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Cover
About the Authors
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Science of Mind: The Discipline of Psychology
Chapter 2: The Measure of Mind: The Scientific Methods of Psychology
Chapter 3: The Evolving Mind: Nature and Nurture Intertwined
Chapter 4: The Biological Mind: The Physical Basis of Behavior
Chapter 5: The Perceiving Mind: Sensation and Perception
Chapter 6: The Aware Mind: Elements of Consciousness
Chapter 7: The Feeling Mind: Emotion and Motivation
Chapter 8: The Adaptive Mind: Learning
Chapter 9: The Knowing Mind: Memory
Chapter 10: The Thinking Mind: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Chapter 11: The Developing Mind: Life Span Development
Chapter 12: The Individual Mind: Personality and the Self
Chapter 13: The Connected Mind: Social Psychology
Chapter 14: The Troubled Mind: Psychological Disorders
Chapter 15: Healing the Troubled Mind: Therapy
Chapter 16: The Healthy Mind: Stress and Coping, Health Psychology, and Positive Psychology
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