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082	0	0	_a150 _222 _bWEI
100	1		_aWeiten, Wayne, _d1950-
245	1	0	_aPsychology : _bthemes and variations : briefer version / _cWayne Weiten.
250			_a5th edition
260			_aBelmont, CA : _bWadsworth/Thomson Learning, _cc2002.
300			_axliv, 523, [98] p. : _bill. (some col.) ; _c28 cm.
500			_aTable of Contents CHAPTER 1 THE EVOLUTION OF PSYCHOLOGY From speculation to science: how psychology developed Psychology today: Vigorous and diversified Putting it in perspective: seven key themes Personal application. Improving academic performance Critical thinking application. developing critical thinking skills: an Introduction CHAPTER 2 THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE IN PSYCHOLOGY Looking for laws: the scientific approach to behavior Looking for causes: experiment research Looking for links: descriptive/ correlational research Looking for flaws. Evaluating research Looking at ethics: do the ends justify the means? Etc. CHAPTER 3 THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR Communication in the nervous system Organization of the nervous system Right brain/ left brain: cerebral specialization The endocrine system: another way to communicate Heredity and behavior: Is all in the genes Etc. CHAPTER 4 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION Our sense of sight: the visual system Our sense of hearing: The auditory system Our chemical senses: Taste and smell Our other senses Putting it in perspective CHAPTER 5 VARIATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS On the nature of consciousness Biological Rhythms and sleep The sleep and walking cycle The world of dreams Hypnosis: Altered consciousness or role playing Etc. CHAPTER 6 LEARNING Classical conditioning Operant conditioning Changing directions in the study of conditioning Observational learning Putting it in perceptive CHAPTER 7 HUMAN MEMORY Encoding: getting Information into memory Storage: maintaining Information in memory Retrieval: getting Information out of memory Forgetting: when memory lapses In search of the memory trace: the psychology of memory Etc. CHAPTER 8 LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT Language: Turning thoughts into words Problem solving; In search of solutions Decision making: choices and chances Putting it in perceptive Etc. CHAPTER 9 INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING Key concepts in psychological testing The evolution of intelligence testing Basic questions about intelligence testing Heredity and environment as determinants of intelligence New directions in the assessment and study of intelligence Etc. CHAPTER 10 MOTIVATION AND EMOTION The motivation of hunger and eating Sexual motivation and behavior Achievement: In search of excellence The elements of emotional experience Theories of emotion Putting it in perceptive Etc. CHAPTER 11 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN Progress before birth: Parental development The wondrous years of childhood The transition of adolescence The expanse of adulthood Putting it in perspective Etc. CHAPTER 12 PERSONAL: THEORY, RESEARCH, AND ASSESSMENT The nature of personality Psychodynamic perspectives Behavioral perspectives Humanistic perspectives Biological perspective Etc. CHAPTER 13 STRESS, COPING, AND HEALTH The nature of stress Responding to stress The effects of stress on physical health Health-Impairing behavior Reactions to Illness Etc. CHAPTER 14 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS Abnormal behavior: myths and realities Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Dissociative disorders Mood disorders Schizophrenic disorders Etc. CHAPTER 15 TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS The elements of the treatment process Insight therapies Behavior therapies Biomedical therapies Current trends and issues in treatment Etc.
504			_aIncludes index (Various paging)
650		0	_aPsychology.
700	1		_aWeiten, Wayne, _d1950- _tPsychology (5th ed.)
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