Psychology : Myers in modules /
David G. Myers.
- 6th edition
- New York : Worth Publishers, c2001.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY 1 The history and scope of psychology 2 Research strategies: how psychologists ask and answer questions Reflections on some frequently asked questions about psychology
NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR 3 Neural and hormonal systems 4 The brain , reflections on the biological revolution revolution i psychology
THE NATURE AND NURTURE OF BEHAVIOR 5 Genetic influences on behavior 6 Environmental influences on behavior
THE DEVELOPING PERSON 7 Parental development and the newborn 8 Adolescence 10Adult reflections on two major developmental issues
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION 11 Introduction to sensation and perception 12 Vision 13 Hearing 14 The other scenes 15 Perceptual organization 16 Perceptual interpretation
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS 17 Walking and sleeping rhythms 18 Hypnosis 19 Drugs and consciousness
MEMORY 23 Introduction to memory 24 Encoding: getting information in 25 Storage: retaining information 26 Retrieval: getting information out 27 Forgetting and memory construction applying memory principles
THINKING, LANGUAGE, AND INTELLIGENCE 28 Thinking 29 Language and thought 30 Introduction to intelligence 31 Assessing intelligence 32 Genetic and environmental influence intelligence
EMOTION 37 Theories of emotion 38 Experiencing and expressing emotion
PERSONALTY 39 The psychoanalytic perspective 40 The trait perspective 41 The humanistic perspective 42 The social-congestive perspective reflections on the four perspectives on personality
Psychological Disorders 43 Introduction to psychological disorders 44 Anxiety disorders 45 Dissociative and personality disorders 46 Mood disorders 47 Schizophrenia
Therapy 48 The Psychological therapies 49 Evaluating psychotherapies 50 The biomedical therapies
Stress and health 51 Stress and Illness 52 Promoting health
Social psychology 53 Social thinking 54 Social influence 55 Social relations