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Mastering the World of Psychology,9780205358687

Mastering the World of Psychology

by Wood, Samuel E.; Wood, Ellen Green; Boyd, Denise

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2nd

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9780205358687

ISBN10:

0205358683

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Pub. Date:

6/1/2003

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Prentice Hall

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Mastering the World of Psychology

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology

2

(30)

An Introduction

4

(2)

The Scientific Method

5

(1)

The Goals of Psychology

5

(1)

Critical Thinking

6

(1)

Descriptive Research Methods

6

(2)

Naturalistic and Laboratory Observation

6

(1)

The Case Study Method

7

(1)

Survey Research

7

(1)

The Experimental Method

8

(4)

Independent and Dependent Variables

9

(1)

Experimental and Control Groups

9

(1)

Generalizing Experimental Findings

10

(1)

Potential Problems in Experimental Research

11

(1)

Advantages and Limitations of the Experimental Method

12

(1)

The Correlational Method

12

(1)

The Correlation Coefficient

12

(1)

Correlation and Prediction

12

(1)

Psychological Tests

13

(1)

Participants in Psychological Research

13

(3)

Ethics in Research

13

(2)

Participant-Related Bias in Psychological Research

15

(1)

The Use of Animals in Research

16

(1)

Exploring Psychology's Roots

16

(2)

The Founding of Psychology

17

(1)

Functionalism

17

(1)

Women and Minorities

18

(1)

Schools of Thought in Psychology

18

(3)

Behaviorism

19

(1)

Psychoanalysis

19

(1)

Humanistic Psychology

19

(1)

Cognitive Psychology

20

(1)

Current Trends in Psychology

21

(3)

Evolutionary Psychology

21

(1)

Biological (Physiological) Psychology

21

(1)

Sociocultural Approach

22

(1)

Psychological Perspectives

22

(2)

Psychologists at Work

24

(1)

Summarize It!

25

(2)

Surf It!

27

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 1!

28

(4)

Chapter 2 Biology and Behavior

32

(30)

The Neurons and the Neurotransmitters

34

(5)

The Neurons

34

(2)

Neurotransmitters

36

(1)

The Effects of Drugs on Neural Transmission

37

(1)

The Variety of Neurotransmitters

37

(2)

The Central Nervous System

39

(9)

The Spinal Cord

39

(1)

The Brainstem

40

(1)

The Cerebellum

40

(1)

The Midbrain

41

(1)

The Thalamus and Hypothalamus

41

(1)

The Limbic System

41

(1)

The Cerebral Hemispheres

42

(6)

Discovering the Brain's Mysteries

48

(2)

The EEG and the Microelectrode

48

(1)

The CT Scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

49

(1)

The PET Scan, fMRI, and Other Imaging Techniques

49

(1)

The Peripheral Nervous System

50

(2)

The Endocrine System

52

(3)

Summarize It!

55

(2)

Surf It!

57

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 2!

58

(4)

Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception

62

(32)

The Process of Sensation

64

(1)

The Absolute Threshold

64

(1)

The Difference Threshold

65

(1)

Sensory Adaptation

65

(1)

Vision

65

(5)

The Eye

66

(2)

Color Vision

68

(2)

Hearing

70

(2)

Sound

70

(1)

The Ear

71

(1)

Theories of Hearing

72

(1)

Smell and Taste

72

(3)

Smell

72

(2)

Taste

74

(1)

The Other Senses

75

(3)

The Skin Senses

75

(1)

Pain

76

(1)

Psychological and Cultural Influences on the Experience of Pain

76

(1)

The Kinesthetic and Vestibular Senses

77

(1)

Perception

78

(7)

The Gestalt Principles of Perceptual Organization

78

(1)

Perceptual Constancy

78

(2)

Depth Perception

80

(1)

Extraordinary Perceptions

81

(2)

Cultural Differences in the Perception of Visual Illusions

83

(2)

Additional Influences on Perception

85

(1)

Bottom-Up and Top-Down Processing

85

(1)

Perceptual Set

85

(1)

Summarize It!

85

(2)

Surf It!

87

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 3!

88

(6)

Chapter 4. States of Consciousness

94

(24)

What Is Consciousness?

