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This engaging book offers a broad exploration of classic and contemporary research on current and emerging topics in the field, and encourages readers to recognize, first hand, how psychological concepts have meaning in their own daily lives. Several interactive features ensure thorough understanding of the material, and the book's lively conversational tone enhances its interactive approach. The book features research updates corresponding to every chapter. Each update references copyright 2000 articles published in a variety of respected journals. Each chapter also has a great questionnaire or hands-on activities. For psychologists.

Research Updates.
1. Psychology, Research, and You.
Becoming a Psychological Detective. Research Methods in Psychology. The Origins of Modern Psychology. Present-Day Psychology. Psychological Specialties.

2. Biological Foundations of Psychology.
Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and the Evolutionary Perspective. Sensing, Processing, and Responding. The Nervous System. Neurons: The Cells of the Nervous System. The Split-Brain Operation and Neuropsychology. Neuropsychology. The Endocrine System.

3. Sensation and Perception.
Sensation, Perception, and Psychophysics. Sensory Systems. Perception. Paranormal Phenomena.

4. Motivation and Emotion.
What is Motivation? Theories of Motivation Dealing With Multiple Motives. Specific Motives. The What and the Why of Emotion. The Physiological Components of Emotions. The Expressive Components of Emotions. The Cognitive Components of Emotions.

5. States of Consciousness.
What is Consciousness? The Rhythms of Life. The Study of Sleep. Hypnosis. Altering Consciousness with Drugs.

6. Basic Principles of Learning.
What Is Learning? Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Extinction. Observational Learning. Behavior Modification.

7. Memory.
Initial Studies. Traditional Models of Memory. Other Approaches to Learning and Memory. Techniques for Improving Memory. The Physiological Basis of Learning and Memory.

8. Thinking and Intelligence.
Thinking. Intelligence.

9. Developmental Psychology I: Conception through Childhood.
Basic Issues in Developmental Psychology. Development From Conception to Birth. Development in Infancy. Psychosocial Development in Childhood. Cognitive Development in Childhood. Language.

10. Developmental Psychology II: Adolescence through Old Age.
Physical Changes. Intellectual Changes. Personality and Social Changes. Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Highlighting Cultural Views and Practices.

11. Sex and Gender.
Sex and Gender: An Introduction. Similarities and Differences between Males and Females. Social Issues.

12. Personality.
Analyzing Personality. Biological Factors in Personality. The Psychodynamic Perspective. The Social-Cognitive and Humanistic Perspectives.

13. Psychological Disorders.
Abnormal Behavior. Classifying and Counting Psychological Disorders. Anxiety, Somatoform, and Dissociative Disorders. Mood Disorders. Schizophrenia. Personality and Sexual Disorders.

14. Therapy.
Therapy through the Ages. Psychologically Based Therapies. The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy. Biomedical Therapies.

15. Health Psychology.
Health Psychology: An Overview. Stress and Illness. Lifestyle Influences on Disease Risk. Coping with Stress.

16. Social Psychology: The Individual in Society.
Social Psychology and Culture. Interpersonal Relations. Social Influences on Behavior. The Individual as Part of a Social Group.

17. Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Personnel Psychology. Organizational Psychology. Human Factors Psychology.

Appendix.
References.
Credits.
Glossary and Index.

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