21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook

Stephen F. Davis, William Buskist, Stephen F. Davis, William F. Buskist

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9781412949682
• eBook ISBN: 9781452265704
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Via 100 entries, 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of psychology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. This two-volume reference resource, available both in print and online, provides an authoritative source to serve students? research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but without the jargon, detail, or density found in a typical journal article or a research handbook chapter. Students will find chapters contained within these volumes useful as aids toward starting research for papers, presentations, or a senior thesis, assisting in deciding on areas for elective coursework or directions for graduate studies, or orienting themselves toward potential career directions in psychology.

The cadre of contributing authors consists of established experts within the field of psychology, including several former presidents of the American Psychological Association who are in tune with current and likely future directions of this amazingly broad and diverse field. The 100+ chapters provide material of interest for students from all corners of psychological studies, whether their interests be in the biological, cognitive, developmental, social, or clinical arenas. Coverage includes cutting-edge topics, such as human performance in extreme environments. Chapters are brief, reader-friendly, and presented at an appropriate level for undergraduate students, with references to guide them to key further readings.

Key Features

• Provides students with initial footholds on topics of interest in researching for term papers, in preparing for GREs, and in consulting to determine directions to take in pursuing a senior thesis, a graduate degree, a career, etc.
• Offers full coverage of major subthemes and subfields within the field of psychology, including social, developmental, cognitive, biological, clinical, and methodology
• Provides uniform in chapter structure to make it easy for students to locate key information, with a common format of Introduction, Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparisons, Future Directions, Summary, References & Further Readings, and Cross-References

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• About the Editors
• Part I: History of Psychology
• 1 - Psychology Before 1900
• 2 - Psychology in the 20th Century
• 3 - Psychology Into the 21st Century
• 4 - Women and Minorities in Psychology
• 5 - Conducting Research on the History of Psychology
• Part II: Basic Research Methodology and Analytic Techniques
• 6 - Statistical Techniques and Analysis
• 7 - Validity
• 8 - Nonexperimental Research Methods
• 9 - Experimental Designs
• 10 - Single-Subject Designs
• 11 - Qualitative Research
• 12 - Ethics of Psychological Research
• Part III: Neuroscience
• 13 - Biological Psychology
• 14 - Neurotransmission
• 15 - Traditional Neuroscience Research Methods
• 16 - Imaging Techniques for the Localization of Brain Function
• 17 - Drugs and Behavior
• 18 - Behavioral Pharmacology
• Part IV: Sensory Processes and Perception
• 19 - Sensation
• 20 - Psychophysics
• 21 - States of Consciousness
• 22 - Taste
• 23 - Vision
• 24 - Olfaction
• 25 - Audition
• 26 - Somatosensory Systems
• 27 - Perception
• Part V: Evolution and Behavior
• 28 - Evolutionary Psychology: The Impact of Evolution on Human Behavior
• 29 - Evolutionary Perspectives on Mate Preferences
• 30 - Animal Learning and Behavior
• 31 - Animal Cognition
• 32 - Comparative Psychology
• Part VI: Basic Learning Processes
• 33 - Classical Conditioning
• 34 - Recent Trends in Classical Conditioning
• 35 - Taste-Aversion Learning
• 36 - Operant Conditioning
• 37 - Recent Trends in Operant Conditioning
• 38 - Social Learning
• 39 - Stimulus Equivalence
• Part VII: Individual Differences and Personality
• 40 - Psychometrics
• 41 - Testing and Assessment
• 42 - Personality Development
• 43 - Personality Psychology
• 44 - Intelligence
• 45 - Motivation and Emotion
• Part VIII: Cognitive Psychology
• 46 - Memory: A Look Into the Past, Present, and Future
• 47 - Memory and Eyewitness Testimony
• 48 - Repressed and Recovered Memory
• 49 - Language and Language Development
• 50 - Thinking and Problem Solving
• 51 - Critical Thinking
• 52 - Artificial Intelligence
• Part IX: Developmental Psychology
• 53 - Prenatal Development and Infancy
• 54 - Childhood and Adolescence
• 55 - Adulthood and Aging: Perspectives on Adult Development
• 56 - Disabilities
• 57 - Autism
• 58 - Giftedness
• 59 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement
• 60 - Nature Versus Nurture
• 61 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Myth or Mental Disorder?
• Part X: Social Psychology
• 62 - Social Cognition
• 63 - Attitudes and Attitude Change
• 64 - Group Processes
• 65 - Social Influence
• 66 - The Nature of Love
• 67 - Prejudice and Stereotyping
• 68 - Leadership: Theory and Practice
• Part XI: Health, Stress, and Coping
• 69 - Health Psychology
• 70 - Stress and Stressors
• 71 - Coping Skills
• 72 - Resilience
• 73 - Positive Psychology
• 74 - Human Performance in Extreme Environments
• 75 - HIV
• 76 - Suicide
• Part XII: Behavior Disorders and Clinical Psychology
• 77 - Abnormal Psychology
• 78 - Ethics of Therapists
• 79 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
• 80 - Anxiety Disorders
• 81 - Dissociative Disorders
• 82 - Personality Disorders
• 83 - Mood Disorders: An Overview
• 84 - Schizophrenia: Understanding a Split Mind
• 85 - Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders
• 86 - Psychotherapy
• 87 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• 88 - Family Therapy and Therapy With Children
• 89 - Pharmacotherapy
• 90 - Forensic Clinical Psychology: Sensationalism and Reality
• 91 - Sexual Offending Behavior
• Part XIII: Applied Psychology
• 92 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• 93 - Human Factors
• 94 - Community Psychology
• 95 - Sport Psychology
• 96 - Environmental Psychology
• 97 - Psychology and the Law
• 98 - Applied Behavior Analysis
• 99 - Organizational Behavior Management
• Part XIV: Human Diversity
• 100 - Gender and Sexual Orientation
• 101 - Multiple Axes of Human Diversity
• 102 - Psychology and Religion
• 103 - Cross-Cultural Psychology and Research
• 104 - International Psychology
• Index