Your students are curious. Here is a text that shows them how psychology answers the questions they are asking. Psychology and Our Curious World investigates our everyday curiosities through psychological science - approaching the discipline's core tenets with candor, humor, and wonder. This introductory text invites students to ask questions, think critically, and make evidence-informed decisions to better understand their unique world and that of others.
Your students are curious. Here is a text that shows them how psychology answers the questions they are asking. Psychology and Our Curious World investigates our everyday curiosities through psychological science - approaching the discipline's core tenets with candor, humor, and wonder. This introductory text invites students to ask questions, think critically, and make evidence-informed decisions to better understand their unique world and that of others.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr. Wind Goodfriend has been named Faculty of the Year three times in her 19 years as a professor at Buena Vista University. This distinction is the result of an all-student vote, and her General Psychology course was chosen as the "Most Recommended" individual class in the entire university by the BVU newspaper. She has also won the Wythe Award, one of the largest collegiate teaching prizes in the nation. She has written over a dozen book chapters about psychology in pop culture, four textbooks for Sage, three Audible audiobooks about psychology, dozens of peer-reviewed journal articles, and has published over 30 journal articles featuring her undergraduate students as the first author. She also wrote and "starred" in a docuseries about the psychology of cult manipulation for The Great Courses. Wind won the 2023 Undergraduate Teaching & Mentoring Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology Starting Your Psychology Journey A Brief History of Psychology in Europe and the United States The Beauty of Diversity How to Use This Book Chapter 2 The Science of Psychology: Research Methods and Statistics Elements of the Scientific Method Types of Research Correlational Analyses Experimental Analyses Analyzing the Quality of Research The Open Science Movement Ethical Considerations Chapter 3 Biology and Your Brain Your Unique Brain: The Nervous System and Neurons Your Electrochemical Brain: Neurotransmitters and Drugs Your Organized Brain: Major Parts and Functions Your Beautiful Brain: Neuroimaging Techniques Your Complicated Brain: The Endocrine System Chapter 4 Identity, Sex, and Gender Forming an Identity Sex and Gender Sexual Orientation Sexuality, Culture, and Technology Intersectionality Chapter 5 Stress, Health, and Happiness Stress: The Bad and the Good The Consequences of Stress Coping With Stress Promoting Health Pursuing Happiness Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception The Building Blocks of Sensation and Perception Processing Visual Information Processing Auditory Information Processing Smell, Taste, Touch, and Body Movement Perceptual Mistakes, Curiosities, and Controversies Chapter 7 Consciousness Consciousness How Attention Works Sleep Dreams Altered Consciousness Drugs and Consciousness Chapter 8 Human Development Theoretical Approaches to Human Development Prenatal, Infancy, and Early Childhood Middle Childhood and Adolescence Early and Middle Adulthood Late Adulthood Chapter 9 Learning Classical Conditioning: Stimulus and Response Operant Conditioning: Rewards and Punishments Cognitive and Observational Learning Chapter 10 Memory The Nature of Memory Making Memories: Encoding Keeping Memories: Storage Using Memories: Retrieval Forgetting Memorys¿ Imperfections Serious and Intentional Memory Loss Chapter 11 Motivation and Emotion Theories of Motivation Examples and Applications of Motivation Theories of Emotion Everyday Emotion: Culture, Expression, and Benefits Chapter 12 Cognition and Intelligence Cognition Reasoning and Decision-Making Problem-Solving Strategies Language and Cognition Intelligence Measuring Intelligence Chapter 13 Personality Historical Approaches to Personality: Psychodynamic Theories The Biological Approach The Trait Approach The Humanistic and Social Cognitive Approaches Personality Controversies Chapter 14 Social Psychology Attitudes and Persuasion How Groups Affect Our Behavior Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination Altruism and Aggression Conformity and Obedience Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Defining Mental Illness and Understanding Stigma Anxiety, Worry, and Fear Mood, Personality, and Substance Abuse Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 16 Mental Health: Therapy and Treatment Modern Approaches to Mental Health Biomedical Therapy Major Approaches to Psychotherapy Group Therapy
Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology Starting Your Psychology Journey A Brief History of Psychology in Europe and the United States The Beauty of Diversity How to Use This Book Chapter 2 The Science of Psychology: Research Methods and Statistics Elements of the Scientific Method Types of Research Correlational Analyses Experimental Analyses Analyzing the Quality of Research The Open Science Movement Ethical Considerations Chapter 3 Biology and Your Brain Your Unique Brain: The Nervous System and Neurons Your Electrochemical Brain: Neurotransmitters and Drugs Your Organized Brain: Major Parts and Functions Your Beautiful Brain: Neuroimaging Techniques Your Complicated Brain: The Endocrine System Chapter 4 Identity, Sex, and Gender Forming an Identity Sex and Gender Sexual Orientation Sexuality, Culture, and Technology Intersectionality Chapter 5 Stress, Health, and Happiness Stress: The Bad and the Good The Consequences of Stress Coping With Stress Promoting Health Pursuing Happiness Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception The Building Blocks of Sensation and Perception Processing Visual Information Processing Auditory Information Processing Smell, Taste, Touch, and Body Movement Perceptual Mistakes, Curiosities, and Controversies Chapter 7 Consciousness Consciousness How Attention Works Sleep Dreams Altered Consciousness Drugs and Consciousness Chapter 8 Human Development Theoretical Approaches to Human Development Prenatal, Infancy, and Early Childhood Middle Childhood and Adolescence Early and Middle Adulthood Late Adulthood Chapter 9 Learning Classical Conditioning: Stimulus and Response Operant Conditioning: Rewards and Punishments Cognitive and Observational Learning Chapter 10 Memory The Nature of Memory Making Memories: Encoding Keeping Memories: Storage Using Memories: Retrieval Forgetting Memorys¿ Imperfections Serious and Intentional Memory Loss Chapter 11 Motivation and Emotion Theories of Motivation Examples and Applications of Motivation Theories of Emotion Everyday Emotion: Culture, Expression, and Benefits Chapter 12 Cognition and Intelligence Cognition Reasoning and Decision-Making Problem-Solving Strategies Language and Cognition Intelligence Measuring Intelligence Chapter 13 Personality Historical Approaches to Personality: Psychodynamic Theories The Biological Approach The Trait Approach The Humanistic and Social Cognitive Approaches Personality Controversies Chapter 14 Social Psychology Attitudes and Persuasion How Groups Affect Our Behavior Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination Altruism and Aggression Conformity and Obedience Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Defining Mental Illness and Understanding Stigma Anxiety, Worry, and Fear Mood, Personality, and Substance Abuse Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 16 Mental Health: Therapy and Treatment Modern Approaches to Mental Health Biomedical Therapy Major Approaches to Psychotherapy Group Therapy
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