Understanding Psychology (15th Edition) - Robert S Feldman

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Psychology MODULE 1 Psychologists at Work MODULE 2 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future MODULE 3 Psychology's Key Issues and Controversies CHAPTER 2 Psychological Research MODULE 4 The Scientific Method MODULE 5 Conducting Psychological Research MODULE 6 Critical Research Issues CHAPTER 3 Neuroscience and Behavior MODULE 7 Neurons: the Basic Elements of Behavior MODULE 8 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System:Communicating Within the Body MODULE 9 The Brain CHAPTER 4 Sensation and Perception MODULE 10 Sensing the World Around Us MODULE 11 Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye MODULE 12 Hearing and the Other Senses MODULE 13 Perceptual Organization: Constructing Our View of theWorld CHAPTER 5 States of Consciousness MODULE 14 Sleep and Dreams MODULE 15 Hypnosis and Meditation MODULE 16 Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness CHAPTER 6 Learning MODULE 17 Classical Conditioning MODULE 18 Operant Conditioning MODULE 19 Cognitive Approaches to Learning CHAPTER 7 Memory MODULE 20 The Foundations of Memory MODULE 21 Recalling Long-Term Memories MODULE 22 Forgetting: When Memory Fails CHAPTER 8 Cognition and Language MODULE 23 Thinking and Reasoning MODULE 24 Problem Solving MODULE 25 Language CHAPTER 9 Intelligence MODULE 26 What Is Intelligence? MODULE 27 Variations in Intellectual Ability MODULE 28 Group Differences in Intelligence: Genetic andEnvironmental Determinants CHAPTER 10 Motivation and Emotion MODULE 29 Explaining Motivation MODULE 30 Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring MODULE 31 Understanding Emotional Experiences CHAPTER 11 Sexuality and Gender MODULE 32 Gender and Sex MODULE 33 Understanding Human Sexual Response: The Facts of Life MODULE 34 The Diversity of Sexual Behavior CHAPTER 12 Development MODULE 35 Nature and Nurture: The Enduring Developmental Issue MODULE 36 Prenatal Development: Conception to Birth MODULE 37 Infancy and Childhood MODULE 38 Adolescence: Becoming an Adult MODULE 39 Adulthood CHAPTER 13 Personality MODULE 40 Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality MODULE 41 Trait, Learning, Biological and Evolutionary, andHumanistic Approaches to Personality MODULE 42 Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes UsDistinctive CHAPTER 14 Health Psychology: Stress,Coping, and Well-Being MODULE 43 Stress and Coping MODULE 44 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being MODULE 45 Promoting Health and Wellness CHAPTER 15 Psychological Disorders MODULE 46 Normal Versus Abnormal: Making the Distinction MODULE 47 The Major Psychological Disorders MODULE 48 Psychological Disorders in Perspective CHAPTER 16 Treatment of PsychologicalDisorders MODULE 49 Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and CognitiveApproaches to Treatment MODULE 50 Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and GroupApproaches to Treatment MODULE 51 Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment CHAPTER 17 Social Psychology MODULE 52 Attitudes and Social Cognition MODULE 53 Social Influence and Groups MODULE 54 Prejudice and Discrimination MODULE 55 Positive and Negative Social Behavior APPENDIX Going by the Numbers: Statisticsin Psychology MODULE 56 Descriptive Statistics MODULE 57 Measures of Variability MODULE 58 Using Statistics to Answer Questions: InferentialStatistics and Correlation Modules Available Only with Create Diversity and Culture Environmental Psychology and Sustainability Forensic Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology