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Student Study Guide for Use with Understanding Psychology » (7th Edition)

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Authors: Robert S. Feldman
ISBN-13: 9780072954609, ISBN-10: 0072954604
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: May 2004
Edition: 7th Edition

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Author Biography: Robert S. Feldman

Book Synopsis

The fourth edition of Understanding Psychology constitutes a thorough revision of a very successful text for the general psychology course. This edition retains the book's well received,flexible organizational structure (i. e. each chapter is divided into three or four self-contained modules),and effective integration of applied topics with traditional core material. This book encompasses a combination of pedagogical features with a clear and inviting writing style. In addition the book has a strong multi-cultural perspective,as well as significant material on gender issues.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes
Reviewers
Preface
To the Student
Ch. 1Introduction to Psychology2
Ch. 2Research Methods30
Ch. 3The Biology Underlying Behavior56
Ch. 4Sensation and Perception94
Ch. 5States of Consciousness142
Ch. 6Learning180
Ch. 7Memory216
Ch. 8Cognition and Language252
Ch. 9Intelligence288
Ch. 10Motivation and Emotion318
Ch. 11Gender and Human Sexuality356
Ch. 12Development: The Beginnings of Life394
Ch. 13Development: Adolescence to the End of Life428
Ch. 14Personality462
Ch. 15Health Psychology496
Ch. 16Psychological Disorders530
Ch. 17Treatment of Psychological Disorders570
Ch. 18Social Psychology602
Ch. 19Psychology in a Diverse World638
Appendix: Statistics665
Glossary679
References690
Indexes735

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