96

(1)

Circadian Rhythms

96

(1)

Jet Lag and Shift Work

96

(1)

Sleep

97

(6)

NREM and REM Sleep

97

(1)

Sleep Cycles

98

(1)

Variations in Sleep

99

(1)

The Functions of Sleep

99

(1)

Sleep Deprivation

100

(1)

Dreaming

100

(1)

Interpreting Dreams

101

(1)

Parasomnias

102

(1)

Major Sleep Disorders

102

(1)

Altering Consciousness through Concentration and Suggestion

103

(3)

Meditation

103

(1)

Hypnosis

104

(1)

Culture and Altered States of Consciousness

105

(1)

Altered States of Consciousness and Psychoactive Drugs

106

(6)

Substance Abuse

106

(1)

Drug Dependence

107

(1)

Types of Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects

108

(4)

Summarize It!

112

(1)

Surf It!

113

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 4!

114

(4)

Chapter 5 Learning

118

(30)

Classical Conditioning

120

(4)

Pavlov and Classical Conditioning

120

(3)

John Watson, Little Albert, and Peter

123

(1)

Contemporary Views of Classical Conditioning

124

(3)

The Cognitive Perspective

124

(1)

Biological Predispositions

125

(1)

Classical Conditioning in Everyday Life

125

(2)

Operant Conditioning

127

(10)

Thorndike and the Law of Effect

127

(1)

B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning

128

(2)

Reinforcement

130

(1)

Schedules of Reinforcement

131

(1)

Punishment

132

(2)

Making Punishment More Effective

134

(1)

Culture and Punishment

134

(1)

Escape and Avoidance Learning

135

(1)

Applications of Operant Conditioning

136

(1)

Cognitive Learning

137

(4)

Insight and Latent Learning

137

(1)

Observational Learning

138

(3)

Summarize It!

141

(2)

Surf It!

143

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 5!

144

(4)

Chapter 6 Memory

148

(28)

Remembering

150

(5)

The Three Processes in Memory

150

(1)

The Three Memory Systems

150

(3)

The Levels-of-Processing Model

153

(1)

Three Kinds of Memory Tasks

154

(1)

The Nature of Remembering

155

(4)

Memory as a Reconstruction

155

(1)

Eyewitness Testimony

156

(1)

Recovering Repressed Memories

157

(1)

Flashbulb Memories

158

(1)

Memory and Culture

158

(1)

Factors Influencing Retrieval

159

(2)

The Serial Position Effect

159

(1)

Environmental Context and Memory

159

(1)

The State-Dependent Memory Effect

160

(1)

Biology and Memory

161

(2)

Brain Damage

161

(1)

Neuronal Changes in Memory

161

(1)

Hormones and Memory

162

(1)

Forgetting

163

(3)

Ebbinghaus and the First Experimental Studies on Forgetting

163

(1)

The Causes of Forgetting

163

(3)

Improving Memory

166

(4)

Summarize It!

170

(1)

Surf It!

171

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 6!

172

(4)

Chapter 7 Cognition, Language, and Creativity

176

(36)

Imagery and Concepts

178

(1)

Decision Making

179

(2)

The Additive Strategy

179

(1)

Heuristics

180

(1)

Framing

181

(1)

Problem Solving

181

(4)

Impediments to Problem Solving

183

(1)

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

184

(1)

Language

185

(5)

The Structure of Language

185

(1)

Animal Language

186

(1)

Language and Thinking

187

(1)

Bilingualism

188

(2)

Language and the Brain

190

(1)

The Nature of Intelligence

190

(2)

The Search for a Useful Definition of Intelligence

190

(2)

Measuring Intelligence

192

(4)

Requirements of Good Tests

194

(1)

The Range of Intelligence

194

(2)

Intelligence and Neural Processing Speed

196

(1)

The IQ Controversy

196

(7)

The Heritability of IQ Scores

197

(2)

Environmental Effects on IQ

199

(2)

Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities

201

(1)

Cultural Beliefs, Expectations, Effort, and Academic Achievement

201

(2)

Emotional Intelligence

203

(1)

Creativity

204

(2)

Summarize It!

206

(2)

Surf It!

208

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 7!

