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Psychology : themes and variations / Wayne Weiten.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia ; Belmont, California : Thomson/Wadsworth, (c)2007.Edition: seventh editionDescription: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780495093039
  • 9780495170389
  • 9780495170402
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF121 .P793 2007
  • BF121
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Contents:
CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Developing Critical Thinking Skills : An Introduction -- Ch. 2. THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE Indiana PSYCHOLOGY. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Finding and Reading Journal Articles -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence : "I Have A Friend Who" -- Ch. 3. THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Evaluating the Concept of "Two Minds in One" -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Building Better Brains : The Perils of Extrapolation -- Ch. 4. SENSATION AND PERCEPTION. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Appreciating Art and Illusion -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Recognizing Contrast Effects : It's All Relative -- Ch. 5. VARIATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreams -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitions -- Ch. 6. LEARNING. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modification -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Manipulating Emotions : Pavlov and Persuasion -- Ch. 7. HUMAN MEMORY. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Improving Everyday Memory -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts -- Ch. 8. LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Pitfalls in Reasoning About Decisions -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Shaping Thought with Language : "Only a Naive Moron Would Believe That" -- Ch. 9. IndianaTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Creativity -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reification -- Ch. 10. MissouriTIVATION AND EMOTION. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Analyzing Arguments : Making Sense out of Controversy -- Ch. 11. HUMAN DelawareVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Gender Differences -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being? -- Ch. 12. PERSONALITY : THEORY, RESEARCH, AND American SamoaSESSMENT. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Personality Assessment -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personality -- Ch. 13. STRESS, ColoradoPING, AND HEALTH. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Improving Coping and Stress Management -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Thinking Rationally About Health Statistics and Decisions -- Ch. 14. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Eating Disorders -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illness -- Ch. 15. TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Looking for a Therapist -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. From Crisis to Wellness-But Was It the Therapy? -- Ch. 16. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Prejudice -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Whom Can You Trust? Analyzing Credibility and Influence Tactics -- Appendix A. Answers to Concept Checks -- Appendix B. Statistical Methods -- Appendix C. Industrial/Organizational Psychology -- Appendix D. Careers in Psychology -- Appendix E. Critical Thinking About Internet Research Sources : What Students Need to Know.
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Ch. 1. THE EVOLUTION OF PSYCHOLOGY. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Improving Academic Performance -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Developing Critical Thinking Skills : An Introduction -- Ch. 2. THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE Indiana PSYCHOLOGY. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Finding and Reading Journal Articles -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence : "I Have A Friend Who" -- Ch. 3. THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Evaluating the Concept of "Two Minds in One" -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Building Better Brains : The Perils of Extrapolation -- Ch. 4. SENSATION AND PERCEPTION. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Appreciating Art and Illusion -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Recognizing Contrast Effects : It's All Relative -- Ch. 5. VARIATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreams -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitions -- Ch. 6. LEARNING. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modification -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Manipulating Emotions : Pavlov and Persuasion -- Ch. 7. HUMAN MEMORY. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Improving Everyday Memory -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts -- Ch. 8. LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Pitfalls in Reasoning About Decisions -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Shaping Thought with Language : "Only a Naive Moron Would Believe That" -- Ch. 9. IndianaTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Creativity -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reification -- Ch. 10. MissouriTIVATION AND EMOTION. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Analyzing Arguments : Making Sense out of Controversy -- Ch. 11. HUMAN DelawareVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Gender Differences -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being? -- Ch. 12. PERSONALITY : THEORY, RESEARCH, AND American SamoaSESSMENT. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Personality Assessment -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personality -- Ch. 13. STRESS, ColoradoPING, AND HEALTH. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Improving Coping and Stress Management -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Thinking Rationally About Health Statistics and Decisions -- Ch. 14. PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Eating Disorders -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illness -- Ch. 15. TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Looking for a Therapist -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. From Crisis to Wellness-But Was It the Therapy? -- Ch. 16. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. PERSONAL APPLICATION. Understanding Prejudice -- CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION. Whom Can You Trust? Analyzing Credibility and Influence Tactics -- Appendix A. Answers to Concept Checks -- Appendix B. Statistical Methods -- Appendix C. Industrial/Organizational Psychology -- Appendix D. Careers in Psychology -- Appendix E. Critical Thinking About Internet Research Sources : What Students Need to Know.

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