Nervous System | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Methods and Ethics of Research | |
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Science, Research, and Theory | |
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Research Techniques | |
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Research Ethics | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Motivation and Emotion: What Makes Us Go | |
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Drugs, Addiction, and Reward | |
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Psychoactive Drugs | |
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Addiction | |
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The Role of Genes in Addiction | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States | |
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Motivation and Homeostasis | |
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Hunger: A Complex Drive | |
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Obesity | |
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Anorexia and Bulimia | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Biology of Sex and Gender | |
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Sex as a Form of Motivation | |
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The Biological Determination of Sex | |
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Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences | |
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Sexual Anomalies | |
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Sexual Orientation | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Emotion and Health | |
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Emotion and the Nervous System | |
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Stress, Immunity, and Health | |
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Biological Origins of Aggression | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Interacting with the World | |
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Hearing and Language | |
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Hearing | |
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Language | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Vision and Visual Perception | |
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Light and the Visual Apparatus | |
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Color Vision | |
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Form Vision | |
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The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Body Senses and Movement | |
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The Body Senses | |
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Movement | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Complex Behavior | |
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Learning and Memory | |
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Learning as the Storage of Memories | |
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Brain Changes in Learning | |
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Learning Deficiencies and Disorders | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning | |
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The Nature of Intelligence | |
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The Biological Origins of Intelligence | |
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Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Psychological Disorders | |
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Schizophrenia | |
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Affective Disorders | |
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Anxiety Disorders | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |
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Sleep and Consciousness | |
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Sleep and Dreaming | |
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The Neural Bases of Consciousness | |
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In Perspective | |
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Summary | |
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For Further Thought | |
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Testing Your Understanding | |
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On the Web | |
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For Further Reading | |
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Key Terms | |