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9780534593124

Psychology : Themes and Variations: Briefer Version

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    9780534593124

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    0534593127

  • Edition: 5th
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  • Copyright: 2001-07-03
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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This exceptional guide was written by Richard Stalling and Ronald Wasden, psychology professors with more than 30 years of experience as a writing team specializing in the creation of dynamic, interactive student tools. Working closely with Wayne Weiten, Stalling and Wasden have organized each chapter in the Study Guide around Weiten's learning objectives for each text chapter. A review of key ideas for each chapter includes an engaging mix of matching exercises, fill-in-the-blank items, free-response questions, and programmed learning. In addition, the Study Guide offers key terms, a review of key people, and a self-test for each chapter in the text.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of Psychologyp. 1
From Speculation to Science: How Psychology Developedp. 2
Psychology Today: Vigorous and Diversifiedp. 14
Putting It in Perspective: Seven Key Themesp. 17
Personal Application-Improving Academic Performancep. 22
Critical Thinking Application-Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Introductionp. 26
Reviewp. 28
Practice Testp. 29
The Research Enterprise in Psychologyp. 30
Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behaviorp. 32
Looking for Causes: Experimental Researchp. 36
Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Researchp. 39
Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Researchp. 46
Looking at Ethics: Do the Ends Justify the Means?p. 48
Putting It in Perspectivep. 50
Personal Application-Finding and Reading Journal Articlesp. 51
Critical Thinking Application-The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence: "I Have A Friend Who ..."p. 54
Reviewp. 56
Practice Testp. 57
The Biological Bases of Behaviorp. 58
Communication in the Nervous Systemp. 60
Organization of the Nervous Systemp. 66
The Brain and Behaviorp. 69
Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Specializationp. 75
The Endocrine System: Another Way to Communicatep. 78
Heredity and Behavior: Is It All In the Genes?p. 79
The Evolutionary Bases of Behaviorp. 82
Putting It in Perspectivep. 86
Personal Application-Evaluating The Concept of "Two Minds in One"p. 87
Critical Thinking Application-Building Better Brains: The Perils of Extrapolationp. 90
Reviewp. 92
Practice Testp. 93
Sensation and Perceptionp. 94
Our Sense of Sight: The Visual Systemp. 96
Our Sense of Hearing: The Auditory Systemp. 116
Our Chemical Senses: Taste and Smellp. 119
Our Other Sensesp. 122
Putting It in Perspectivep. 125
Personal Application-Appreciating Art and Illusionp. 126
Critical Thinking Application - Recognizing Contrast Effects: It's All Relativep. 130
Reviewp. 132
Practice Testp. 133
Variations in Consciousnessp. 134
On the Nature of Consciousnessp. 136
Biological Rhythms and Sleepp. 138
The Sleep and Waking Cyclep. 140
The World of Dreamsp. 146
Hypnosis: Altered Consciousness or Role Playing?p. 149
Meditation: Pure Consciousness or Relaxation?p. 151
Altering Consciousness with Drugsp. 152
Putting It in Perspectivep. 158
Personal Application-Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreamsp. 159
Critical Thinking Application-Is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitionsp. 162
Reviewp. 164
Practice Testp. 165
Learningp. 166
Classical Conditioningp. 168
Operant Conditioningp. 175
Changing Directions in the Study of Conditioningp. 186
Observational Learningp. 189
Putting It in Perspectivep. 192
Personal Application-Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modificationp. 193
Critical Thinking Application-Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov and Persuasionp. 196
Reviewp. 198
Practice Testp. 199
Human Memoryp. 200
Encoding: Getting Information Into Memoryp. 202
Storage: Maintaining Information in Memoryp. 205
Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memoryp. 212
Forgetting: When Memory Lapsesp. 213
In Search of the Memory Trace: The Physiology of Memoryp. 219
Are There Multiple Memory Systems?p. 221
Putting It in Perspectivep. 224
Personal Application-Improving Everyday Memoryp. 225
