Psychology : themes and variations /
Wayne Weiten.
- 3rd edition.
- Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1995.
- xxxvii, 792 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents Chapter 1. The Evolution of psychology From speculation to science: How psychology developed Psychology today: Vigorous and diversified Putting it in perspective Application: Improving academic performance
Chapter 2. The Research Enterprise in psychology Looking for laws: The scientific approach to behavior Looking for causes: Experimental research Featured study: can hypnosis improve eyewitness memory ? Looking for conclusions: Statistics and research etc.
Chapter 3. The Biological Bases Behavior Communication in the nervous system Organizations of the nervous system Looking inside the brain: Research methods The brain and behavior etc.
Chapter 4. Sensation and perception Psychophysics : Basic concepts and issues Featured study: Can attitudes be influenced by subliminal perception ? Our sense of sight: The visual system Our sense of hearing: The auditory system etc.
Chapter 5. Variations in Consciousness On the nature of consciousness The sleep and waking cycle Featured study: Manipulating biological clocks The world of dreams Hypnosis: Altered consciousness or role playing ? etc.
Chapter 6. Learning through Conditioning Classical conditioning Operant conditioning New direction in the study of conditioning Observational learning etc.
Chapter 7. Human Memory Encoding: Getting information into memory Storage: Maintaining information in memory Retrieval: Getting information out of memory Forgetting: When memory lapses etc.
Chapter 8. Language and Thought The cognitive revolution in psychology Language; Turning thoughts into words Features study: Can chimps learn language ? Problem solving; In search of solutions etc.
Chapter 9. Intelligence and psychological Testing Key concepts in psychological testing The evolution of intelligence testing Basic questions about intelligence testing Extremes of intelligence etc.
Chapter 10. motivation and Emotion Motivational theories and concepts The motivation of hunger and eating Sexual motivation and behavior Featured study: Evolution, culture and mating preferences etc.
Chapter 11. Human Development Across the Life Span Progress before birth; Prenatal development The wondrous years of childhood Featured study: Does media violence rub off on children ? The transition of adolescence etc.
Chapter 12. Personality: Theory, Research and Assessment The nature of personality Psychodynamic perspectives Behavioral perspectives Humanistic perspective Biological perspectives etc.
Chapter 13. Stress, Coping and Health The nature of stress Major types of stress Responding to stress The effects of stress on psychological functioning etc.
Chapter 14. Psychological Disorders Abnormal behavior: Myths, realities and controversies Featured study: Distinguishing between normal and abnormality Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Dissociative disorders etc.
Chapter 15. Psychotherapy. Chapter 16. Social Behavior
Includes bibliographical references (p. 719-767) Indexes(p.768-787)