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Essentials of Psychology
About this book
Essentials of Psychology introduces contemporary psychological research and caters to the varied needs of students and instructors. The book is composed of 14 basic chapters, which provide comprehensive coverage of theories and research within each of the traditional areas of psychology. Chapters are dedicated to topics that discuss the major divisions of psychology; the physiological basis of behavior; the ways people change and the ways they stay the same over time; personality and behavior assessment; and treatment of psychological problems. Psychologists, students, and teachers of psychology will find this textbook very invaluable.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Essentials of Psychology
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1. What is psychology
- Chapter 2. The physiological basis of behavior
- Chapter 3. Sensation and perception
- Chapter 4. Learning and conditioning
- Chapter 5. Memory
- Chapter 6. Cognition: Language, concepts, and problems
- Chapter 7. Motivation
- Chapter 8. Emotion
- Chapter 9. Development over the life span
- Chapter 10. Personality theory
- Chapter 11. Assessing personality and behavior
- Chapter 12. Abnormal psychology
- Chapter 13. Treating psychological problems
- Chapter 14. Social behavior
- Statistics appendix
- Glossary
- References
- Credits
- Name index
- Subject index