Psychology, Media and Research Update

by Wade, Carole; Tavris, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780131917736
• ISBN10: 0131917730
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

For one-semester introductory psychology courses in both two- and four-year colleges. Wade and Tavris' Psychology, Seventh Edition MRU is the only comprehensive introductory psychology text that defines, models, and practices critical thinking in every chapter. The Media and Research Update edition integrates the most recent research findings both in the text and online through Research Navigator (access included in every new book).

Table of Contents

An Invitation to Psychology

What Is Psychology?

How Psychologists Do Research

Biology and Behavior

Evolution, Genes, and Behavior

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

The Environment and Behavior

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Feeling

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion

Motivation

The Developing Person

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Lifespan

Health and Disorder

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Epilogue: Taking Psychology With You

Appendix Statistical Methods

Glossary

Bibliography

Credits

Name Index

Subject Index

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