Psychology : an Introduction /
Benjamin B. Lahey
- 9th edition
- Boston: Mc Graw Hill, c2007.
- xxxv, (various pagings) : ill. (some col). ; 28 cm.
Contents;
PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY Prologue Psyche+Science=Psychology The Many Viewpoints in Psychology and Their Origins Contemporary Perspectives in Psychology Specialty Areas of Modern Psychology, etc.
CHAPTER TWO RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY Prologue Basic Concepts of Research Research Methods Ethical Principle of Research Application of Psychology: Design your own Formal Experiment, etc
CHAPTER THREE BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR Prologue Nervous System: Biological Control Center Divisions of the Nervous System Structures and Functions of the Brain Endocrine System: Chemical Messengers of the Body Genetic Influences on Behavior, etc.
PART TWO AWARENESS
CHAPTER FOUR SENSATION AND PERCEPTION Prologue Sensation: Receiving Messages about the world Vision: Sensing Light Hearing: Sensing Sound Waves Body Senses: Messages from Myself Chemical Senses: The Flavors and Aromas of Life, etc.
CHAPTER FIVE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS Prologue Wide Awake: Normal Waking Consciousness Sleep and Dreams: Conscious While Asleep Altered States of Consciousness, etc.
PART THREE LEARNING AND COGNITION
CHAPTER SIX BASIC PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING Prologue Definition of Learning Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association Operant Conditioning: Learning from the Consequences of your Behavior Extinction: Learning When to Quit Theoretical Interpretations of Learning, etc.
CHAPTER SEVEN MEMORY Prologue Three Stages of Memory: An Information-Processing View Forgetting and Why it Occurs Biological Basis of Memory Application of Psychology; Eyewitness Testimony and Memory etc.
CHAPTER EIGHT COGNITION, LANGUAGE, AND INTELLIGENCE Prologue Definition of Cognition Concepts; The Basic Units of Thinking Thinking and Problem Solving: Using Information to Reach Goals Language; Symbolic Communication Intelligence; The Sum Total of Cognition Application of Psychology; Improving Critical Thinking
PART FOUR DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY CHAPTER NINE DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Prologue Basic Processes of Development Stage Theories of Development Normal Development across the life Span Development in Infancy and Childhood Adolescent Development, etc.
PART FIVE THE SELF CHAPTER TEN MOTIVATION AND EMOTION Prologue Definitions of Motivation and Emotion Primary Motives; Biological Needs Psychological Motives Emotions Aggression: Emotional and Motivational Aspects, etc.
CHAPTER ELEVEN GENDER AND SEXUALITY Prologue Gender and Sexual Orientation Biological and Psychological Aspects of Sexuality Atypical and Abnormal Sexual Behavior Sexual Dysfunction and Sexual Health
CHAPTER TWELVE PERSONALITY THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT Prologue Definition of Personality Trait Theory: Describing the Consistencies of Personality Psychoanalytic Theory: Sigmund Freud Social Learning Theory: Albert Bandura Humanistic Theory: Maslow and Rogers Personality Assessment: Taking a Measure of the Person, etc.
PART SIX HEALTH AND ADJUSTMENT
CHAPTER THIRTEEN STRESS AND HEALTH Prologue Stress: Challenges to Coping Factors that Influence Reactions to Stress Coping with Stress Changing Health-Related Behavior Patterns, etc.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN THERAPIES Prologue Definition of Psychotherapy Ethical Standards for Psychotherapy Psychoanalysis Humanistic Psychotherapy Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Group and Family Therapy Medical Therapies, etc.
PART SEVEN SOCIAL CONTEXT Prologue Definition of Social Psychology Groups and Social Influence Attitudes and Persuasion Interpersonal Attraction: Friendship and Love, etc.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO BUSINESS AND OTHER PROFESSIONS Prologue Applied Fields of Psychology Psychology and Work; Employees and Managers Are People Environmental Psychology Psychology and Law; The Behavior of Juries and Witnesses Psychology and Education: Better Teaching and Testing