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1. 1.1. What Is Psychology?
Jill Grose-Fifer
2. 1.2. Careers and Psychology
3. 1.3. The good, bad, and ugly aspects of the history of US Psychology
4. Chapter 1. Conclusions
5. Chapter 1. Critical Thinking Questions
6. Chapter 1. Key Terms
7. Chapter 1. References
8. 2.1. The scientific approach and quantitative research
9. 2.2. Qualitative Research
10. 2.3. Mixed Methods and Triangulation
11. 2.4. Ethics
12. Chapter 2. Conclusions
13. Chapter 2. Key Terms
14. Chapter 2. Critical Thinking Questions
15. 3.1. Human Genetics
16. 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System
17. 3.3. Parts of the Nervous System
18. 3.4. The Brain and Spinal Cord
19. Chapter 3. Key Terms
20. Chapter 3. Critical Thinking Questions
21. Chapter 3. References
22. 4.1. What Is Consciousness?
23. 4.2. What is Sleep?
24. 4.3. Why do we sleep?
25. 4.4 Sleep Problems and Disorders
26. 4.5. Other States of Consciousness
27. Chapter 4. Key Terms
28. Chapter 4. Critical Thinking Questions
29. Chapter 4. References
30. 5.1 Sensation versus Perception
31. 5.2. Vision
32. 5.3. Gestalt Principles of Perception
33. 5.4. Hearing
34. 5.5. The Other Senses
35. Chapter 5. Key Terms
36. Chapter 5. Critical Thinking Questions
37. Chapter 5. References
38. 6.1. What Is Learning?
39. 6.2. Classical Conditioning
40. 6.3. Operant Conditioning
41. 6.4. Observational Learning (Modeling)
42. Chapter 6. Key Terms
43. Chapter 6. Critical Thinking Questions
44. 7.1 How Memory Functions
45. 7.2. Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
46. 7.3. Problems with Memory
47. 7.4. Ways to Enhance Memory
48. Chapter 7. Key Terms
49. Chapter 7. Critical Thinking Questions
50. Chapter 7. References
51. 8.1. Language
52. 8.2 Culture and Language
53. 8.3. Language and Thinking
54. 8.4. Language Development
55. 8.5. Intelligence
56. 8.6. Development of Intelligence Testing in the United States
57. Chapter 8. Key Terms
58. Chapter 8. Critical Thinking Questions
59. What Is Lifespan Development?
60. Lifespan Theories
61. Stages of Development
62. Death and Dying
63. References
64. Motivation
65. Emotion
66. What Is Personality?
67. Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
68. Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
69. Learning Approaches
70. Humanistic Approaches
71. Trait Theorists
72. Cultural Understandings of Personality
73. Personality Assessment
74. References
75. What Is Social Psychology?
76. Self-presentation
77. Attitudes and Persuasion
78. Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
79. Prejudice and Discrimination
80. Aggression
81. Prosocial Behavior
82. References
83. What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
84. Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
85. References
86. What Is Stress?
87. Stressors
88. Stress and Illness
89. Regulation of Stress
90. The Pursuit of Happiness
91. References
92. What Are Psychological Disorders?
93. Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
94. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
95. Anxiety Disorders
96. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
97. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
98. Mood Disorders
99. Schizophrenia
100. Dissociative Disorders
101. Personality Disorders
102. Disorders in Childhood
103. References
104. Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
105. Types of Treatment
106. Treatment Modalities
107. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
108. The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
109. References
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