Psychology
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Psychology 5th Edition [Daniel L. Schacter] LaunchPad for Psychology, Fifth Edition Psychology Halftitle Page Title Page Copyright Dedication About the Author Brief Contents Contents A Note to Students A Note to Instructors Acknowledgments 1 The Evolution of Psychological Science Psychology’s Philosophical Root The Late 1800s: Toward a Science of the Mind The Early 1900s: Psychoanalysis and Behaviorism The Early 1900s: Resistance to Behaviorism The Late 1900s: The Cognitive Revolution The Early 2000s: New Frontiers Becoming a Psychologist Chapter Review 2 Methods in Psychology Empiricism: How to Know Stuff Methods of Observation: Finding Out What People Do Methods of Explanation: Figuring Out Why People Do What They Do Thinking Critically About Evidence The Ethics of Science: Doing What’s Right Chapter Review Chapter 3 Neuroscience and Behavior Neurons: The Origin of Behavior The Electrochemical Actions of Neurons: Information Processing The Organization of the Nervous System Structure of the Brain Genes, Epigenetics, and the Environment Investigating the Brain Chapter Review Chapter 4 Sensation and Perception Sensation and Perception Are Distinct Activities Visual Pathways: Connections Between the Eye and the Brain Visual Perception: Recognizing What We See Hearing: More Than Meets the Ear The Body Senses: More Than Skin Deep The Chemical Senses: Adding Flavor Chapter Review 5 Consciousness The Mysteries of Consciousness in 5 Consciousness The Nature of Consciousness in 5 Consciousness The Unconscious Mind in 5 Consciousness Sleep and Dreaming: Good Night, Mind in 5 Consciousness Drugs and Consciousness: Artificial Inspiration in 5 Consciousness Hypnosis: Open to Suggestion in 5 Consciousness Chapter Review in 5 Consciousness 6 Memory What Is Memory? Encoding: Transforming Perceptions Into Memories Storage: Maintaining Memories Over Time Retrieval: Bringing Memories to Mind Forms of Long-Term Memory: More Than One Kind Memory Failures: The Seven “Sins” of Memo Chapter Review Chapter 7 Learning What Is Learning? Classical Conditioning: One Thing Leads to Another Operant Conditioning: Reinforcements from the Environment Observational Learning: Look at Me Implicit Learning: Under the Radar Learning in the Classroom Chapter Review Chapter 8 Emotion and Motivation The Nature of Emotion Emotional Communication The Nature of Motivation The Motivated Body The Motivated Mind Chapter Review Chapter 9 Language and Thought Language and Communication: From Rules to Meaning Language Development and the Brain Language and Thought: How Are They Related? Concepts and Categories: How We Think Decision Making: Rational and Otherwise Problem Solving: Working It Out Reasoning: Truth and Validity Chapter Review Chapter 10 Intelligence How Can Intelligence Be Measured? What Is Intelligence? Where Does Intelligence Come From? Who Is Most Intelligent? Chapter Review Chapter 11 Development Prenatality: A Womb With a View Infancy and Childhood: Perceiving, Doing, and Thinking Infancy and Childhood: Bonding and Helping Adolescence: Minding the Gap Adulthood: Change We Can’t Believe I Chapter Review Chapter 12 Personality Personality: What It Is and How It Is Measured The Trait Approach: Identifying Patterns of Behavior The Psychodynamic Approach: Forces That Lie Beneath Awareness The Humanistic–Existential Approach: Personality as Choic The Social–Cognitive Approach: Personalities in Situation The Self: Personality in the Mirror Chapter Review Chapter 13 Social Psychology Interpersonal Behavior Interpersonal Attraction Interpersonal Perception Interpersonal Influence Chapter Review Chapter 14 Stress and Health Sources of Stress: What Gets to You Stress Reactions: All Shook Up Stress Management: Dealing With It The Psychology of Illness: Mind Over Matter The Psychology of Health: Feeling Good Chapter Review Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Defining Mental Disorders: What Is Abnormal? Anxiety Disorders: Excessive Fear, Anxiety, and Avoidance Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Persistent Thoughts and Repetitive Behaviors Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Distress and Avoidance After a Trauma Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: Extreme Highs and Lows Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders: Losing the Grasp on Reality Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence Personality Disorders: Extreme Traits and Characteristics Self-Harm Behaviors: Intentionally Injuring Oneself Chapter Review Chapter 16 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Treatment: Getting Help to Those Who Need It Psychological Treatments: Healing the Mind Through Interaction Biological Treatments: Healing the Mind by Physically Altering the Brain Treatment Effectiveness: For Better or For Worse Chapter Review Glossary References Name Index Subject Index Backcover Page
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