Basic Psychology

by Gleitman, Henry; Fridlund, Alan J.; Reisberg, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9780393973594
• ISBN10: 039397359X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Over the course of four editions, Basic Psychology has developed a distinct personality and a following all its own. The addition of Daniel Reisberg and Alan Fridlund to the Gleitman team signals a commitment to meeting the demands of a changing field. While preserving the clear writing and thoughtful pedagogy that distinguished the book in earlier editions, the Fifth Edition provides cutting-edge coverage of new developments in psychology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(9)
Part 1 Action	9	(130)
Biological Bases of Behavior	11	(48)
Motivation	59	(38)
Learning	97	(42)
Part 2 Cognition	139	(194)
Sensory Processes	141	(42)
Perception	183	(32)
Memory	215	(38)
Thought and Knowledge	253	(36)
Language	289	(44)
Part 3 Social Behavior	333	(108)
The Biological Basis of Social Behavior	335	(34)
Social Cognition and Emotion	369	(38)
Social Interaction	407	(34)
Part 4 Development	441	(78)
Physical and Cognitive Development	443	(36)
Social Development	479	(40)
Part 5 Individual Differences	519
Intelligence: Its Nature and Measurement	521
Personality I: Assessment, Trait Theory, and the Behavioral- Cognitive Approach	553
Personality II: Psychodynamic, Humanistic, and Sociocultural Approaches	587
Psychopathology	629
Treatment of Psychopathology	677
Health Psychology	707
Appendix 1 Methods of Scientific Research	I
Appendix 2 Statistics: The Description, Organization, and Interpretation of Data	I