What is psychology?
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Belmont, CA :
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning ,
c2006
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Table of Contents:
- 1. What is psychology?
- 2. How does biology influence our behavior
- 3. How do we sense and perceive our world?
- 4. Consciousness: wide awake, in a daze, or dreaming?
- 5. How do we learn?
- 6. How does memory function?
- 7. Cognition, language, and intelligence: how do we think?
- 8. Motivation and emotion: what guides behavior?
- 9. How do children grow, change, and develop?
- 10. How do adolescents and adults change and develop?
- 11. How do gender and sexuality impact our behavior?
- 12. How do we understand and relate to others?
- 13. Health, stress, and coping: how can you create healthy life?
- 14. What is personality, and, how do we measure it?
- 15. What are psychological disorders, and how can we understand them?
- 16. What therapies are used to treat psychological problems?