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The Science of Psychology in Modulesoffers instructors flexibility in teaching and gives students a manageable framework for course success. HOW MODULES WORK FOR YOU *Each chapter is broken down into 2-4 smaller modules, allowing instructors to assign the content they want, in the order they prefer. *With Connect Psychology, instructors can customize content and course materials to meet the needs of their course. Real-time reports show how well each student is performing on each course segment. *McGraw-Hill Create provides a simple way for instructors to create customized texts and eBooks tailored to their course. *Real time reports show how well each student is performing on each course assignment. Instructors can use this feature to spot problem areas before they crop up on an exam. HOW MODULES WORK FOR YOUR STUDENTS *The modular format promotes student learning and success by presenting content in small, manageable chunks. *The "Appreciative View" puts function before dysfunction and treats psychology as an integrated science. Students come to understand the true breadth of the discipline and to apply what they learn to their own daily experiences. *The adaptive learning system helps students identify what they "know and don't know" then guides them to a focus on what they don't know through interactivities, exercises, and readings.

What is Psychology?

Module 1: Defining Psychology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Module 2: What Psychologists Do

The Science of Psychology and Health and Wellness

Psychology’s Scientific Method

Module 3: The Scientific Method and Thinking Critically

Module 4: Types of Psychological Research

Module 5: How Psychological Research is Conducted

The Scientific Method and Health and Wellness

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Module 6: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Module 7: The Brain

Module 8: Genetics and Behavior

Psychology’s Biological Foundations of Health and Wellness

Touring the Nervous Center and the Brain Overlay

Sensation and Perception

Module 9: How We Sense and Perceive the World

Module 10: The Visual System

Module 11: The Auditory System

Module 12: The Other Senses

Sensation, Perception, and Health and Wellness

Touring the Senses Overlay

The Nature of Consciousness

Module 13: The Nature of Consciousness

Module 14: Sleep and Dreams

Module 15: Psychoactive Drugs

Module 16: Hypnosis

Consciousness and Health and Wellness: Meditation

Learning

Module 17: Types of Learning

Module 18: Classical Conditioning

Module 19: Operant Conditioning

Module 20: Observational Learning

Module 21: Factors in Learning

Learning and Health and Wellness

Memory

Module 22: Memory and Memory Encoding

Module 23: Memory Storage

Module 24: Memory Retrieval

Module 25: Forgetting

Module 26: Study Tips from the Science of Memory

Memory and Health and Wellness

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Module 27: The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology

Module 28: Thinking

Module 29: Intelligence

Module 30: Language

Thinking, Problem Solving, and Health and Wellness

Human Development

Module 31: Exploring Human Development

Module 32: Child Development

Module 33: Adolescence

Module 34: Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging

Human Development and Health and Wellness

Motivation and Emotion

Module 35: Theories of Motivation and Approaches in Everyday Life

Module 36: Hunger, Obesity and Eating Disorders

Module 37: Emotion

Motivation, Emotion, and Health and Wellness: The Pursuit of Happiness

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Module 38: Sex and Gender

Module 39: Theories of Gender Development

Module 40: Psychology of Gender Differences

Module 41: Sexual Orientation

Module 42: Sexual Behaviors and Practices

Module 43: Sexual Variations and Disorders

Sexuality and Health and Wellness

Personality

Module 44: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Personality

Module 45: Humanistic Perspectives of Personality

Module 46: Trait Perspectives of Personality

Module 47: Personological and Life Story Perspectives

Module 48: Social Cognitive Perspectives of Personality

Module 49: Biological Perspectives of Personality

Module 50: Personality Assessment

Personality and Health and Wellness

Social Psychology

Module 51: Social Cognition

Module 52: Social Behavior

Module 53: Social Influence

Module 54: Social Relations

Social Psychology and Health and Wellness

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Module 55: Origins of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Module 56: Industrial Psychology

Module 57: Organizational Psychology

I/O Psychology and Health and Wellness

Abnormal Psychology

Module 58: Defining and Explaining Abnormal Behavior

Module 59: Anxiety Disorders

Module 60: Mood Disorders

Module 61: Dissociative Disorders

Module 62: Schizophrenia

Module 63: Personality Disorders

Psychological Disorders and Health and Wellness

Therapies

Module 64: Biological Therapies

Module 65: Psychotherapy and its Effectiveness

Module 66: Sociocultural Approaches and Issues in Treatment

Therapies and Health and Wellness

Health Psychology

Module 67: Health Psychology and Making Positive Life Changes

Module 68: Resources for Effective Life Changes

Module 69: Toward a Healthier Mind (and Body): Controlling Stress

Module 70: Toward a Healthier Body (and Mind): Behaving as if Your Life Depends on It

Psychology and Your Good Life

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