Psychology and Our Curious World:

Your students are curious. Here is a text that shows them how psychology answers the questions they are asking.Psychology and Our Curious World investigates our everyday curiosities through psychological science – approaching the discipline’s core tenets with candor, humor, and w...

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Beteilige Person: Goodfriend, Wind (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Thousand Oaks SAGE Publications 2024
Ausgabe:First Edition
Zusammenfassung:Your students are curious. Here is a text that shows them how psychology answers the questions they are asking.Psychology and Our Curious World investigates our everyday curiosities through psychological science – approaching the discipline’s core tenets with candor, humor, and wonder. This introductory text invites students to ask questions, think critically, and make evidence-informed decisions to better understand their unique world and that of others
Beschreibung:Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology; Starting Your Psychology Journey; A Brief History of Psychology in Europe and the United States; The Beauty of Diversity; How to Use This Book; Chapter 2 The Science of Psychology: Research Methods and Statistics; Elements of the Scientific Method; Types of Research; Correlational Analyses; Experimental Analyses; Analyzing the Quality of Research; The Open Science Movement; Ethical Considerations; Chapter 3 Biology and Your Brain; Your Unique Brain: The Nervous System and Neurons; Your Electrochemical Brain: Neurotransmitters and Drugs; Your Organized Brain: Major Parts and Functions; Your Beautiful Brain: Neuroimaging Techniques; Your Complicated Brain: The Endocrine System; Chapter 4 Identity, Sex, and Gender; Forming an Identity; Sex and Gender; Sexual Orientation; Sexuality, Culture, and Technology; Intersectionality; Chapter 5 Stress, Health,
- and Happiness; Stress: The Bad and the Good; The Consequences of Stress; Coping With Stress; Promoting Health; Pursuing Happiness; Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception; The Building Blocks of Sensation and Perception; Processing Visual Information; Processing Auditory Information; Processing Smell, Taste, Touch, and Body Movement; Perceptual Mistakes, Curiosities, and Controversies; Chapter 7 Consciousness; Consciousness; How Attention Works; Sleep; Dreams; Altered Consciousness; Drugs and Consciousness; Chapter 8 Human Development; Theoretical Approaches to Human Development; Prenatal, Infancy,
- and Early Childhood; Middle Childhood and Adolescence; Early and Middle Adulthood; Late Adulthood; Chapter 9 Learning; Classical Conditioning: Stimulus and Response; Operant Conditioning: Rewards and Punishments; Cognitive and Observational Learning; Chapter 10 Memory; The Nature of Memory; Making Memories: Encoding; Keeping Memories: Storage; Using Memories: Retrieval; Forgetting; Memorys' Imperfections; Serious and Intentional Memory Loss; Chapter 11 Motivation and Emotion; Theories of Motivation; Examples and Applications of Motivation; Theories of Emotion; Everyday Emotion: Culture, Expression,
- and Benefits; Chapter 12 Cognition and Intelligence; Cognition; Reasoning and Decision-Making; Problem-Solving Strategies; Language and Cognition; Intelligence; Measuring Intelligence; Chapter 13 Personality; Historical Approaches to Personality: Psychodynamic Theories; The Biological Approach; The Trait Approach; The Humanistic and Social Cognitive Approaches; Personality Controversies; Chapter 14 Social Psychology; Attitudes and Persuasion; How Groups Affect Our Behavior; Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination; Altruism and Aggression; Conformity and Obedience; Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders; Defining Mental Illness and Understanding Stigma; Anxiety, Worry, and Fear; Mood, Personality, and Substance Abuse; Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders; Chapter 16 Mental Health: Therapy and Treatment; Modern Approaches to Mental Health; Biomedical Therapy; Major Approaches to Psychotherapy; Group Therapy
Umfang:696 Seiten 1638 gr
ISBN:9781544380490