Psychology A Modular Approach to Mind and Behavior

by Coon, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780534605933
• ISBN10: 0534605931
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-13
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Over 2 million students have learned psychology from Dennis Coon. Serving as a guide and mentor to students, Coon uses humor and everyday analogies to make abstract concepts concrete, such as "the cerebral cortex looks like a giant, wrinkled walnut." Using a consistent pedagogical structure, the author helps students learn psychology by using the tested principles of Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review. In addition, he helps them to master psychology with a fourth "R," Relate, which requires them to relate their new knowledge to their own experience, helping abstract ideas to become concrete. The book uses a "chunking" principle, asking students to read major sections, then review them, before they go on. As the new title of the book indicates, PSYCHOLOGY: A MODULAR APPROACH TO MIND AND BEHAVIOR (formerly called ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY) is now modular, and is the medium-sized text in a three-book set authored by Dennis Coon. By separating the chapters into modules, this edition goes even further in "chunking" content for student mastery. This text covers the basic set of topics but differs by having two chapters on development, a separate chapter on "Gender and Sexuality" (Chapter 15), and a concluding chapter on "Applied Psychology" (Chapter 17). The book is frequently described as "fun" because it presents topics that are of interest and relevance to students, relates it to their lives, and provides many engaging applications that students can use in their own lives. For teachers who want a book that students will read, enjoy, and savor ? Coon's text is the perfect choice.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying

Psychology: The Search for Understanding

The Science of Psychology

History and Major Perspectives

Psychologists and their Specialties

Research Methods, Naturalistic Observation and Correlation

The Psychology Experiment

Clinical and Survey Methods, Critical Thinking

Brain and Behavior

Neurons, the Nervous System, and Brain Research

Cerebral Cortex and Lobes of the Brain

Subcortex and Endocrine System

Child Development

Heredity and Environment

The Neonate and Early Maturation

Social Development

Parental Influences

Language Development

Cognitive Development

From Birth to Death: Life-Span Development

The Life Cycle

Problems of Childhood

Adolescence and Moral Development

Adulthood and Aging

Death and Dying

Sensation and Perception

Sensory Systems and Vision

Hearing, Smell, and Taste

Somesthetic Senses, Adaptation, Attention, and Gating

Perceptual Constancies and Perceptual Organization

Depth Perception

Perception and Objectivity

Extrasensory Perception

States of Consciousness

Altered States and Sleep

Sleep Disturbances and Dreaming

Hypnosis, Meditation, and Sensory Deprivation

Psychoactive Drugs

Conditioning and Learning

Learning and Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Partial Reinforcement and Stimulus Control

Punishment

Cognitive Learning and Imitation

Memory

Memory Systems

Short Term Memory and Long Term Memory

Measuring Memory and Exceptional Memory

Forgetting

Improving Memory

Cognition, Intelligence, and Creativity

Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Problem Solving and Artificial Intelligence

Intelligence

Creative Thinking and Intuition

Motivation and Emotion

Overview of Motivation

Hunger, Thirst, Pain, and Sex

Arousal, Achievement, and Growth

Emotion and Physiological Arousal

Emotional Expression and Theories of Emotion

Personality

Overview of Personality, Trait Theories

Psychoanalytic Theory

Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Humanistic Theories

Personality Assessment

Health, Stress, and Coping

Health Psychology

Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Stress and Health

Psychological Disorders

Normality, Psychopathology, and Personality Disorders

Anxiety-Based Disorders

Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

Mood Disorders

Therapies

Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Insight Therapies

Behavior Therapy

Operant Therapies and Cognitive Therapies

Group Therapies, Helping Skills, and Medical Therapies

Gender and Sexuality

Sex, Gender, and Androgyny

Sexual Behavior and Sexual Orientation

Sexual Response, Attitudes, and Behavior

Social Behavior

Affiliation, Friendship, and Love

Groups, Social Influence, and Social Conformity

Obedience and Compliance

Attitudes and Persuasion

Prejudice and Intergroup Conflict

Aggression and Prosocial Behavior

Applied Psychology

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Environmental Psychology

The Psychology of Law and Sports

Appendix: Statistics

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Correlation

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