The World of Psychology

by Wood, Samuel E.; Wood, Ellen Green; Boyd, Denise

• ISBN13: 9780205361373
• ISBN10: 0205361374
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

The World of Psychology offers an accessible text that is designed to seamlessly combine basic learning principles with applications to address the needs of today's diverse student population. The 6th edition of Wood/Wood/Boyd reflects the authors' commitment to the importance of learning and applying core principles in psychology. Students and Instructors of The World of Psychology will benefit by engaging in learning core concepts and applying them to the world we know. Biology and Behavior, Sensation and Perception, States of Consciousness, Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language, Intelligence and Creativity, Child, Adolescent and Adult Development, Motivation and Emotion, Human Sexuality and Gender, Health and Stress, Personality Theories, Psychological Disorders, and Therapies. Introduction to Psychology.

Table of Contents

Each chapter concludes with Apply It! Study Skills and Critical Thinking, Thinking Critically, and Summary and Review

Introduction to Psychology

Psychology: An Introduction

Descriptive Research Methods

The Experimental Method: Searching for Causes

Other Research Methods

Participants in Psychological Research

Exploring Psychology's Roots

Psychology Today

Biology and Behavior

The Neurons and the Neurotransmitters

The Central Nervous System

The Cerebral Hemispheres

Discovering the Brain's Mysteries

Brain Damage: Causes and Consequences

The Peripheral Nervous System

The Endocrine System

Sensation and Perception

Sensation: The Sensory World

Vision

Hearing

Smell and Taste

The Other Senses

Perception: Ways of Perceiving

Additional Influences on Perception

States of Consciousness

What Is Consciousness?

Circadian Rhythms: 24-Hour Highs and Lows

Sleep: That Mysterious One-Third of Life

Sleep Disorders

Altering Consciousness Through Concentration and Suggestion

Altered States of Consciousness and Psychoactive Drugs

Learning

Classical Conditioning: The Original View

Classical Conditioning: The Contemporary View

Operant Conditioning

Cognitive Learning

Memory

Remembering

Measuring Memory

Forgetting

The Nature of Remembering and Forgetting

Factors Influencing Retrieval

Biology and Memory

Improving Memory: Some Helpful Study Habits

Cognition and Language

High-Tech Cognition: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Imagery and Concepts: Tools of Thinking

Deductive and Inductive Reasoning: Logical Thinking

Decision Making: Making Choices in Life

Problem Solving: Beyond Decision Making

Language

Intelligence and Creativity

The Nature of Intelligence

Measuring Intelligence

The IQ Controversy: Brainy Dispute

Emotional Intelligence

Creativity: Unique and Useful Productions

Child Development

Developmental Psychology: Basic Issues and Methodology

Heredity and Prenatal Development

Physical Development and Learning in Infancy

Emotional Development in Infancy

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Vygotsky's Sociocultural View of Cognitive Development

Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach

Language Development

Socialization of the Child

Adolescence and Adulthood

Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Adolescence: Moral and Social Development

Erikson's Psychosocial Theory: Adolescence Through Adulthood

Other Theories of Adulthood

Early and Middle Adulthood

Later Adulthood

Motivation and Emotion

Introduction to Motivation

Theories of Motivation

The Primary Drives: Hunger and Thirst

Social Motives

The What and Whys of Emotions

The Expression of Emotion

Experiencing Emotion

Human Sexuality and Gender

What Makes a Male, a Male, or a Female, a Female?

Gender-Role De

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