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Introduction to psychology / Rod Plotnik.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Belmont, CA : Brooks/Cole Wadsworth, c1999.Edition: 5th edDescription: xli, 724 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0534356117 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150 PLO 21
LOC classification:
  • BF121 .P626 1999
Contents:
What is psychology?: The Goals of Psychologists. Psychology Then and Now. The Current Era In Psychology. Scientific methods in psychology: Science and the Evaluation of Evidence. Methods of Investigation in Psychology. Measuring and Analyzing Results. Appendix to Chapter 2. Statistical Calculations. Biological psychology: Psychological Explanations at the Level of the Gene. Explanations of Behavior at the Level of the Neuron. Explanations of Behavior at the Level of the Nervous System. Sensation and perception: Vision. The Nonvisual Senses. The Interpretation of Sensory Information. Altered states: Sleep and Dreams. Hypnosis. Drugs and Their Effects. Learning: Behaviorism. Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Social Learning. Memory: Types of Memory. Memory Improvement. Memory Loss. The Reconstruction of Memory. Cognition and language: Thinking and Mental Processes. Problem Solving, Expertise, and Error. Language. Intelligence and its measurement: Intelligence and Intelligence Tests. Evaluation of Intelligence Tests. Development: The Study of Early Development. The Development of Thinking and Reasoning. Social and Emotional Development. Growing Up the Same and Different: Temperament, Family, Gender, and Cultural Influences. Motivation: General Principles of Motivation. Motivation and Biological States: The Case of Hunger. Sexual Motivation. Achievement Motivation. Emotions, health psychology, and coping with stress: Emotional Behaviors. Health Psychology. Anger and Aggressive Behaviors. Coping with Stress. Personality: Theories of Personality. Personality Traits. Personality Assessment. Social psychology: Attitudes and Changing Attitudes. Social Perception and Cognition. Interpersonal Attraction. Interpersonal Influence. The Power of the Social Situation. Abnormal behaviour: An Overview of Abnormal Behavior. Anxiety and Avoidance Disorders. Substance-Related Disorders. Mood Disorders. Schizophrenia. Treatment of psychologically troubled people: Psychotherapy. Medical Therapies. Social and Legal Issues in the Treatment of Troubled People.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 662-695) and indexes.

What is psychology?: The Goals of Psychologists. Psychology Then and Now. The Current Era In Psychology. Scientific methods in psychology: Science and the Evaluation of Evidence. Methods of Investigation in Psychology. Measuring and Analyzing Results. Appendix to Chapter 2. Statistical Calculations. Biological psychology: Psychological Explanations at the Level of the Gene. Explanations of Behavior at the Level of the Neuron. Explanations of Behavior at the Level of the Nervous System. Sensation and perception: Vision. The Nonvisual Senses. The Interpretation of Sensory Information. Altered states: Sleep and Dreams. Hypnosis. Drugs and Their Effects. Learning: Behaviorism. Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Social Learning. Memory: Types of Memory. Memory Improvement. Memory Loss. The Reconstruction of Memory. Cognition and language: Thinking and Mental Processes. Problem Solving, Expertise, and Error. Language. Intelligence and its measurement: Intelligence and Intelligence Tests. Evaluation of Intelligence Tests. Development: The Study of Early Development. The Development of Thinking and Reasoning. Social and Emotional Development. Growing Up the Same and Different: Temperament, Family, Gender, and Cultural Influences. Motivation: General Principles of Motivation. Motivation and Biological States: The Case of Hunger. Sexual Motivation. Achievement Motivation. Emotions, health psychology, and coping with stress: Emotional Behaviors. Health Psychology. Anger and Aggressive Behaviors. Coping with Stress. Personality: Theories of Personality. Personality Traits. Personality Assessment. Social psychology: Attitudes and Changing Attitudes. Social Perception and Cognition. Interpersonal Attraction. Interpersonal Influence. The Power of the Social Situation. Abnormal behaviour: An Overview of Abnormal Behavior. Anxiety and Avoidance Disorders. Substance-Related Disorders. Mood Disorders. Schizophrenia. Treatment of psychologically troubled people: Psychotherapy. Medical Therapies. Social and Legal Issues in the Treatment of Troubled People.

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