Essentials of Psychology Exploration and Application (Paperbound Edition)

by Coon, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780534362911
• ISBN10: 0534362915
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-09
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

With each edition, Dr. Coon has found ways to take his text to new standards of relevance, readability, and innovation. And year after year, professors across the country find Coon's text to be the most effective tool available for getting their students enthused about psychology and eager to learn more. The new Eighth Edition is no exception. On every page, you'll see how Coon's fascination with psychology and his delight in his students' curiosity, insights, and interests has helped shape a revision that is remarkable in every way. Every study aid, every boxed "Highlight," and every piece of art has been crafted with the goal of getting students actively engaged and involved with the materialùto give them a book they can experience, not just read. Each chapter includes the latest research and developments in the field of psychology. In this Eighth Edition, Dennis Coon presents psychology in a way students find fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible. Built into every chapter are a number of features that help students grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and see for themselves how psychology relates to the practical problems of everyday life.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying	xxxiii
Psychology: The Search for Understanding	1	(43)
Exploring Psychology: Pseudo-psychologies-Palms, Planets, and Personality	34	(4)
Applications: Psychology in the News-Separating Fact from Fiction	38	(6)
The Brain, Biology, and Behavior	44	(31)
Exploring Psychology: Charting the Brain's Inner Realms	52	(17)
Applications: Handedness-If Your Brain is Right, What's Left?	69	(6)
Child Development	75	(43)
Exploring Psychology: Infant Cognition-Surprising Babies	104	(8)
Applications: Enriching Early Development-A Magic Time of Life	112	(6)
From Birth to Death: Life-Span Development	118	(39)
Exploring Psychology: Child Abuse-Cycles of Violence	128	(22)
Applications: Effective Parenting-Raising Healthy Children	150	(7)
Sensation and Reality	157	(34)
Exploring Psychology: Hidden Persuaders	161	(26)
Applications: Controlling Pain-This Won't Hurt a Bit	187	(4)
Perceiving the World	191	(35)
Exploring Psychology: Science and the Paranormal	218	(2)
Applications: Perception and Objectivity-Believing is Seeing	220	(6)
States of Consciousness	226	(39)
Exploring Psychology: Dream Worlds	237	(20)
Applications: Getting to Sleep/Exploring Your Dreams	257	(8)
Conditioning and Learning	265	(36)
Exploring Psychology: The Tube as Teacher	294	(2)
Applications: Behavioral Self-Management	296	(5)
Memory	301	(34)
Exploring Psychology: Wizards of Recall	314	(15)
Applications: Mnemonics-Memory Magic	329	(6)
Cognition, Intelligence, and Creativity	335	(42)
Exploring Psychology: Animal Talk - The Animal Language Debate	334	(36)
Applications: Better Thinking and Problem Solving	370	(7)
Motivation and Emotion	377	(39)
Exploring Psychology: Lie Detectors - Do They Lie?	402	(10)
Applications: Behavioral Dieting - Fat Chance for a Slim Future	412	(4)
Health, Stress, and Coping	416	(38)
Exploring Psychology: The College Blues	435	(11)
Applications: Stress Management	446	(8)
Personality	454	(39)
Exploring Psychology: Do We Inherit Personality?	463	(25)
Applications: Barriers and Bridges - Understanding Shyness	488	(5)
Abnormal Psychology	493	(49)
Exploring Psychology: Are the Mentally Ill Prone to Violence?	533	(3)
Applications: Suicide - Lives on the Brink	536	(6)
Therapies	542	(38)
Exploring Psychology: Psych Jockeys and Cybertherapy	551	(20)
Applications: Self-Management and Seeking Professional Help	571	(9)
Gender and Sexuality	580	(35)
Exploring Psychology: Androgyny-Are You Masculine, Feminine, or Androgynous?	588	(18)
Applications: Sexual Problems - When Pleasure Fades	606	(9)
Social Behavior	615	(29)
Exploring Psychology: Forced Attitude Change-Brainwashing and Cults	644	(17)
Applications: Assertiveness Training - Standing Up for Your Rights	661
Applied Psychology
Exploring Psychology: Social Traps - The Tragedy of the Commons	17	(12)
Applications: Multiculturalism - Living with Diversity	29
Appendix: Statistics
Glossary
References
Subject Index
Name Index
Credits