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100 1 $aHockenbury, Don H.
245 10 $aDiscovering psychology /$cDon H. Hockenbury, Sandra E. Hockenbury.
250 $a3rd ed.
260 $aNew York :$bWorth Publishers,$c©2004.
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (R-1-R-49) and indexes.
505 2 $a1. Introduction and research methods -- Prologue : just a game? -- Introduction : the origins of psychology -- Contemporary psychology -- The scientific method -- Descriptive research methods -- The experimental method -- Ethics in psychological research -- Application : evaluating media reports about psychology -- 2. Neuroscience and behavior -- Prologue : Asha's story -- Introduction : neuroscience and behavior -- The neuron : the basic unit of communication -- The nervous system and the endocrine system : communication throughout the body -- A guided tour of the brain -- Specialization in the cerebral hemispheres -- Plasticity : the malleable brain -- Application : pumping neurons : maximizing your brain's potential -- 3. Sensation and perception -- Prologue : don't ask these guys to stop and smell the roses -- Introduction : what are sensation and perception? -- Vision : from light to sight -- Hearing : from vibration to sound -- The chemical and body senses : smell, taste, touch, and position -- Perception -- Perceptual illusions -- The effects of experience on perceptual interpretations -- Applications : strategies to control pain.
505 2 $a4. Consciousness and its variations -- Prologue : a scream in the night -- Introduction : consciousness : experiencing the "private I" -- Biological and environmental "clocks" that regulate consciousness -- Sleep -- Dreams and mental activity during sleep -- Hypnosis -- Meditation -- Psychoactive drugs -- Application : improving sleep and mental alertness -- 5. Learning -- Prologue : the killer attic -- Introduction : what is learning? -- Classical conditioning : associating stimuli -- Contemporary views of classical conditioning -- Operant conditioning : associating behaviors and consequences -- Contemporary views of operant conditioning -- Observational learning : imitating the actions of others -- The learning perspectives in perspective -- Application : using learning principles to improve self-control -- 6. Memory -- Prologue : the drowning -- Introduction : what is memory? -- Retrieval : getting information from long-term memory -- Reconstructing memories : sources of potential errors -- Forgetting : you forgot the plane tickets?! -- The search for the biological basis of memory -- Application : how to make those memories last.
505 2 $a7. Thinking, language, and intelligence -- Prologue : Mr. and Ms. Fix It -- Introduction : thinking, language, and intelligence -- Solving problems and making decisions -- Language and thought -- Measuring intelligence -- The nature of intelligence -- Application : a workshop on creativity -- 8. Motivation and emotion -- Prologue : Soaring with angels -- Introduction : motivation and emotion -- Motivational concepts and theories -- Biological motivation : hunger and eating -- Sexual motivation and behavior -- Psychological needs as motivators -- Emotion -- Theories of emotion : explaining emotion -- Application : turning your goals into reality -- 9. Lifespan development -- Prologue : themes and variations -- Introduction : your life story -- Genetic contributions to your life story -- Prenatal development -- Development during infancy and childhood -- Adolescence -- Adult development -- Late adulthood and aging -- The final chapter : dying and death -- Applications : raising psychologically healthy children.
505 2 $a10. Personality -- Prologue : the secret twin -- What is personality? -- The psychoanalytic perspective on personality -- The humanistic perspective on personality -- The social cognitive perspective on personality -- The trait perspective on personality -- Assessing personality : psychological tests -- Application : possible selves : imagine the possibilities -- 11. Social psychology -- Prologue : the "homeless" man -- Introduction : what is social psychology? -- Person perception : forming impressions of other people -- Attribution : explaining behavior -- The social psychology of attitudes -- Understanding prejudice -- Conformity : following the crowd -- Obedience : just following orders -- Helping behavior : coming to the aid of strangers -- Application : the persuasion game -- 12. Stress, health, and coping -- Prologue : Katie's story -- Introduction : what is stress? -- Physical effects of stress : the mind-body connection -- Individual factors that influence the response to stress -- Coping : how people deal with stress -- Application : providing effective social support.
505 2 $a13. Psychological disorders -- Prologue : behind the steel door -- Introduction : understanding psychological disorders -- Anxiety disorders : intense apprehension and worry -- Mood disorders : emotions gone awry -- Personality disorders : maladaptive traits -- The dissociative disorders : fragmentation of the self -- Schizophrenia : a different reality -- Application : understanding and helping to prevent suicide -- 14. Therapies -- Prologue : "a clear sense of being heard ..." -- Introduction : psychotherapy and biomedical therapy -- Psychoanalytic therapy -- Humanistic therapy -- Behavior therapy -- Cognitive therapies -- Group and family therapy -- Evaluating the effectiveness of psychotherapy -- Biomedical therapies -- Application : what to expect in psychotherapy -- Appendix A. Statistics : understanding data / Marie D. Thomas -- Prologue : the tables are turned : a psychologist becomes a research subject -- Descriptive statistics -- Inferential statistics -- Endnote -- Appendix B. Industrial/organizational psychology / Marie Waung -- What is industrial/organizational psychology? -- Work settings, type of training, and employment outlook -- Personnel psychology -- Organizational behavior -- Workplace trends and issues -- Glossary.
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