Exploring Psychology in Modules

Table of Contents:
Thinking Critically With Psychological Science Module 1: The History and Scope of Psychology Module 2: Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions The Biology of Behavior Module 3: Neural and Hormonal Systems Module 4: The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined Module 5: Brain Regions and Structures Module 6: Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres Module 7: Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind Module 8: Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts Module 9: Sleep and Dreams Module 10: Drugs and Consciousness Developing Through the Life Span Module 11: Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn Module 12: Infancy and Childhood Module 13: Adolescence Module 14: Adulthood Sex, Gender, and Sexuality Module 15: Gender Development Module 16: Human Sexuality Sensation and Perception Module 17: Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception Module 18: Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing Module 19: Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses Learning Module 20: Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning Module 21: Operant Conditioning Module 22: Biology, Cognition, and Learning Memory Module 23: Studying and Encoding Memories Module 24: Storing and Retrieving Memories Module 25: Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Module 26: Thinking Module 27: Language and Thought Module 28: Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics Module 29: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Motivation and Emotion Module 30: Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement Module 31: Hunger Module 32: Theories and Physiology of Emotion Module 33: Expressing and Experiencing Emotion Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing Module 34: Stress and Illness Module 35: Health and Happiness Social Psychology Module 36: Social Thinking and Social Influence Module 37: Antisocial Relations Module 38: Prosocial Relations Personality Module 39: Classic Perspectives on Personality Module 40: Contemporary Perspectives on Personality Psychological Disorders Module 41: Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders Module 42: Anxiety-Related Disorders Module 43: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders Module 44: Schizophrenia Module 45: Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders Module 46: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Therapy Module 47: Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies Module 48: Evaluating Psychotherapies Module 49: The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders Appendix A: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life Describing Data Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Variation Correlation: A Measure of Relationships Significant Differences Appendix B: Psychology at Work Work and Life Satisfaction Flow at Work Finding Your Own Flow, and Matching Interests to Work Industrial-Organizational Psychology Personnel Psychology Using Strengths for Successful Selection Do Interviews Predict Performance? Appraising Performance Organizational Psychology Satisfaction and Engagement at Work Effective Leadership Human Factors Psychology Appendix C: The Story of Psychology: A Timeline Appendix D: Career Fields in Psychology Appendix E: Complete Module Reviews Appendix F: Answers to the Retrieve It and Experience the Testing Effect Questions Glossary References Name Index Subject Index