Introduction to Psychology (with InfoTrac) Exploration and Application

by Coon, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780534363345
• ISBN10: 0534363342
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying	xxxvi
The Search for Understanding	1	(26)
Critical Thinking---Uncommon Sense	21	(2)
Pseudo-psychologies---Palms, Planets, and Personality	23	(4)
Research Methods and Critical Thinking	27	(24)
Psychology in the News---Separating Fact from Fiction	43	(3)
Research Ethics---Smile, You're on Candid Camera!	46	(5)
The Brain, Biology, and Behavior	51	(34)
Handedness---If Your Brain Is Right, What's Left?	75	(4)
Charting the Brain's Inner Realms	79	(6)
Child Development	85	(43)
Enriching Early Development---A Magic Time of Life	119	(3)
The Brave New World of Genetics and Reproduction	122	(6)
From Birth to Death: Life-Span Development	128	(40)
Effective Parenting---Raising Healthy Children	158	(5)
Approaching Death---New Pathways	163	(5)
Sensation and Reality	168	(34)
Controlling Pain---This Won't Hurt a Bit	195	(2)
Sensation in Space---Adapting to an Alien Environment	197	(5)
Perceiving the World	202	(34)
Perception and Objectivity---Believing Is Seeing	227	(3)
Extrasensory Perception---Do You Believe in Magic?	230	(6)
States of Consciousness	236	(40)
Exploring and Using Your Dreams	268	(4)
Drug Abuse---Many Questions, Few Answers	272	(4)
Conditioning and Learning	276	(38)
Behavioral Self-Management	306	(3)
Biological Constraints on Learning---Snakes, Spiders, and the Reluctant Raccoon	309	(5)
Memory	314	(33)
Mnemonics---Memory Magic	339	(3)
The Recovered-Memory/False-Memory Debate	342	(5)
Cognition and Creativity	347	(33)
Better Thinking and Problem Solving	371	(4)
Animal Intelligence	375	(5)
Intelligence	380	(26)
How Intelligent Are Intelligence Tests?	398	(3)
The Larry P. Case---``Six-Hour Retardates''	401	(5)
Motivation and Emotion	406	(43)
Behavioral Dieting---Fat Chance for a Slim Future	442	(2)
Love---Stalking an Elusive Emotion	444	(5)
Health, Stress, and Coping	449	(36)
Stress Management	476	(5)
Meditation---The 20-Minute Vacation	481	(4)
Gender and Sexuality	485	(33)
Sexual Problems---When Pleasure Fades	509	(6)
Touching---Does It Always Have Sexual Implications?	515	(3)
Personality	518	(39)
Barriers and Bridges---Understanding Shyness	551	(2)
Self-Monitoring---Which Me Do You See?	553	(4)
Abnormal Behavior: Deviance and Disorder	557	(27)
Psychiatric Labeling---On Being Sane in Insane Places	579	(2)
Psychology and the Law---The ``Twinkie Defense''	581	(3)
Major Mental Disorders	584	(28)
Suicide---Lives on the Brink	605	(3)
Who Is ``Crazy'' and What Should Be Done about It?	608	(4)
Therapies	612	(35)
Self-Management and Seeking Professional Help	637	(6)
Cultural Issues in Counseling and Psychotherapy	643	(4)
Social Behavior	647	(29)
Assertiveness Training---Standing Up for Your Rights	671	(2)
Social Traps---The Tragedy of the Commons	673	(3)
Attitudes, Culture, and Human Relations	676	(30)
Multiculturalism---Living with Diversity	700	(2)
Sociobiology---Do Genes Guide Social Behavior?	702	(4)
Applied Psychology	706
Improving Communication at Work	727
Space Psychology---Life on the High Frontier	729
Appendix A: Statistics
Appendix B: Using Electronic Media in Psychology
Glossary
References
Index
Credits