1. AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY. Preview: "What''s It For?: The Function of Psychology." Defining and describing psychology. Learning Goals. What psychologists do. Practical Solutions: "Can Racial Diversity Improve the Way We Think?" Test Yourself. The Science of Psychology: A Brief History. Learning Goals. Mind and body: Are they the same? Nature or nurture: Where does knowledge come from? The first schools: Psychology as science. Freud and the humanists: The influence of the clinic. The first women in psychology. Test Yourself. The Focus of Modern Psychology. Learning Goals. Cognitive factors. Biological factors. Evolutionary psychology. Cultural factors. Solving problems with the adaptive mind. Test Yourself. Review: "Psychology for a Reason." 2. THE TOOLS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH. Preview: "What''s It For?: Unlocking the Secrets of Behavior and Mind." Observing behavior: Descriptive research. Learning Goals. Naturalistic observation: Focusing on real life. Case studies: Focusing on the individual. Surveys: Focusing on the group. Psychological tests: Assessing individual differences. Statistics: Summarizing and interpreting the data. Practical Solutions: "Intuitive Statistics." Test Yourself. Predicting behavior: Correlational research. Learning Goals. Correlational research. Correlations and causality. Test Yourself. Explaining behavior: Experimental research. Learning Goals. Independent and dependent variables. Experimental control. Expectancies and biases in experimental research. Generalizing experimental conclusions. Test Yourself. The ethics of research: Human and animal guidelines. Learning Goals. Informed consent. Debriefing and confidentiality. The ethics of animal research. Test Yourself. Review: "Psychology for a Reason: The Tools of Psychological Science." 3. BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES. Preview: "What''s It For?: Biological Solutions." Communicating internally: Connecting world and brain. Learning Goals. The anatomy of neurons. Neural transmission: The electrochemical message. The communication network. Practical Solutions: Better Thinking Through Chemistry. Test Yourself. Initiating behavior: A division of labor. Learning Goals. The central and peripheral nervous systems. How Do We Determine Brain Function. Brain structures and their functions. The divided brain. Test Yourself. Regulating growth and internal functions: Extended communication. Learning Goals. The endocrine system. Are there gender effects? Test Yourself. Adapting and transmitting the genetic code. Learning Goals. Natural selection and adaptations. Genetic principles. Genes and behavior. Test Yourself. Review: "Psychology for a Reason: Biological Solutions." 4. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. Preview: "What''s It For?: Developmental Solutions." Developing physically. Learning Goals. The stages of prenatal development. Growth during infancy. From crawling to walking. From toddlerhood to adolescence. Becoming an adult. Test Yourself. Developing intellectually. Learning Goals. The tools of investigation. The growing perceptual world. Do we lose memory with age? Piaget and the development of thought. The sensorimotor period: Birth to two years. The preoperational period: Two to seven years. The concrete operational period: Seven to eleven years. The formal operational period: Eleven to adulthood. Challenges to Piaget''s theory. Moral development: Learning right from wrong. Test Yourself. Developing socially and personally. Learning Goals. Forming bonds with others. The origins of attachment. Types of attachment. Do early attachments matter later in life? Child care: A cause for concern? Practical Solutions: "Choosing a Day-Care Center." Forming a personal identity: Erikson''s crises of development. Gender-role development. Growing old in society. Death and dying. Test Yourself. Review: "Psychology for a Reason: The Tools of Development." 5. SENSATION AND PERCEPTION. Preview: "What''s It For?: Building the World of Experience." Vision: Building a world of color and form. Lea