Basic Psychology: A Pearson Prentice Hall Portfolio Edition » (1st Edition)

This two-color, brief paperback offers a "no-frills," lower-priced alternative for introductory psychology. Written by the respected Morris & Maisto author team, the abundance of pedagogical aids enhance readers¿ learning of the material presented.

Thoroughly grounded in current research and covers all of the basic concepts in psychology such as: the science of psychology; the biological basis of behavior; sensation and perception; states of consciousness; learning; memory; cognition and mental abilities; motivation and emotion; life-span development; personality; stress and health psychology; psychological disorders; therapies; and social psychology.

For psychologists and those interested in becoming successful in psychological science careers.

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.

2. The Biological Basis of Behavior.

Neurons: The Messengers. The Central Nervous System. The Peripheral Nervous System. The Endocrine System. Genes, Evolution, and Behavior.

3. Sensation and Perception.

The Nature of Sensation. Vision. Hearing. The Other Senses. Perception.

4. States of Consciousness.

Conscious Experience. Sleep. Dreams. Drug-altered Consciousness. Meditation and Hypnosis.

5. Learning.

Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning. Factors Shared by Classical and Operant Conditioning. Cognitive Learning.

6. Memory.

The Sensory Registers. Short-Term Memory. Long Term Memory. The Biology of Memory. Forgetting. Special Topics in Memory.

7. Cognition and Mental Abilities.

Building Blocks of Thought. Language, Thought, and Culture. Problem Solving. Decision Making. Intelligence and Mental Abilities. Heredity, Environment, and Intelligence. Creativity. Answers to Problems in the Chapter. Answers to Intelligence Test Questions.

8. Motivation and Emotion.

Perspectives on Motivation. Hunger and Thirst. Sex. Other Important Motives. Emotions. Communicating Emotion.

9. Life-Span Development.

Enduring Issues and Methods in Developmental Psychology. Prenatal Development. The Newborn. Infancy and Childhood. Adolescence. Adulthood. Late Adulthood.

10 Personality.

Psychodynamic Theories. Humanistic Personality Theories. Trait Theories. Cognitive-Social Learning Theories. Personality Assessment.

11. Stress and Health Psychology.

Sources of Stress. Coping with Stress. How Stress Affects Health. Sources of Extreme Stress. The Well-Adjusted Person.

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 Abnormal Behavior.

13. Therapies.

Insight Therapies. Behavior Therapies. Cognitive Therapies. Group Therapies. Effectiveness of Psychotherapy. Biological Treatments. Caring for the Seriously Disturbed and Preventing Disorders. Client Diversity and Treatment.

14. Social Psychology.

Social Cognition. Attitudes. Social Influence. Social Action.

Glossary.

Index.