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9780534246662

Psychology Themes and Variations

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    9780534246662

  • ISBN10:

    0534246664

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-11-03
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Take a look at Weiten's PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, Briefer Version (with concept charts and access to InfoTrac College Edition's online university, and you'll find a book that is unique and fascinating--never boring or 'textbook-like.' From page one, you will clearly understand what Weiten is saying: that a number of themes are interconnected in the study of psychology, such as heredity and the environment, cultural heritage, subjectivity of experience, and sociohistorical contexts, and they are all interconnected. An interesting illustration program helps you see these themes in action and Featured Studies, Personal Applications, and Critical Thinking Applications give you chances to see research methods in action, to understand the practical side of psychology, and to develop important critical thinking skills.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of Psychology
From Speculation to Science: How Psychology Developedp. 2
Psychology Today: Vigorous and Diversifiedp. 17
Putting It in Perspective: Seven Key Themesp. 22
Personal Application - Improving Academic Performancep. 27
Critical Thinking Application - Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Introductionp. 32
The Research Enterprise in Psychology
Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behaviorp. 38
Looking for Causes: Experimental Researchp. 42
Looking for Links: Descriptive/Correlational Researchp. 48
Looking for Conclusions: Statistics and Researchp. 53
Looking for Flaws: Evaluating Researchp. 57
Looking at Ethics: Do the Ends Justify the Means?p. 61
Putting It in Perspectivep. 65
Personal Application - Finding and Reading Journal Articlesp. 66
Critical Thinking Application - The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence: "I Have A Friend Who..."p. 71
The Biological Bases of Behavior
Communication in the Nervous Systemp. 76
Organization of the Nervous Systemp. 83
Looking Inside the Brain: Research Methodsp. 86
The Brain and Behaviorp. 91
Right Brain/Left Brain: Cerebral Lateralityp. 98
The Endocrine System: Another Way to Communicatep. 101
Heredity And Behavior: Is It All In the Genes?p. 102
The Evolutionary Bases of Behaviorp. 108
Putting It in Perspectivep. 114
Personal Application - Evaluating The Concept of "Two Minds In One"p. 116
Critical Thinking Application - Building Better Brains: The Perils of Extrapolationp. 120
Sensation and Perception
Psychophysics: Basic Concepts and Issuesp. 126
Our Sense of Sight: The Visual Systemp. 131
Our Sense of Hearing: The Auditory Systemp. 157
Our Chemical Senses: Taste and Smellp. 162
Our Sense of Touch: Sensory Systems in the Skinp. 165
Our Other Sensesp. 167
Putting It in Perspectivep. 168
Personal Application - Appreciating Art and Illusionp. 169
Critical Thinking Application - Recognizing Contrast Effects: It's All Relativep. 174
Variations in Consciousness
On the Nature of Consciousnessp. 180
Biological Rhythms and Sleepp. 182
The Sleep and Waking Cyclep. 184
The World of Dreamsp. 195
Hypnosis: Altered Consciousness or Role Playing?p. 199
Meditation: Pure Consciousness or Relaxation?p. 202
Altering Consciousness with Drugsp. 204
Putting It in Perspectivep. 211
Personal Application - Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreamsp. 212
Critical Thinking Application - Is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitionsp. 216
Learning
Classical Conditioningp. 222
Operant Conditioningp. 232
Changing Directions in the Study of Conditioningp. 246
Observational Learningp. 250
Putting It in Perspectivep. 253
Personal Application - Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modificationp. 256
Critical Thinking Application - Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov and Persuasionp. 260
Human Memory
Encoding: Getting Information Into Memoryp. 267
Storage: Maintaining Information in Memoryp. 270
Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memoryp. 279
Forgetting: When Memory Lapsesp. 283
In Search of the Memory Trace: The Physiology of Memoryp. 291
Are There Multiple Memory Systems?p. 294
Putting It in Perspectivep. 297
Personal Application - Improving Everyday Memoryp. 298
Critical Thinking Application - Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accountsp. 302
