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What is psychology? Essentials Ellen Pastorino; Susann Doyle-Portillo

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Australia ; Bemont, CA : , Wadsworth Cengage Learning ©2013.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxvii, 608, 36, 6, 7 pages color illustrations 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780840030832
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF121 .P26
Contents:
1. What is psychology? -- 2. How does biology influence our behavior? -- 3. How do we sense and perceive our world? -- 4. Consciousness: wide awake, in a daze, or dreaming? -- 5. How do we learn? -- 6. How does memory function? -- 7. Cognition, language, and intelligence: how do we think? -- 8. Motivation and emotion: what guides behavior? -- 9. How do people grow, change, and develop? -- 10. Social psychology: how do we understand and interact with others? -- 11. Health, stress, and coping. How can you create a healthy life? -- 12. What is personality, and how do we measure It? -- 13. What are psychological disorders, and how can we understand them? -- 14. What therapies are used to treat psychological problems? Appendix A. How are statistics used in psychology? Appendix B. How do we apply psychology to the workplace?
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Includes index

1. What is psychology? --
2. How does biology influence our behavior? --
3. How do we sense and perceive our world? --
4. Consciousness: wide awake, in a daze, or dreaming? --
5. How do we learn? --
6. How does memory function? --
7. Cognition, language, and intelligence: how do we think? --
8. Motivation and emotion: what guides behavior? --
9. How do people grow, change, and develop? --
10. Social psychology: how do we understand and interact with others? --
11. Health, stress, and coping. How can you create a healthy life? --
12. What is personality, and how do we measure It? --
13. What are psychological disorders, and how can we understand them? --
14. What therapies are used to treat psychological problems? Appendix A. How are statistics used in psychology? Appendix B. How do we apply psychology to the workplace?

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