Introduction to Psychology

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Cover; Title; Statement; Copyright; Dedication; About the Author; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface to the Instructor; Preface to the Student; Ch 1: What Is Psychology?; Ch 1: Introduction; Module 1.1: Psychologists' Goals; Module 1.2: Psychology Then and Now; Ch 2: Scientific Methods in Psychology; Ch 2: Introduction; Module 2.1: Evaluating Evidence and Thinking Critically; Module 2.2: Conducting Psychological Research; Appendix to Chapter 2: Statistical Calculations; Ch 3: Biological Psychology; Ch 3: Introduction; Module 3.1: Neurons and Behavior; Module 3.2: Drugs and Their Effects Module 3.3: Brain and BehaviorModule 3.4: Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology; Ch 4: Sensation and Perception; Ch 4: Introduction; Module 4.1: Vision; Module 4.2: The Nonvisual Senses; Module 4.3: Interpreting Sensory Information; Ch 5: Development; Ch 5: Introduction; Module 5.1: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Childhood; Module 5.2: Social and Emotional Development; Module 5.3: Diversity: Gender, Culture, and Family; Ch 6: Learning; Ch 6: Introduction; Module 6.1: Classical Conditioning; Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning; Module 6.3: Variations of Learning; Ch 7: Memory Ch 7: IntroductionModule 7.1: Types of Memory; Module 7.2: Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval; Module 7.3: Forgetting; Ch 8: Cognition and Language; Ch 8: Introduction; Module 8.1: Attention and Categorization; Module 8.2: Solving Problems and Making Decisions; Module 8.3: Language; Ch 9: Intelligence; Ch 9: Introduction; Module 9.1: Intelligence and Intelligence Tests; Module 9.2: Evaluation of Intelligence Tests; Ch 10: Consciousness; Ch 10: Introduction; Module 10.1: Conscious and Unconscious Processes; Module 10.2: Sleep and Dreams; Module 10.3: Hypnosis; Ch 11: Motivated Behaviors Ch 11: IntroductionModule 11.1: Work Motivation; Module 11.2: Hunger Motivation; Module 11.3: Sexual Motivation; Ch 12: Emotions, Stress, and Health; Ch 12: Introduction; Module 12.1: The Nature of Emotion; Module 12.2: A Survey of Emotions; Module 12.3: Stress, Health, and Coping; Ch 13: Social Psychology; Ch 13: Introduction; Module 13.1: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior; Module 13.2: Social Perception and Cognition; Module 13.3: Attitudes and Persuasion; Module 13.4: Interpersonal Attraction; Module 13.5: Interpersonal Influence; Ch 14: Personality; Ch 14: Introduction Module 14.1: Personality TheoriesModule 14.2: Personality Traits; Module 14.3: Personality Assessment; Ch 15: Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment; Ch 15: Introduction; Module 15.1: An Overview of Abnormal Behavior; Module 15.2: Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Module 15.3: Substance-Related Disorders; Module 15.4: Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, and Autism; Module 15.5: Treatment of Mental Illness; Epilogue; References; Name Index; Subject Index/Glossary