Fundamentals of Psychology : The Brain, the Person, the World (with Study Card)

by Kosslyn, Stephen M.; Rosenberg, Robin S.

• ISBN13: 9780205460762
• ISBN10: 0205460763
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This innovative, 13-chapter text examines psychological issues from the levels of the brain, person, and social world to help students actively apply psychology to their lives. Through their own research, clinical work, and experiences as teachers, Stephen Kosslyn and Robin Rosenberg have found that exploring psychology from multiple perspectives further enhances learning. Examining psychological concepts from the levels of the brain (biological factors), the person (beliefs, desires, and feelings), and the world (social, cultural, and environmental factors) and their interactions helps students organize and integrate topics within and across chapters and actively apply psychology to their lives. This briefer version combines the introductory chapter with research methods, consciousness with stress/health coverage, and cognition with intelligence for three fewer chapters than the comprehensive Kosslyn/Rosenberg text. It also features end-of-chapter practice tests to aid students in mastering concepts.

Table of Contents

Psychology: Yesterday and Today

The Biology of Mind and Behavior: The Brain in Action

Sensation and Perception: How the World Enters the Mind

Learning: How Experience Changes Us

Memory: Living with Yesterday

Language, Thinking, and Intelligence: What Humans Do Best

Emotion and Motivation: Feeling and Striving

Personality: Vive la Difference!

Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Treatment: Healing Actions, Healing Words

Social Psychology: Meeting of the Minds

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How to Read, Critically Evaluate, and Write Research Papers

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