In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Psychology?
Chapter 2: How Psychologists Do Research
Chapter 3: Genes, Evolution, and Environment
Chapter 4: The Brain and Nervous System
Chapter 5: Body Rhythms and Mental States
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 7: Learning and Conditioning
Chapter 8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context
Chapter 9: Thinking and Intelligence
Chapter 10: Memory
Chapter 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health
Chapter 12: Motivation
Chapter 13: Development Over the Life Span
Chapter 14: Theories of Personality
Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy
2. Full Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Psychology?
Psychology, Pseudoscience, and Popular Opinion
Thinking Critically and Creatively about Psychology
Psychology’s Past: From the Armchair to the
Laboratory
Psychology’s Present: The Four Perspectives of
Psychological Science
What Psychologists Do
Chapter 2: How Psychologists Do Research
What Makes Psychological Research Scientific?
Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts
Correlational Studies: Looking for Relationships
Experiments: Hunting for Causes 49
Evaluating the Findings
Keeping the Enterprise Ethical
Chapter 3: Genes, Evolution, and Environment
Unlocking the Secrets of Genes
The Genetics of Similarity
Our Human Heritage: Courtship and Mating
The Genetics of Difference
Our Human Diversity: The Case of Intelligence
Chapter 4: The Brain and Nervous System
The Nervous System: A Basic Blueprint
Communication in the Nervous System
Mapping the Brain
A Tour through the Brain
The Two Hemispheres of the Brain
The Flexible Brain
Chapter 5: Body Rhythms and Mental States
Biological Rhythms: The Tides of Experience
The Rhythms of Sleep
Exploring the Dream World
The Riddle of Hypnosis
Consciousness-Altering Drugs
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception
Our Sensational Senses
Vision
Hearing
Other Senses
Perceptual Powers: Origins and Influences
Chapter 7: Learning and Conditioning
Classical Conditioning
Classical Conditioning in Real Life
Operant Conditioning
Principles of Operant Conditioning
Operant Conditioning in Real Life
Learning and the Mind
Chapter8: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context
Roles and Rules
Social Influences on Beliefs and Behavior
Individuals in Groups
Us versus Them: Group Identity
Group Conflict and Prejudice
The Question of Human Nature
Chapter 9: Thinking and Intelligence
Thought: Using What We Know
Reasoning Rationally
Barriers to Reasoning Rationally
Measuring Intelligence: The Psychometric Approach
Dissecting Intelligence: The Cognitive Approach
Animal Minds
Chapter 10: Memory
Reconstructing the Past
Memory and the Power of Suggestion
In Pursuit of Memory
The Three-Box Model of Memory
The Biology of Memory
How We Remember
Why We Forget 3
Autobiographical Memories
Chapter 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health
The Nature of Emotion
Emotion and Culture
The Nature of Stress
Stress and Emotion
Coping with Stress
Chapter 12: Motivation
The Hungry Animal: Motives to Eat
The Social Animal: Motives to Love
The Erotic Animal: Motives for Sex
The Competent Animal: Motives to Achieve
Chapter 13: Development Over the Life Span
From Conception through the First Year
Cognitive Development
Moral Development
Gender Development
Adolescence
Adulthood
The Wellsprings of Resilience
Chapter 14: Theories of Personality
Psychodynamic Theories of Personality
The Modern Study of Personality
Genetic Influences on Personality
Environmental Influences on Personality
Cultural Influences on Personality
The Inner Experience
Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
Diagnosing Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Drug Abuse and Addiction
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Schizophrenia
Chapter 16: Approaches to Treatment and Therapy
Biological Treatments for Mental Disorders
Major Schools of Psychotherapy
Evaluating Psychotherapy
The Value and Values of Psychotherapy