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Invitation to Psychology by Carol Tavris and Carole Wade (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
013601609X
ISBN-13
9780136016090
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038250472
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
648 Pages
Publication Name
Invitation to Psychology
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
50.4 Oz
Item Length
10.9 in
Item Width
9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2006-102412
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
150
Table Of Content
1. What Is Psychology? The Science of Psychology. What Psychologists Do. Critical and Scientific Thinking in Psychology. Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts. Correlational Studies: Looking for Relationships. The Experiment: Hunting for Causes. Evaluating the Findings. I. YOUR SELF. 2. Theories of Personality. Psychodynamic Theories of Personality. The Modern Study of Personality. The Genetic Contribution. Environmental Influences on Personality. Cultural Influences on Personality. The Inner Experience. 3. Development over the Life Span. From Conception Through the First Year. Cognitive Development. Moral Development. Gender Development. Adolescence. Adulthood. Are Adults Prisoners of Childhood? II. YOUR BODY. 4. Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain. 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. Two Stubborn Issues in Brain Research. 5. Consciousness: 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. 6. Sensation and Perception. Our Sensational Senses. Vision. Hearing. Other Senses. The Mystery of Pain. Perceptual Powers: Origins and Influences. Puzzles of Perception. III. YOUR MIND. 7. Thinking and Intelligence. Thought: Using What We Know. Reasoning Rationally. Barriers to Reasoning Rationally. Intelligence. The Origins of Intelligence. Animal Minds. 8. Memory. Reconstructing the Past. Memory and the Power of Suggestion. In Pursuit of Memory. The Three-Box Model of Memory. How We Remember. Why We Forget. Autobiographical Memories. IV. YOUR ENVIRONMENT. 9. Learning. Classical Conditioning. Classical Conditioning in Real Life. Operant Conditioning. Operant Conditioning in Real Life. Learning and the Mind. 10. Behavior in Social and Cultural Context. Roles and Rules. Social Influences on Beliefs. Individuals in Groups. Us Versus Them: Group Identity. Group Conflict and Prejudice. V. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. 11. Psychological Disorders. Defining and Diagnosing Disorder. Anxiety Disorders. Mood Disorders. Personality Disorders. Drug Abuse and Addiction. Dissociative Identity Disorder. Schizophrenia. 12. Approaches to Treatment and Therapy. Biological Treatments for Mental Disord
Synopsis
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