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Psychology by Linda Brannon and Lester A. Lefton (2002, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-10
020534643X
ISBN-13
9780205346431
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28038257545
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Publication Name
Psychology
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
64.3 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
8
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-021456
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
150
Table Of Content
Each chapter concludes with Summary and Review. 1. What is Psychology? What is This Science of Psychology? Recurring ThemesIssues that Underpin and Reveal Psychology. Psychology as a Research Science. Critical Thinking: An Active Learning Process. Avoiding Ethnocentrism: Racial, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Bias. Ethics in Psychological Research. Psychology is Still a Young Discipline. Who Are These People Called Psychologists? 2. Neuroscience: The Brain and Behavior. Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology. Communication in the Nervous System. Organization of the Nervous Systems. Brain Organization. The Brain at Work. Hormones and Glands. 3. Child Development. Key Issues and Research Designs. Physical Development. The Development of Thought. The Growth of Emotions. Social Development. 4. Adolescence and Adulthood. Adolescence: Bridging the Gap. Adulthood: Years of Stability and Change. Late Adulthood: Growing Older, Growing Wiser. 5. Sensation and Perception. The Perceptual Experience. The Visual System. Visual Perception. Hearing. Taste and Smell. The Skin Senses. Kinesthesis and the Vestibular Sense. Extrasensory Perception. 6. Consciousness. Consciousness. Sleep. Dreams. Controlling Consciousness: Biofeedback, Hypnosis, and Meditation. Altering Consciousness with Drugs. 7. Learning. Pavlovian, or Classical, Conditioning Theory. Key Variables in Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Key Variables in Operant Conditioning. The Biology that Underpins Learning. Cognitive Learning. 8. Memory. Memory: The Brain as Information Processor. Encoding. Storage. Retrieval. Forgetting: When Memory Fails. 9. Cognitive Psychology. Cognitive Psychology: An Overview. Concept Formation: The Process of Forming Mental Groups. Problem Solving: Confronting Situations that Require Solutions. Reasoning and Decision Making. Artificial Intelligence. Language. Language Acquisition. 10. Intelligence. What is Intelligence? The Process of Test Development. Four Important Intelligence Tests. Environmental and Biological Factors in Intelligence. Exceptionality and Education. 11. Motivation and Emotion. Theories of Motivation. Hunger: A Physiological Need. Sexual Behavior: Physiology Plus Thought. Achievement: A Social Need. Emotion. 12. Personality and Its Assessment. What Is Personality? Psychodynamic Theories. Skinner and Behavioral Analysis. Trait and Type Theories: Stable Behavioral Dispositions. Humanistic Approaches: The Search for Psychological Health. Cognitive Approaches to Personality. Personality in Cultural Context. Personality Assessment. 13. Social Psychology. Attitudes: Deeply Held Feelings and Beliefs. Social Cognition: The Impact of Thought. Social Interactions. 14. Stress and Health Psychology. Stress. Coping. H
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This new edition of Psychology has undergone a major revision with thousands of new references and dozens of new topics added. New co-author Linda Brannon has worked closely with Lester Lefton to rewrite, reorganize, and provide a stronger focus on gender and diversity issues, as well as a new emphasis on the process of research. Four major themes are recurrent in the book: the integration of diversity, the importance of biological/evolutionary topics, the complex relationship between nature and nurture, and the importance of readers' ability to apply and critique basic psychological principles within their own lives. For anyone interested in psychology., With the addition of new co-author Linda Brannon, Lefton now means "Active Learning" in a brand-new way. This new edition of Psychology has undergone a major revision with thousands of new references and dozens of new topics added. New co-author Linda Brannon has worked closely with Lester Lefton to rewrite, reorganize, and provide a stronger focus on gender and diversity issues, as well as a new emphasis on the process of research. Four major themes are recurrent in the text: the integration of diversity, the importance of biological/evolutionary topics, the complex relationship between nature and nurture, and the importance of students' ability to apply and critique basic psychological principles within their own lives. The pedagogical plan reinforces the need for students to be active in their own learning process. Students are encouraged to review what they have learned, apply what they have learned to the world around them, and reflect on the connections between topics.
LC Classification Number
BF121.L424 2002
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