Psychology : From Inquiry to Understanding

by Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Lynn, Steven J; Namy, Laura L.; Woolf, Nancy J.

• ISBN13: 9780205412433
• ISBN10: 0205412432
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205959983
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

Do your introductory psychology students come to their first class with the notion that they already "know" psychology? Do they cite pop psychology as if it were real science and have a hard time telling the difference? Is one of your goals for your class to help them develop the critical thinking skills theyrs"ll need to become more discerning consumers of the psychological information theyrs"ll encounter in and more importantly outside the classroom? Allyn & Bacon is proud to introduce a groundbreaking new text that will help you achieve this goal. Many books tout critical thinking as a major feature. Lilienfeld goes way beyond existing books by motivating students to think critically by giving them the tools they need to master their new thinking skills and to remember key concepts from the course through a unique interactive review system.

Table of Contents

Preface Prologue: How Psychology Became a Science

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology: Skills For Thinking Scientifically in Everyday Life

Research Methods: Safeguards against Error

Biological Psychology: The Brain Body Communication Superhighway

Sensation and Perception: How We Sense and Conceptualize the World

Consciousness: Expanding the Boundaries of Psychological Inquiry

Learning: How Nurture Changes Us

Memory: Constructing and Reconstructing Our Pasts

Language, Thinking, and Reasoning: Getting Inside Our Talking Heads

Intelligence and IQ Testing: Controversy and Consensus

Human Development: How and Why We Change

Emotion and Motivation: What Moves Us

Stress, Coping, and Health: The Mind Body Interconnection

Social Psychology: How Others Affect Us

Personality: Who We Are

Psychological Disorders: When Adaptation Fails

Psychological and Biological Treatments: Helping People Change

References

Glossary

Name Index

Subject Index

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