Psychology An Introduction

Name: Psychology An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780130320148

ISBN-10: 0130320145

ISBN-13: 9780130320148

Edition: 11th 2002

Authors: Charles G. Morris, Albert A. Maisto

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For courses in Introductory Psychology. Students and professors consistently turn to this best-selling introductory psychology textbook for a solid, balanced foundation of core material, grounded in good research. Classic studies are carefully integrated with the most up-to-date research to provide students with an accurate and current view of the field. Unique pedagogy challenges students with critical thinking exercises, and technology provides them with online activities to review and reinforce what they have learned. The discussions of current examples, cross-cultural and gender concerns, and enduring issues that bring the field together provide students with exactly what they need to…

Book details

List price: $100.00
Edition: 11th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/10/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 707
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English




The Science of Psychology


What is Psychology?


The Growth of Psychology


Human Diversity


Research Methods in Psychology


Careers in Psychology



The Biological Basis of Behavior


Neurons: The Messengers


The Peripheral Nervous System



Sensation and Perception


The Nature of Sensation


Vision


Hearing


The Other Senses


Perception



States of Consciousness


Conscious Experiences


Sleep


Dreams


Drug-altered Consciousness


Meditation and Hypnosis



Learning


Classical Conditioning


Operant Conditioning


Comparing Classical and Operant Conditioning


Cognitive Learning



Memory


The Sensory Registers


Short-Term Memory


Long-Term Memory


The Biology of Memory


Forgetting


Special Topics in Memory



Cognition and Language


The Building Blocks of Thought


Problem Solving


Decision Making


Language, Thought, and Culture


Nonhuman Thought and Language



Intelligence and Mental Abilities


Theories of Intelligence


Intelligence Tests


What Makes a Good Test? What Determines Intelligence


Mental Abilities and Human Diversity


Extremes of Intelligence


Creativity



Motivation and Emotion


Perceptions of Motivation


Hunger and Thirst


Sex


Other Motives


Emotions


Communication of Emotion


Gender, Culture, and Emotion



Life Span Development


Methods in Developmental Psychology


Prenatal Development


The Newborn Baby


Infancy and Childhood


Adolescence


Adulthood


Late Adulthood



Personality


Psychodynamic Theories


Humanistic Personality Theories


Trait Theories


Cognitive-Social Learning Theories


Personality Assessment



Stress and Health Psychology


Source of Stress


Coping with Stress


Stress and Health


Extreme Stress


The Well-Adjusted Person



Psychological Disorders


Perspectives on Psychological Disorders


Mood Disorders


Anxiety Disorders


Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders


Dissociative Disorders


Sexual Disorders


Personality Disorders


Schizophrenic Disorders


Childhood Disorders


Gender and Cultural Differences in Psychological Disorders



Therapies


Insight Therapies


Behavior Therapies


Cognitive Therapies


Group Therapies


Effectiveness of Psychotherapy


Biological Treatments


Institutionalization and Its Alternatives


Gender and Cultural Differences in Treatments



Social Psychology


Social Cognition


Attitudes


Social Influence


Social Action



Measurement and Statistical Methods



Industrial/Organizational Psychology


Glossary


Index