Thinking about psychology : the science of mind and behavior /

Blair-Broeker, Charles T.,

Thinking about psychology : the science of mind and behavior / [print] Charles T. Blair-Broeker, Randal M. Ernst ; Special Consultant David G. Myers. - Fourth edition. - New York, New York: Bedford, Freeman and Worth, (c)2019. - 1 volume (various pagings) ; 29 cm



Thinking About Psychology -- Scientific Inquiry -- History and Perspectives in Psychological Science -- Research Strategies -- Psychologys Statistics -- Biopsychology -- The Nervous System and the Endocrine System -- The Brain -- Sensation -- Perception -- Sleep, Dreams, and Body Rhythms -- Psychoactive Drugs -- Hypnosis and Other States of Consciousness -- Development and Learning -- Prenatal and Childhood Development -- Adolescence -- Adulthood and Aging -- Language Development -- Classical Conditioning -- Operant Conditioning -- Observational Learning -- Sociocultural -- Social Thinking and Social Influence -- Social Relations -- Nature and Nurture in Psychology -- The Psychology of Culture and Gender -- Cognition -- Information Processing -- Forgetting and Memory Construction -- Thinking -- Intelligence and Intelligence Testing -- Individual Variations -- Motivation -- Emotion -- Psychodynamic and Humanistic Perspectives on Personality -- Trait and Social- Cognitive Perspectives on Personality -- Introduction to Psychological Disorders -- Anxiety and Mood Disorders -- Dissociative, Schizophrenic, and Personality Disorders -- Applications of Psychological Science -- Psychological Therapies -- Biomedical Therapies -- Effects of Stress -- Promoting Wellness -- Careers in Psychology.

Written by a distinguished team of teachers, this fourth edition of Thinking About Psychology reflects up-to-date DSM-5 content and research, emphasizes psychology as a science, answers goal-oriented guiding questions, and provides a vast amount of assessment opportunities for students to regularly test their understanding. https://www.bfwpub.com/high-school/ca/product/Thinking-About-Psychology-High-School-Version/p/1464186545?selected_tab=Preview



9781464186547

2018963848


Psychology--Textbooks.

BF139.B635.T456 2019