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Psychology exists all around us. 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. In every chapter, students assume the role of a psychologist, carrying out experiments, making predictions, and investigating the results. Compelling storytelling, real-life examples, and the authors' active practice approach encourages critical thinking and engagement throughout. In the new Second Edition, the authors expand the coverage of research methods and scientific thinking to prepare students to be smart consumers of information.
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
References
