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Chapter 1: What is Psychology?
Defining Psychology
Critical Controversy: Are Young Americans in the Middle of a Narcissism Epidemic?
Psychology in Historical Perspective
Psychological Inquiry: Explore Evolution from Giraffes to Human Beings
Contemporary Approaches to Psychology
What Psychologists Do
Psychological Inquiry: Questions That Psychology Specialists Ask
Intersection: Social Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Success?
The Science of Psychology and Health and Wellness
Chapter 2: Psychology's Scientific Method
Psychology's Scientific Method
Types of Psychological Research
Psychological Inquiry: Miserable but Helpful?
Intersection: Personality and Social Psychology: Does Socialability Lead to Happiness or Is It the Other Way Around?
Research Samples and Settings
Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Psychological Inquiry: Experimentation in Natural Setting
Conducting Ethical Research
Critical Controversy: Is it Ethical to Use Deception in Research?
Thinking Critically About Psychological Research
The Scientific Method and Health and Wellness
Chapter 3: Biological Foundations of Behavior
The Nervous System
Neurons
Critical Controversy: Do Mirror Neurons Hold the Key to Social Understanding?
Structures of the Brain and Their Functions
Psychological Inquiry: The Brain in Different Species Intersection: Neuroscience and Emotion: How Does the Brain Recognize What Is Funny?
The Endocrine System
Brain Damage, Plasticity, and Repair
Genetics and Behavior
Psychological Inquiry: The Jim Twins
Psychology's Biological Foundations and Health and Wellness
Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
How We Sense and Perceive the World
Psychological Inquiry: Old Woman or Young Woman?
Critical Controversy: Can We Feel the Future?
Psychological Inquiry: Subliminal Perception: Working Up a Thirst
The Visual System
The Auditory System
Other Senses
Intersection: Emotion and Sensation: What Do Feelings Smell Like?
Sensation, Perception, and Health and Wellness
Chapter 5: States of Consciousness
The Nature of Consciousness
Critical Controversy: Does Conscious Reflection Matter to Matters of Conscience?
Sleep and Dreams
Psychological Inquiry: Taking a Ride on the Sleep Cycles
Psychoactive Drugs
Intersection: Consciousness and Neuroscience: Can We Tell What the Brain is Dreaming About?
Psychological Inquiry: Drug Use by U.S. Teenagers
Hypnosis
Consciousness and Health and Wellness: Meditation
Chapter 6: Learning
Types of Learning
Classical Conditioning
Intersection: Learning and Clinical Psychology: Can Classical Conditioning Help Us Understand Drug Abuse?
Psychological Inquiry: From Acquisition to Extinction (to Spontaneous Recovery)
Operant Conditioning
Psychological Inquiry: Schedules of Reinforcement and Different Patterns of Responding
Observational Learning
Cognitive Factors in Learning
Biological, Cultural, and Psychological Factors in Learning
Critical Controversy: Do Learning Styles Matter to Learning?
Learning and Health and Wellness
Chapter 7: Memory
The Nature of Memory
Memory Encoding
Memory Storage
Psychological Inquiry: The Inner Workings of Working Memory
Intersection: Cognitive and Cultural Psychology: How Does Culture Influence Episodic Memory?
Memory Retrieval
Psychological Inquiry: The Serial Position Effect: Lost in Midstream
Critical Controversy: Can Adults Tell If Children's Memories are Accurate
Forgetting
Study Tips from the Science of Memory
Memory and Health and Wellness
Chapter 8: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language
The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology
Thinking
Psychological Inquiry: Thinking Outside the Box
Intersection: Cognitive Psychology and Personality: Do Sophisticated Thinkers Avoid the Bias Blind Spot? Critical Controversy: Is There a Link Between Creative Genius and Psychopathology
Intelligence
Psychological Inquiry: The Normal Curve
Language
Thinking, Problem Solving, and Health and Wellness
Alternative Chapter: Thinking and Language
The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology
Thinking
Psychological Inquiry: Thinking Outside the Box
Two Systems of Information Processing
Critical Controversy: Should we be taking drugs to enhance our thinking?
Biases and Heuristics
Language
Intersection: Language, Culture, and Cognition: How Does Language Shape Answers to the Question “Where”?
Thinking, Language, and Health and Wellness
Alternative Chapter: Intelligence
The History and Definition of Intelligence
Measuring Intelligence
Psychological Inquiry: The Normal Curve
Sources of Bias in Intelligence Testing
Nature, Nurture, and Intelligence
Extremes of Intelligence
Intersection: Educational Psychology and Social Psychology: Do teachers have stereotypes about gifted children?