Critical Thinking Application-Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accountsp. 228
Reviewp. 230
Practice Testp. 231
Language and Thoughtp. 232
Language: Turning Thoughts into Wordsp. 234
Problem Solving: In Search of Solutionsp. 242
Decision Making: Choices and Chancesp. 249
Putting It in Perspectivep. 254
Personal Application-Understanding Pitfalls in Reasoning About Decision Makingp. 255
Critical Thinking Application-Shaping Thought with Language: "Only a Naive Moron Would Believe That"p. 258
Reviewp. 260
Practice Testp. 261
Intelligence and Psychological Testingp. 262
Key Concepts in Psychological Testingp. 264
The Evolution of Intelligence Testingp. 268
Basic Questions About Intelligence Testingp. 271
Heredity and Environment as Determinants of Intelligencep. 274
New Directions in the Assessment and Study of Intelligencep. 281
Putting It in Perspectivep. 284
Personal Application-Measuring and Understanding Creativityp. 285
Critical Thinking Application-The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reificationp. 288
Reviewp. 290
Practice Testp. 291
Motivation and Emotionp. 292
The Motivation of Hunger and Eatingp. 294
Sexual Motivation and Behaviorp. 298
Achievement: In Search of Excellencep. 306
The Elements of Emotional Experiencep. 308
Theories of Emotionp. 313
Putting It in Perspectivep. 316
Personal Application-Exploring the Ingredients of Happinessp. 317
Critical Thinking Application-Analyzing Arguments: Making Sense Out of Controversyp. 320
Reviewp. 322
Practice Testp. 323
Human Development Across the Life Spanp. 324
Progress Before Birth: Prenatal Developmentp. 326
The Wondrous Years of Childhoodp. 329
The Transition of Adolescencep. 342
The Expanse of Adulthoodp. 345
Putting it in Perspectivep. 350
Personal Application-Understanding Gender Differencesp. 351
Critical Thinking Application-Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being?p. 356
Reviewp. 358
Practice Testp. 359
Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessmentp. 360
The Nature of Personalityp. 362
Psychodynamic Perspectivesp. 363
Behavioral Perspectivesp. 371
Humanistic Perspectivesp. 375
Biological Perspectivesp. 378
Culture and Personalityp. 381
Putting It in Perspectivep. 385
Personal Application-Understanding Personality Assessmentp. 386
Critical Thinking Application-Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personalityp. 390
Reviewp. 392
Practice Testp. 393
Stress, Coping, and Healthp. 394
The Nature of Stressp. 396
Responding to Stressp. 400
The Effects of Stress on Physical Healthp. 406
Health-Imparing Behaviorp. 411
Reactions to Illnessp. 414
Putting It in Perspectivep. 416
Personal Application-Improving Coping and Stress Managementp. 417
Critical Thinking Application-Thinking Rationally about Health Statistics and Decisionsp. 420
Reviewp. 422
Practice Testp. 423
Psychological Disordersp. 424
Abnormal Behavior: Myths and Realitiesp. 426
Anxiety Disordersp. 430
Somatoform Disordersp. 433
Dissociative Disordersp. 435
Mood Disordersp. 437
Schizophrenic Disordersp. 442
Psychological Disorders and the Lawp. 447
Culture and Pathologyp. 447
Putting It in Perspectivep. 450
Personal Application-Understanding Eating Disordersp. 451
Critical Thinking Application-Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illnessp. 454
Reviewp. 456
Practice Testp. 457
Treatment of Psychological Disordersp. 458
The Elements of the Treatment Processp. 460
Insight Therapiesp. 462
Behavior Therapiesp. 468
Biomedical Therapiesp. 471
Current Trends and Issues in Treatmentp. 475
Institutional Treatment in Transitionp. 480
Putting it in Perspectivep. 482
Personal Application-Looking for a Therapistp. 483
Critical Thinking Application-From Crisis to Wellness--But Was It the Therapy?p. 486
Reviewp. 488
Practice Testp. 489
Social Behaviorp. 490
Person Perception: Forming Impressions of Othersp. 492
Attribution Processes: Explaining Behaviorp. 495
Interpersonal Attraction: Liking and Lovingp. 499
Attitudes: Making Social Judgmentsp. 503
Conformity and Obedience: Yielding to Othersp. 508
Behavior in Groups: Joining with Othersp. 512
Putting It in Perspectivep. 516
Personal Application-Understanding Prejudicep. 517
Critical Thinking Application-Analyzing Credibility and Social Influence Tacticsp. 520
Reviewp. 522
Practice Testp. 523
Answers to Concept Checksp. 1
Statistical Methodsp. 8
URLs for Recommended Web Linksp. 16
Glossaryp. 1
Referencesp. 1
Name Indexp. 1
Subject Indexp. 9
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