Page 4 - Understanding Psychology

Table of Contents Reading for Information xii
How to Think Like a Psychologist xiv Approaches to
Psychology . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 Introducing Psychology . . . . . . . 6
The Workings of Mind andBody .......152
Chapter6 BodyandBehavior ........154
1 The Nervous System: The Basic Structure 155
2 Studying the Brain 160
3 The Endocrine System 170
4 Heredity and Environment 174
Chapter 7 Altered States of
Consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
1 Sleep and Dreams 183 2 Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and
Meditation 191 3 Drugs and Consciousness 197
Chapter 8 Sensation and Perception . . . 206
1 Sensation 207
2 The Senses 214
3 Perception 223
Learning and Cognitive Processes . . . . . . . 238
Chapter 9 Learning: Principles and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
1 Classical Conditioning 241
2 Operant Conditioning 250
3 Social Learning 259
Chapter 10 Memory and Thought. . . . . . 272
1 Taking in and Storing Information 273
2 Retrieving Information 282
Chapter 11 Thinking and Language . . . . 294
1 Thinking and Problem Solving 295 2 Language 304
1 Why Study Psychology?
2 A Brief History of Psychology
3 Psychology as a Profession
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Chapter 2 Psychological Research MethodsandStatistics............34
1 What Is Research? 35
2 Problems and Solutions in Research 42
3 Statistical Evaluation 47
TheLifeSpan .....58
Chapter 3 Infancy and Childhood. . . . . . . 60
1 Physical, Perceptual, and
Language Development 61
2 Cognitive and Emotional
Development 70
3 Parenting Styles and Social Development 78
Chapter4 Adolescence..............92
1 Physical and Sexual Development 93
2 Personal Development 101
3 Social Development 109
4 Gender Roles and Differences 116
Chapter 5 Adulthood and Old Age . . . . . 128
1 Adulthood 129
2 OldAge 137
3 Dying and Death 144
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