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In Essentials of Psychology, Second Edition, authors Krisstal D. Clayton, Gregory J. Privitera, and Saul Kassin take students on a journey from the laboratory to the real world, demonstrating the breadth of applications of psychological science to everyday life.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Student Success Guide
Chapter 1: Psychology's Place in the World
What Is Psychology?
Psychology's Horizons
Psychology's Solutions
Psychology and You
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection
Key Terms
Chapter 2: Psychology and its Methods
The Scientific Method
Designing Research Studies
Statistics and Scientific Discovery
Ethical Considerations
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection
Key Terms
Chapter 3: Behavioral Neuroscience
The Body's Communication Networks
The Neuron
The Brain
Prospects For the Future
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Research
Key Terms
Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
Measuring the Sensory Experience
Visual Sensation
Visual Perception
Auditory Sensation and Perception
Other Senses
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Design
Key Terms
Chapter 5: Consciousness
Attentional Processes
Sleep and Dreams
Hypnosis
Consciousness-Altering Drugs
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Research
Key Terms
Chapter 6: Learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Education
Key Terms
Chapter 7: Memory
An Information-Processing Model
The Sensory Register
Short-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Forgetting
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Business
Key Terms
Chapter 8: Thought, Language, and Intelligence
Thinking
Language
The Relationship Between Thought and Language
Intelligence
Competing Theories of Intelligence
The Great Intelligence Debates
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Education
Key Terms
Chapter 9: Personality
Psychoanalysis
The Cognitive Social-Learning Approach
The Humanistic Approach
The Trait Approach
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Business
Key Terms
Chapter 10: Life Span Development and Its Contexts
Genes
Prenatal Development
The Remarkable Newborn
The Infant and the Growing Child
Adolescence
Adulthood and Aging
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Health Care
Key Terms
Chapter 11: Social and Cultural Influences
Social Perception
Social Influence
Social Relations
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Intergroup Discrimination
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Public Service
Key Terms
Chapter 12: Motivation and Emotion
What Motivates Us?
Basic Appetitive and Social Motives
Emotions
Pursuing Happiness
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Business
Key Terms
Chapter 13: Health, Stress, and Wellness
Studying Health and Wellness
Stress and Health
Coping with Stress
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Public Service
Key Terms
Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
Psychological Disorders: A General Outlook
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, and Suicidal Behavior
Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive, Body Dysmorphic, and Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders and Schizophrenia
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Public Service
Key Terms
Chapter 15: Treatment and Interventions
Psychological Therapies
Perspectives on Psychotherapy
Medical Interventions
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking
Career Connection: Health Care
Key Terms
Glossary
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