Jane S. Halonen, John W. Santrock

Psychology: Contexts and Applications

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents psychology as a science while emphasizing its real world contextual dimensions. This book incorporates information about applications and skills related to the discipline in more than 100 pages. It provides students with a pedagogical program designed to facilitate comprehension.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 692
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 216mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 1492g
• ISBN-13: 9780697376480
• ISBN-10: 0697376486
• Artikelnr.: 22276433

Autorenporträt

John Santrock received his PH.D from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He has held teaching positions at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. John Santrock is a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology. His research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes.

Inhaltsangabe

Prechapter
Learning to Learn in Psychology Chapter 1
The Scope and Methods of Psychology Chapter 2
Biological Foundations and the Brain Chapter 3
Sensation and Perception Chapter 4
States of Consciousness Chapter 5
Learning Chapter 6
Memory Chapter 7
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Chapter 8
Human Development Chapter 9
Motivation and Emotion Chapter 10
Personality Chapter 11
Abnormal Psychology Chapter 12
Therapies Chapter 13
Health, Stress, and Coping Chapter 14
Social Psychology Chapter 15
Human Commonality and Diversity Chapter 16
Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index