Multiple Intelligences, Creativity, and Emotional Intelligence
Intelligence and Health and Wellness
Chapter 9: Human Development
Exploring Human Development
Child Development
Psychological Inquiry: Thinking Critically About Object Permanence
Intersection: Developmental and Social Psychology: Is Attachment an Enduring Aspect of Life?
Psychological Inquiry: Looking at Identity Exploration
Adolescence
Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging
Critical Controversy: Is Parenthood Associated with Happiness
Human Development and Health and Wellness
Alternative Chapter: Human Development
(topical approach)Exploring Human Development
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Psychological Inquiry: Thinking Critically About Object Permanence
Socioemotional Development
Intersection: Developmental and Social Psychology: Is Attachment of an Enduring Aspect of Life?
Psychological Inquiry: Looking at Identity Exploration
Moral Development
Human Development and Health and Wellness
Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
Theories of Motivation
Hunger, Obesity, and Eating Disorders
Psychological Inquiry: Obeying the (Yerkes-Dodson) Law
Approaches to Motivation in Everyday Life Critical Controversy: Do Extrinsic Rewards Undermine Intrinsic Motivation? Emotion
Intersection: Emotion and Health Psychology: Can a Smile Protect Against Stress?
Psychological Inquiry: The Full Circle of Emotions
Motivation, Emotion, and Health and Wellness: The Pursuit of Happiness
Chapter 11: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality
Defining Sex and Gender
Theories of Gender Development
Intersection; Gender and Neuroscience: Are There His and Hers Brains (and Should We Even Ask That Question?
The Psychology of Gender Differences
Critical Controversy: Does Autism Spectrum Disorder Represent an Extreme Male Brain?
Psychological Inquiry: Sex and Casual Sex
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Behaviors and Practices
Psychological Inquiry: Sex in America
Sexual Variations and Disorders
Sexuality and Health and Wellness
Chapter 12: Personality
Psychodynamic Perspectives
Critical Controversy: Do Defense Mechanisms Underlie Homophobia?
Humanistic Perspectives
Trait Perspectives
Psychological Inquiry:
Intersection: Personality and Health Psychology: Are Traits Linked to Obesity?
Personological and Life Story Perspectives
Social Cognitive Perspectives
Biological Perspectives
Personality Assessment
Personality and Health and Wellness
Psychological Inquiry: A Can-Do Attitude Means You Can Quit Smoking
Chapter 13: Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Social Behavior
Social Influence
Intersection: Social Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: Why Are Some Nations More Conforming Than Others?
Psychological Inquiry: Obedience Then and Now
Intergroup Relations
Critical Controversy: Is Intelligence Related to Prejudice and Political Beliefs?
Psychological Inquiry: Improving Group Relations Through Cooperative Activities
Close Relationships
Social Psychology and Health and Wellness
Chapter 14: Industrial and Organization Psychology
Origins of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial Psychology
Psychological Inquiry: The Fastest-Growing Jobs in the United States
Critical Controversy: Does Self-Efficacy Always Lead to Better Performance?
Organizational Psychology
Organizational Culture
Intersection: I-O Psychology and Personality Psychology: Are Transformational Leaders in the Eye of the Beholder?
I-O Psychology and Health and Wellness
Psychological Inquiry: You Need a Vacation!
Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
Defining and Explaining Abnormal Behavior
Critical Controversy: Does Everyone Have ADHD?
Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Disorders
Disorders Involving Emotion and Mood
Psychological Inquiry: Depression Among Women and Men Across Cultures
Dissociative Disorders
Schizophrenia
Psycholo gical Inquiry: The Association of Genes with Schizeophrenia
Personality Disorders
Intersection: Clinical Psychology and Personality Psychology: Are Aspects of Psychopathy Related to Leadership Success?
Suicide
Psychological Disorders and Health and Wellness
Chapter 16: Therapies
Approaches to Treating Psychological Disorders
Psychotherapy
Psychological Inquiry: Does Therapy Work?
Psychological Inquiry: Classical Conditioning: The Backbone of Aversive Conditioning
Biological Therapies
Critical Controversy: Do Antidepressants Increase Suicide Risk in Children?
Sociocultural Approaches and Issues in Treatment
Clinical and Cultural Psychology: How Does Culture Influence Responses to Treatment?
Therapies and Health and Wellness
Chapter 17: Health Psychology
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Making Positive Life Changes
Resources for Effective Life Change
Intersection: Health Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: How Does Culture Influence the Meaning of Social Support?
Psychological Inquiry: Praying for Good Health
Toward a Healthier Mind (and Body): Controlling Stress
Critical Controversy: How Powerful Is the Power of Positive Thinking?
Toward a Healthier Body (and Mind): Behaving as If Your Life Depends upon It
Psychological Inquiry: Physical Activity: A Matter of Life and Death
Psychology and Your Good Life
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