Psychology Themes and Variations Briefer Version

by Weiten, Wayne

• ISBN13: 9780495903864
• ISBN10: 0495903868
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780495100584
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

In PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, BRIEFER VERSION, Wayne Weiten continues his proven combination of a scientifically rigorous text with selective pedagogy that makes learning easy for students. Weiten’s approach is backed by a straightforward writing style, unparalleled in-text visuals and didactic art program, and in-book review to help users prioritize and retain the core concepts. Weiten surveys psychology’s broad range of content with three aims: to illuminate the process of research and its intrinsic relationship to application (themes); to show both the unity and diversity of the subject (variations), and to invite users to the study of psychology by respecting their ability to master its fundamental concepts. Weiten’s themes (including empiricism, theoretical diversity, sociohistorical contexts, multifactorial causation, cultural heritage, heredity and environment, and subjectivity of experience) and variations provide unifying threads across chapters that help users see the connections among different research areas in psychology.

Table of Contents

The Evolution of Psychology

Personal Application: Improving Academic Performance

Critical Thinking Application: Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Introduction

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

Personal Application: Finding and Reading Journal Articles

Critical Thinking Application: The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence: "I Have a Friend Who..."

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Personal Application: Evaluating The Concept of "Two Minds in One"

Critical Thinking Application: Building Better Brains: The Perils of Extrapolation

Sensation and Perception

Personal Application: Appreciating Art and Illusion

Critical Thinking Application: Recognizing Contrast Effects: It's All Relative

Variations in Consciousness

Personal Application: Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreams

Critical Thinking Application: Is Alcoholism a Disease

The Power of Definitions

Learning

Personal Application: Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modification

Critical Thinking Application: Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov and Persuasion

Human Memory

Personal Application: Improving Everyday Memory

Critical Thinking Application: Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts

Cognition and Intelligence

Personal Application: Measuring and Understanding Creativity

Critical Thinking Application: The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reification

Motivation and Emotion

Personal Application: Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness

Critical Thinking Application: Analyzing Arguments: Making Sense Out of Controversy

Human Development Across the Life Span

Personal Application: Understanding Gender Differences

Critical Thinking Application: Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being

Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment

Personal Application: Understanding Personality Assessment

Critical Thinking Application: Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Personal Application: Improving Coping and Stress Management

Critical Thinking Application: Thinking Rationally About Health Statistics and Decisions

Psychological Disorders

Personal Application: Understanding Eating Disorders

Critical Thinking Application: Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illness

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Personal Application: Looking for a Therapist

Critical Thinking Application: From Crisis to Wellness--But Was It the Therapy

Social Behavior

Personal Application: Understanding Prejudice

Critical Thinking Application: Who Can You Trust

Analyzing Credibility and Social Influence Tactics

Answers to Concept Checks

Statistical Methods

Careers in Psychology

Behavior and Sustainability

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