209

(3)

Chapter 8 Human Development

212

(42)

Issues in Developmental Psychology

214

(1)

Stage Theories of Development

214

(9)

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

214

(3)

Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

217

(4)

Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development

221

(2)

Heredity and Prenatal Development

223

(3)

The Mechanism of Heredity: Genes and Chromosomes

223

(1)

The Stages of Prenatal Development

224

(1)

Negative Influences on Prenatal Development

224

(2)

Infancy

226

(4)

Perceptual Development

226

(1)

Learning and Motor Development

227

(1)

Temperament

227

(2)

Attachment

229

(1)

Early and Middle Childhood

230

(5)

Language Development

230

(2)

Socialization

232

(1)

Gender-Role Development

233

(1)

The Influence of Television

234

(1)

Adolescence

235

(2)

Puberty

235

(1)

Sexuality and Adolescence

236

(1)

Teenage Pregnancy

236

(1)

Adolescent Thought

237

(1)

Social Relationships In Adolescence

237

(1)

Early and Middle Adulthood

237

(2)

Physical Changes

238

(1)

Intellectual Capacity

238

(1)

Careers

238

(1)

Personality and Social Development

239

(1)

Later Adulthood

239

(7)

Physical Changes

239

(2)

Cognitive Changes

241

(1)

Alzheimer's Disease and Other Types of Dementia

242

(1)

Social Adjustment

242

(1)

Cultural Differences in Care for the Elderly

243

(1)

Death and Dying

244

(2)

Summarize It!

246

(3)

Surf It!

249

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 8

250

(4)

Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion

254

(32)

What is Motivation?

256

(5)

Defining Motivation

256

(1)

Instinct Theory

257

(1)

Drive-Reduction Theory

257

(1)

Arousal Theory

258

(1)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

259

(2)

Hunger

261

(4)

Internal and External Cues

261

(1)

Explaining Variations in Body Weight

262

(1)

Dieting

263

(1)

Eating Disorders

263

(2)

Sexual Motives

265

(3)

Sexual Attitudes and Behavior

265

(1)

Sexual Desire and Arousal

266

(2)

Sexual Orientation

268

(3)

Determinants of Sexual Orientation

269

(1)

The Developmental Experiences of Gay Men and Lesbians

270

(1)

The What and Why of Emotions

271

(3)

Explaining the Components of Emotions

271

(2)

Emotion and the Brain

273

(1)

The Expression of Emotion

274

(5)

The Rang of Emotion

274

(1)

Facial Expressions

275

(1)

Cultural Rules fro Displaying Emotion

275

(1)

The Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

276

(2)

Gender Differences in Experiencing Emotion

278

(1)

Summarize It!

279

(2)

Surf It!

281

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 9!

282

(4)

Chapter 10 Health and Stress

286

(26)

Sources of Stress

288

(6)

Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale

288

(1)

Daily Hassles

288

(2)

Making Choices

290

(1)

Unpredictability and Lack of Control

290

(1)

Stress in the Workplace

291

(1)

Catastrophic Events

292

(1)

Racism and Stress

293

(1)

Responding to Stress

294

(2)

Selye and the General Adaptation Syndrome

294

(1)

Lazarus's Cognitive Theory of Stress

295

(1)

Coping Strategies

295

(1)

Health and Illness

296

(7)

Two Approaches to Health and Illness

296

(1)

Coronary Heart Disease

297

(1)

Cancer

298

(1)

The Immune System

299

(2)

Stress and the Immune System

301

(1)

Personal Factors Reducing the Impact of Stress and Illness

302

(1)

Lifestyle and Health

303

(4)

Smoking and Health

303

(1)

Alcohol Abuse

304

(1)

Exercise

305

(2)

Summarize It!

307

(1)

Surf It!

308

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 10!

309

(3)

Chapter 11 Personality Theory and Assessment

312

(26)

Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis

314

(4)

The Conscious, the Preconscious, and the Unconscious

314

(1)

The Id, the Ego, and the Superego

314

(1)

Defense Mechanisms

315

(1)

The Psychosexual Stages of Development

315

(3)

Evaluating Freud's Contribution

318

(1)

The Neo-Freudians

318

(2)

Learning Theories and Personality

320

(1)

Humanistic Personality Theories

321

(1)

Trait Theories

322

(3)

Early Trait Theories

322

(1)

Factor Models of Personality

323

(1)

The Situation-versus-Trait Debate

324

(1)

Nature, Nurture, and Personality

325

(2)

Personality and Culture

326

(1)

Personality Assessment

327

(6)

Observation, Interviews, and Rating Scales

327

(1)

Personality Inventories

328

(2)

Projective Tests

330

(3)

Summarize It!

