Synopses & Reviews
This innovative, 13-chapter text examines psychological issues from the levels of the brain, person, and social world to help students actively apply psychology to their lives.
About the Author
Stephen M. Kosslyn is Chair of the Psychology Department and John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University, as well as Associate Psychologist in the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his B.A. from UCLA and his Ph.D. from Stanford University, both in psychology. His research has focused primarily on the nature of visual mental imagery and visual communication, and he has published six books and over 250 papers on these topics. For ten years he was “head tutor,” supervising graduate students teaching year-long introductory psychology courses using levels of analysis. While actively engaged with writing and academic pursuits, Dr. Kosslyn is currently on the editorial boards of many professional journals.
Robin S. Rosenberg is a clinical psychologist in private practice and has taught psychology at Lesley University and Harvard University. She is certified in clinical hypnosis and is a member of the Academy for Eating Disorders. She received her B.A. in psychology from New York University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Rosenberg did her clinical internship at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, had a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Community Health Plan, and was on the staff at Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s Outpatient Services. Dr. Rosenberg specializes in treating people with eating disorders, depression, and anxiety.
Table of Contents
1. Psychology: Yesterday and Today
The Science of Psychology: Getting to Know You
Psychology Then and Now
The Research Process: How We Find Things Out
2. The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action
Brain Circuits: Making Connections
The Nervous System: An Orchestra With Many Members
Probing the Brain
Genes, Brain, and Environment: The Brain in the World
3. Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind
Vision
Hearing
Sensing and Perceiving in Other Ways
4. Learning: How Experience Changes Us
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Cognitive and Social Learning
5. Memory: Living With Yesterday
Storing Information: Time and Space Are of the Essence
Encoding and Retrieving Information From Memory
When Memory Goes Wrong — And What to Do About It
6. Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best