Language and Thought
The Cognitive Revolution in Psychologyp. 308
Language: Turning Thoughts into Wordsp. 308
Problem Solving: In Search of Solutionsp. 318
Decision Making: Choices and Chancesp. 327
Putting It in Perspectivep. 335
Personal Application - Understanding Pitfalls in Reasoning About Decisionsp. 336
Critical Thinking Application - Shaping Thought with Language: "Only a Naive Moron Would Believe That"p. 340
Intelligence and Psychological Testing
Key Concepts in Psychological Testingp. 346
The Evolution of Intelligence Testingp. 351
Basic Questions About Intelligence Testingp. 354
Extremes of Intelligencep. 359
Heredity and Environment as Determinants of Intelligencep. 362
New Directions in the Assessment and Study of Intelligencep. 372
Putting It in Perspectivep. 376
Personal Application - Understanding Creativityp. 378
Critical Thinking Application - The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reificationp. 382
Motivation and Emotion
The Motivation of Hunger and Eatingp. 388
Sexual Motivation and Behaviorp. 395
Affiliation: In Search of Belongingnessp. 408
Achievement: In Search of Excellencep. 409
The Elements of Emotional Experiencep. 412
Theories of Emotionp. 418
Putting It in Perspectivep. 421
Personal Application - Exploring the Ingredients of Happinessp. 422
Critical Thinking Application - Analyzing Arguments: Making Sense Out of Controversyp. 426
Human Development Across the Life Span
Progress Before Birth: Prenatal Developmentp. 432
The Wondrous Years of Childhoodp. 437
The Transition of Adolescencep. 456
The Expanse of Adulthoodp. 462
Putting it in Perspectivep. 473
Personal Application - Understanding Gender Differencesp. 475
Critical Thinking Application - Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being?p. 480
Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
The Nature of Personalityp. 486
Psychodynamic Perspectivesp. 488
Behavioral Perspectivesp. 499
Humanistic Perspectivesp. 503
Biological Perspectivesp. 508
Contemporary Empirical Approaches to Personality Traitsp. 514
Culture and Personalityp. 516
Putting It in Perspectivep. 517
Personal Application - Understanding Personality Assessmentp. 519
Critical Thinking Application - Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personalityp. 524
Stress, Coping, and Health
The Nature of Stressp. 530
Major Types of Stressp. 531
Responding to Stressp. 535
The Effects of Stress on Psychological Functioningp. 543
The Effects of Stress on Physical Healthp. 546
Factors Moderating the Impact of Stressp. 552
Health-Imparing Behaviorp. 553
Reactions to Illnessp. 558
Putting It in Perspectivep. 559
Personal Application - Improving Coping and Stress Managementp. 560
Critical Thinking Application - Thinking Rationally about Health Statistics and Decisionsp. 564
Psychological Disorders
Abnormal Behavior: Myths. Realities, and Controversiesp. 570
Anxiety Disordersp. 577
Somatoform Disordersp. 582
Dissociative Disordersp. 584
Mood Disordersp. 586
Schizophrenic Disordersp. 592
Personality Disordersp. 598
Psychological Disorders and the Lawp. 603
Culture and Pathologyp. 604
Putting It in Perspectivep. 606
Personal Application - Understanding Eating Disordersp. 607
Critical Thinking Application - Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illnessp. 610
Treatment of Psychological Disorders
The Elements of the Treatment Processp. 616
Insight Therapiesp. 619
Behavior Therapiesp. 626
Biomedical Therapiesp. 630
Current Trends and Issues in Treatmentp. 635
Institutional Treatment in Transitionp. 642
Putting It in Perspectivep. 645
Personal Application - Looking for a Therapistp. 646
Critical Thinking Application - From Crisis to Wellness--But Was It the Therapy?p. 650
Social Behavior
Person Perception: Forming Impressions of Othersp. 656
Attribution Processes: Explaining Behaviorp. 659
Close Relationships: Liking and Lovingp. 665
Attitudes: Making Social Judgmentsp. 670
Conformity and Obedience: Yielding to Othersp. 678
Behavior in Groups: Joining with Othersp. 683
Putting It in Perspectivep. 688
Personal Application - Understanding Prejudicep. 690
Critical Thinking Application - Whom Can You Trust? Analyzing Credibility and Social Influence Tacticsp. 694
Answers To Concept Checksp. 1
Statistical Methodsp. 7
Industrial/Organizational Psychologyp. 15
Evaluating The Quality of Web-Based Resourcesp. 29
URLs For Recommended Web Linksp. 33
Glossaryp. 1
Referencesp. 1
Name Indexp. 1
Subject Indexp. 15
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