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ISBN-10: 1942041632

Author: Lester M. Sdorow (Author)

PSYCHOLOGY is a student friendly and accessible comprehensive text that focuses on the science of psychology and the importance of research that illustrates the relevance of psychology to everyday life. This text introduces students to the fundamental concepts of psychology by exploring the classic and current research that has provided insights into human behavior. Understanding that all psychological research takes place in a sociocultural context, the authors have integrated coverage of diversity in culture, ethnicity, and gender throughout the text.

Brief Contents
Boxed Features x
Gender/Diversity and
Biopsychology Coverage xi
Preface xiv
About the Authors xx
1 The Nature of Psychology 1
2 Psychology as a Science 25
3 Biopsychological Bases
of Behavior 60
4 Human Development 107
5 Sensation and Perception 151
6 Consciousness 198
7 Learning 237
8 Memory 270
9 Thought and Language 308
10 Intelligence 343
11 Motivation 375
12 Emotion 413
13 Personality 443
14 Psychological Disorders 480
15 Therapy 529
16 Psychology, Health, and Stress 561
17 Social Psychology 595
Answers to Section Review
Questions Ans-1
Answers to Chapter Quiz
Questions Ans-14
Appendix A A-1
Appendix B B-1
Appendix C C-1
Key Contributors KC-1
Glossary G-1
References R-1
Name Index I-1
Subject Index I-32

Boxed Features
Critical Thinking About Psychology
Does Melatonin Have Beneficial Physical and Psychological Effects? 26
What Can We Infer from the Size and Shape of the Brain? 82
Are There Significant Psychological Gender Differences? 138
Can We Be Controlled by Subliminal Messages? 155
Does Television Influence Children’s Behavior? 264
Should We Trust “Recovered Memories” of Childhood Abuse? 287
How Should We Respond to The Bell Curve? 364
Is There a Gay Brain? 397
Do Lie Detectors Tell the Truth? 416
How Effective Is Psychological Profiling in Identifying Criminals? 464
Does the Insanity Defense Let Many Violent Criminals Escape Punishment? 486
Psychology versus Common Sense
Can We Reliably Detect When Someone Is Drunk? 28
Is Being Left-Handed a Pathological Condition? 96
Can Baseball Batters Really Keep Their Eyes on the Ball? 162
Is Sleep Necessary for Good Health? 212
Can Leading Questions Alter Our Memories of Vivid Events? 292
Can Rewarding Creative Behavior Inhibit Creativity? 318
Are Faster Brains More Intelligent Brains? 358
Will Rewarding a Behavior Always Increase Our Desire to Perform It? 405
Do Emotional Experiences Depend on Physical Responses to Emotional Situations? 433
Is Personality Consistent from One Situation to Another? 458
Can Mentally Healthy People Be Recognized in a Mental Hospital? 490
The Research Process
Can Experimenter Expectancies Affect the Behavior of Laboratory Rats? 44
Has Evolution Influenced Gender Differences in Romantic Jealousy? 63
When Do Infants Develop Depth Perception? 116
Are There Cultural Differences in the Painfulness of Childbirth? 187
Is Hypnosis an Altered State of Consciousness? 224
Can Classical Conditioning Help Maintain the Appetites of Children Undergoing Chemotherapy? 245
Do We Form Sensory Memories of All the Information That Stimulates Our Sensory Receptors? 274
Does Language Influence Children’s Conceptions of Gender Roles? 334
What Is the Fate of Childhood Geniuses? 356
How Satisfied Are Men and Women with Their Bodies? 386
Do Emotions Depend on Our Attribution of a Cause for Our Physiological Arousal? 437
How Similar Are the Personalities of Identical Twins Reared Apart? 474
Are People Who Ruminate About Their Problems More Likely to Develop Major Depressive Disorder? 507
Do Endorphins Mediate the Effect of Systematic Desensitization on Phobias? 536
Can the Immune Response Be Altered by Classical Conditioning? 573
Would You Harm Someone Just Because an Authority Figure Ordered You To? 622
Experiencing Psychology
What Are the Locations and Functions of Brain Structures? 103
An Analysis of Children’s Toys 147
A Personal Study of Sleep and Dreams 233
Shaping the Professor’s Behavior—A Case Study 265
Does the Peg word Method Improve Memory Performance? 304
Will the Replication of a Classic Research Study on Mental Sets
Produce Similar Findings Today? 338
What Would You Include in an IQ Test? 371
Can Mental Imagery Improve Sport Performance? 409
Are Humorous Professors More Effective Teachers? 439
Are Amazing Similarities in Personality Just the Result of Coincidence? 476
How Do the Media Portray Psychological Disorders? 525
How Do the Media Portray Drug Therapy? 557
Increasing Exercise Adherence 591
A Study of Personal Advertisements 630