Synopses & Reviews
In the third edition of Psychology: A Journey of Discovery, Stephen Franzoi continues to provide students with a scholarly, engaging text that shows them how psychological concepts can be applied to their lives. He has thoroughly revised the text and added new photos, cartoons, and a new statistics appendix.
About the Author
Stephen L. Franzoi is Professor of Psychology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Franzoi received his B.S. in both psychology and sociology from Western Michigan University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University before joining Marquette's faculty. Dr. Franzoi has served as assistant editor of Social Psychology Quarterly and associate editor of Social Problems. At Marquette University, Professor Franzoi teaches introductory psychology courses and is also the author of the textbook Social Psychology (fourth edition). He is an active researcher in the area of body esteem, and over the years Dr. Franzoi has discussed his research in many popular media outlets, including The New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio, and the Oprah Winfrey Show. He and Cheryl Figg are the proud parents of Amelia and Lillian.
Table of Contents
Preface Using Atomic Dog Textbooks Recommended System Requirements Minimum System Requirements Printing Atomic Dog Textbooks Preface About the Author Dedication Chapter 1 - Introduction to Psychology 1-1 What Is Psychology? 1-2 Early Pioneers 1-3 Contemporary Perspectives and Areas of Specialization Chapter 2 - The Vehicle for Psychological Discovery 2-1 Is Psychology Just Common Sense? 2-2 What Is the Process in Conducting Research? 2-3 Commonly Used Scientific Methods Chapter 3 - Neurological and Genetic Bases of Behavior 3-1 The Neuron 3-2 Neural and Hormonal Systems 3-3 The Brain 3-4 Genetic Influences on Behavior Chapter 4 - Human Development 4-1 Physical and Prenatal Development 4-2 Social Development 4-3 Cognitive Development 4-4 Moral Development 4-5 Adolescence 4-6 Adulthood Chapter 5 - Sensation and Perception 5-1 Basic Principles of Sensation 5-2 Vision 5-3 Hearing 5-4 Other Senses 5-5 Perception Chapter 6 - Consciousness 6-1 The Nature of Consciousness 6-2 Sleep 6-3 Other Altered States of Consciousness Chapter 7 - Learning 7-1 Classical Conditioning 7-2 Operant Conditioning 7-3 Observational Learning Chapter 8 - Memory 8-1 The Nature of Memory 8-2 What Constitutes Long-Term Memory? 8-3 How Do We Organize Information in Memory? 8-4 How Do We Retrieve Information from Memory? 8-5 How Does Forgetting Occur? 8-6 What Is the Biological Basis for Memories? Chapter 9 - Language and Thinking 9-1 Language 9-2 Thinking Chapter 10 - Intelligence 10-1 Measuring Intelligence 10-2 Intelligence: One Thing or Many? 10-3 The Dynamics of Intelligence 10-4 Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Chapter 11 - Motivation and Emotion 11-1 Motivation 11-2 Hunger and Eating 11-3 Sexual Motivation 11-4 Achievement Motivation 11-5 Emotion Chapter 12 - Personality 12-1 The Nature of Personality 12-2 The Psychoanalytic Perspective 12-3 The Humanistic Perspective 12-4 The Trait Perspective 12-5 The Social-Cognitive Perspective 12-6 Measuring Personality 12-7 The Biological Basis of Personality Chapter 13 - Psychological Disorders 13-1 How Should We Define and Explain Psychological Disorders? 13-2 How Should We Classify Psychological Disorders? 13-3 The Major Classes of Disorders Identified by DSM-IV-TR Chapter 14 - Therapy 14-1 Who Offers Therapies for Psychological Disorders? 14-2 Psychodynamic Therapies 14-3 Behavior Therapies 14-4 Cognitive Therapies 14-5 Humanistic Therapies 14-6 Other Forms of Psychotherapy 14-7 Biomedical Therapies 14-8 Economic and Social Trends in Mental Health Treatment Chapter 15 - Stress, Coping, and Health 15-1 What Causes Stress? 15-2 What Moderates Stress? 15-3 What Behaviors Hurt or Help Our Health? Chapter 16 - Understanding Social Behavior 16-1 Social Perception 16-2 Attitudes 16-3 Social Influence 16-4 Hurting and Helping Others 16-5 Interpersonal Attraction and Love Appendixes Appendix A - Statistical Reasoning A-1 Descriptive Statistics Are Used to Describe and Summarize Data A-2 Inferential Statistics Are Used to Interpret Data and Draw Conclusions Appendix B - References B-1 A B-2 B B-3 C B-4 D B-5 E B-6 F B-7 G B-8 H B-9 I B-10 J B-11 K B-12 L B-13 M B-14 N B-15 O B-16 P B-17 Q B-18 R B-19 S B-20 T B-21 U B-22 V B-23 W B-24 Y B-25 Z Appendix C - Majoring in Psychology C-1 Becoming a Psychologist C-2 Other Career Options