Psychology in Perspective

by Tavris, Carol; Wade, Carole

• ISBN13: 9780673983145
• ISBN10: 0673983145
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Celebration Press

Summary

Just as they broke new ground with Psychology by being the first to integrate gender, culture, and critical thinking into an introductory text, Carol Tavris and Carole Wade once again set a new standard with this exciting alternative. Psychology in Perspective, 2/e, responds to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061, which calls upon all scientists to teach for depth of understanding rather than breadth of coverage. The authors have reorganized the traditional material according to the five major perspectives in the field: biological, learning, cognitive, sociocultural, and psychodynamic. They offer an unbiased presentation of each perspective's strengths, limitations, and misuses, and, drawing on the metaphor of the "blind men and the elephant," they emphasize the importance of understanding all five approaches in order to grasp the "big picture" of human experience.

Table of Contents

Invitation To Psychology

Explaining Human Behavior

Studying Human Behavior

The Biological Perspective

The Evolution and Genetics of Behavior

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Evaluating the Biological Perspective

The Learning Perspective

Behavioral Learning

Social and Cognitive Learning

Evaluating the Learning Perspective

The Cognitive Perspective

Thinking and Reasoning

Memory

Evaluating the Cognitive Perspective

The Sociocultural Perspective

The Social Context

The Cultural Context

Evaluating the Sociocultural Perspective

The Psychodynamic Perspective

The Inner Life

Evaluating the Psychodynamic Perspective

Putting The Perspectives Together

Mental Disorders and Their Treatment

The Whole Elephant

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