Understanding psychology

In this Section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology Chapter 2 The Biological Basis of Behavior Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception Chapter 4 States of Consciousness Chapter 5 Learning Chapter 6 Memory Chapter 7 Cognition and Mental Abilities Chapter 8 Motivation and Emotion Chapter 9 Life-Span Development Chapter 10 Personality Chapter 11 Stress and Health Psychology Chapter 12 Psychological Disorders Chapter 13 Therapies Chapter 14 Social Psychology Appendix A Measurement and Statistical Methods Appendix B Psychology Applied to Work 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology What is Psychology? The Growth of Psychology Human Diversity Research Methods in Psychology Ethics and Psychology Research on Humans and Animals Careers in Psychology Chapter 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior Neurons: The Messengers The Central Nervous System The Peripheral Nervous System The Endocrine System Genes, Evolution, and Behavior Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception The Nature of Sensation Vision Hearing The Other Senses Perception Chapter 4: States of Consciousness Sleep Dreams Drug-altered Consciousness Meditation and Hypnosis Chapter 5: Learning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Factors Shared by Classical and Operant Conditioning Cognitive Learning Chapter 6: Memory The Sensory Registers Short Term Memory Long Term Memory The Biology of Memory Forgetting Special Topics in Memory Chapter 7: Cognition and Mental Abilities Building Blocks of Thought Language, Thought, and Culture Nonhuman Thought and Language Problem Solving Decision Making Multitasking Intelligence and Mental Abilities Heredity, Environment, and Intelligence Creativity Answers to Problems in the Chapter Answers to Intelligence Test Questions Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion Perspectives on Motivation Hunger and Thirst Sex Other Important Motives Emotions Communicating Emotion Chapter 9: Life-Span Development Methods in Development Prenatal Development The Newborn Infancy and Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Late Adulthood Chapter 10: Personality Studying Personality Psychodynamic Theories Humanistic Personality Theories Trait Theories Cognitive-Social Learning Theories Personality Assessment Chapter 11: Stress and Health Psychology Sources of Stress Coping with Stress How Stress Affects Health Staying Healthy Extreme Stress The Well-Adjusted Person Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders Perspectives on Psychological Disorders Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Psychosomatic and Somatoform Disorders Dissociative Disorders Sexual and Gender-Identity Disorders Personality Disorders Schizophrenic Disorders Childhood Disorders Gender and Cultural Differences in.