333

(1)

Surf It!

334

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 11!

335

(3)

Chapter 12 Psychological Disorders

338

(28)

What Is Abnormal?

340

(3)

Defining Mental Disorders

340

(1)

Prevalence of Psychological Disorders

341

(1)

Perspectives on the Causes, Treatment, and Diagnosis of Psychological Disorders

341

(2)

Schizophrenia

343

(4)

Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

344

(1)

Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

345

(1)

Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenics

345

(1)

Types of Schizophrenia

346

(1)

The Causes of Schizophrenia

346

(1)

Gender and Schizophrenia

347

(1)

Mood Disorders

347

(4)

Depressive Disorders

347

(1)

Culture, Gender, and Depression

348

(1)

Bipolar Disorder

349

(1)

Causes of Mood Disorders

349

(1)

Suicide and Race, Gender, and Age

350

(1)

Anxiety Disorders

351

(4)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

351

(1)

Panic Disorder

352

(1)

Phobias

353

(1)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

354

(1)

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

355

(1)

Somatoform Disorders

355

(1)

Dissociative Disorders

355

(1)

Other Psychological Disorders

356

(4)

Gender Identity and Sexual Disorders

356

(2)

Personality Disorders

358

(2)

Summarize It!

360

(1)

Surf It!

361

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 12!

362

(4)

Chapter 13 Therapies

366

(26)

Insight Therapies

368

(2)

Psychodynamic Therapies

368

(1)

Humanistic Therapies

369

(1)

Gestalt Therapy

369

(1)

Relationship Therapies

370

(1)

Interpersonal Therapy

370

(1)

Couple and Family Therapy

370

(1)

Group Therapy

370

(1)

Behavior Therapies

371

(4)

Behavior Modification Techniques Based on Operant Conditioning

371

(2)

Therapies Based on Classical Conditioning

373

(1)

Exposure and Response Prevention

373

(1)

Aversion Therapy

374

(1)

Participant Modeling

375

(1)

Cognitive Therapies

375

(2)

Rational-Emotive Therapy

375

(1)

Cognitive Therapy

375

(2)

Biological Therapies

377

(3)

Drug Therapy

377

(1)

Electroconvulsive Therapy

377

(3)

Psychosurgery

380

(1)

Evaluating the Therapies

380

(3)

Culturally Sensitive and Gender-Sensitive Therapy

383

(2)

Summarize It!

385

(2)

Surf It!

387

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 13!

388

(4)

Chapter 14 Social Psychology

392

(33)

Social Perception

394

(2)

Impression Formation

394

(1)

Attribution

395

(1)

Attraction

396

(3)

Factors Influencing Attraction

396

(1)

Physical Attractiveness

396

(1)

Romantic Attraction and Mating

397

(1)

Sternberg's Theory of Love

398

(1)

Social influence

399

(2)

Conformity

399

(1)

Obedience

400

(1)

Compliance

400

(1)

Group Influence

401

(3)

Social Facilitation

401

(1)

Social Loafing

402

(1)

Group Polarization and Groupthink

403

(1)

Social Roles

403

(1)

Attitudes and Attitude Change

404

(2)

Attitudes

404

(1)

Persuasion

405

(1)

Prosocial Behavior

406

(2)

Reasons for Helping

407

(1)

The Bystander Effect

407

(1)

Aggression

408

(3)

Biological Factors in Aggression

408

(1)

Aggression in Response to Frustration and Aversive Events

409

(1)

The Social Learning Theory of Aggression

410

(1)

Prejudice and Discrimination

411

(5)

The Roots of Prejudice and Discrimination

411

(2)

Discrimination in the Workplace

413

(1)

Is Prejudice Increasing or Decreasing?

414

(2)

Summarize It!

416

(2)

Surf It!

418

(1)

Study Guide for Chapter 14!

419

(6)

Appendix: Statistical Methods

425

(8)

Answers to Study Guide Questions

433

(4)

References

437

(40)

Glossary

477

(16)

Name Index

493

(10)

Subject Index

503

(14)

Credits

517

(4)

Practice Tests

521

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