Psychological Science Modeling Scientific Literacy 1st Edition by Mark Krause,Daniel Corts ISBN 0131739859 978-0131739895

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Introducing Psychological Science
Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology Module 1.2: How Psychology Became a Science Module 1.3: Putting Psychology to Work: Careers in Psychology and Related Fields

Chapter 2: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research
Module 2.1: Principles of Scientific Research Module 2.2: Scientific Research Designs Module 2.3: Ethics in Psychological Research Module 2.4: A Statistical Primer

Chapter 3: Biological Psychology
Module 3.1: Genetic and Evolutionary Perspectives on Behavior Module 3.2: How the Nervous System Works: Cells and Neurotransmitters Module 3.3: Structure and Organization of the Nervous System

Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception
Module 4.1: Sensation and Perception at a Glance Module 4.2: The Visual System Module 4.3: The Auditory System Module 4.4: Touch and the Chemical Senses

Chapter 5: Consciousness
Module 5.1: Biological Rhythms of Consciousness: Wakefulness and Sleep Module 5.2: Altered States of Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Disorders Module 5.3: Drugs and Consciousness Experience

Chapter 6: Learning
Module 6.1: Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning: Learning through Consequences Module 6.3: Cognitive and Observational Learning

Chapter 7: Memory
Module 7.1: Memory Systems Module 7.2: Encoding and Retrieving Memories Module 7.3 Constructing and Reconstructing Memories

Chapter 8: Thought and Language
Module 8.1: The Organization of Knowledge Module 8.2: Problem Solving, Judgment, and Decision Making Module 8.3: Language

Chapter 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities
Module 9.1: Measuring Aptitude and Intelligence Module 9.2: Understanding Intelligence Module 9.3: Heredity, Environment and Intelligence

Chapter 10: Lifespan Development
Module 10.1: Methods, Concepts and Prenatal Development Module 10.2: Infancy and Childhood Module 10.3: Adolescence Module 10.4: Adulthood and Aging

Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion
Module 11.1: Hunger & Eating Module 11.2: Sexual Motivation Module 11.3: Social and Achievement Motivation Module 11.4: Emotion

Chapter 12: Personality

Module 12.1: Contemporary Approaches to Personality Module 12.2: Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality Module 12.3: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality

Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders
Module 13.1: Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders Module 13.2: Personality and Dissociative Disorders Module 13.3: Anxiety and Mood Disorders Module 13.4: Schizophrenia

Chapter 14: Therapies
Module 14.1: Treating Psychological Disorders Module 14.2: Psychological Therapies Module 14.3: Biomedical Therapies

Chapter 15: Social Psychology

Module 15.1: Social Cognition Module 15.2: Social Influences Module 15.3: Helping and Harming Others

Chapter 16: Health, Stress and Coping
Module 16.1: Behavior and Health Module 16.2: Stress and Illness Module 16.3: Coping and Well-Being

Chapter 17: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Module 17.1: Personnel Psychology: Hiring and Maintaining an Effective Workforce Module 17.2: Attitudes and Affect at Work Module 17.3: Leadership, Teamwork, and the Organization

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: Introducing Psychological Science

Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology
The Scientific Method Building Scientific Literacy Module Summary

Module 1.2: How Psychology Became a Science
Psychology’s Philosophical and Scientific Origins The Beginnings of Contemporary Psychology Module Summary

Module 1.3: Putting Psychology to Work: Careers in Psychology and Related Fields
Professions in Psychology Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 2: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Module 2.1: Principles of Scientific Research
The Five Characteristics of Quality Scientific Research Risky Paths to Truth: Anecdotes, Authority and Common Sense Module Summary

Module 2.2: Scientific Research Designs
Descriptive Research Correlational Research Experimental Research Module Summary

Module 2.3: Ethics in Psychological Research
Promoting Welfare of Research Participants Ethical Collection, Storage, and Reporting of Data Module Summary

Module 2.4: A Statistical Primer
Descriptive Statistics Hypothesis Testing: Evaluating the Outcome of the Study Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 3: Biological Psychology

Module 3.1: Genetic and Evolutionary Perspectives on Behavior
Heredity and Behavior Evolutionary Insights into Human Behavior Module Summary

Module 3.2: How the Nervous System Works: Cells and Neurotransmitters
Neural Communication The Chemical Messengers: Neurotransmitters and Hormones Module Summary

Module 3.3: Structure and Organization of the Nervous System
Divisions of the Nervous System The Brain and Its Structures Windows to the Brain: Measuring and Observing Brain Activity Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception

Module 4.1: Sensation and Perception at a Glance
Sensing the World around Us Perceiving the World around Us Module Summary

Module 4.2: The Visual System
The Human Eye The Visual Experience Module Summary

Module 4.3: The Auditory System
Sound and the Structures of the Ear The Perception of Sound Module Summary

Module 4.4: Touch and the Chemical Senses
The Sense of Touch The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 5: Consciousness

Module 5.1: Biological Rhythms of Consciousness: Wakefulness and Sleep
What Is Sleep?
Why We Need Sleep Theories of Dreaming Disorders and Problems with Sleep Module Summary

Module 5.2: Altered States of Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Disorders
Hypnosis Meditation and Déjà Vu Disorders of Consciousness Module Summary

Module 5.3: Drugs and Consciousness Experience
Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs Legal Drugs and Their Effects on Consciousness Habitual Drug Use Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 6: Learning
Module 6.1: Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association
Pavlov’s Dogs: Classical Conditioning of Salivation Processes of Classical Conditioning Applications of Classical Conditioning Learning without Awareness Module Summary

Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning: Learning through Consequences
Processes of Operant Conditioning Applications of Operant Conditioning Module Summary

Module 6.3: Cognitive and Observational Learning
Cognitive Perspectives on Learning Observational Learning Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 7: Memory
Module 7.1: Memory Systems
The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model The Working Memory Model: An Active STM System Long-Term Memory Systems: Declarative and Procedural Memories The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Module Summary

Module 7.2: Encoding and Retrieving Memories
Encoding and Retrieval Emotional Memories Forgetting and Remembering Module Summary

Module 7.3 Constructing and Reconstructing Memories
How Memories Are Organized and Constructed False Memories: Constructing Memories of What Never Happened Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 8: Thought and Language

Module 8.1: The Organization of Knowledge
Concepts and Categories Culture and Categories Module Summary

Module 8.2: Problem Solving, Judgment, and Decision Making
Defining and Solving Problems Judgment and Decision Making Module Summary

Module 8.3: Language
What Is Language?
Language Development, Evolution, and the Brain Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Module 9.1: Measuring Aptitude and Intelligence
Achievement and Aptitude Approaches to Intelligence Testing Module Summary

Module 9.2: Understanding Intelligence
Intelligence as a Single, General Ability Intelligence as Multiple, Specific Abilities The Flynn Effect: Is Everyone Getting Smarter?
Module Summary

Module 9.3: Heredity, Environment and Intelligence
Intelligence and Heredity Environmental Influences on Intelligence Group Similarities and Differences in Test Scores Beyond the Test: Personal Beliefs Impact IQ Scores Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 10: Lifespan Development

Module 10.1: Methods, Concepts and Prenatal Development
Measuring Developmental Trends: Methods and Patterns Prenatal to Newborns: From One Cell to Billions Module Summary

Module 10.2: Infancy and Childhood
Physical Changes in Infancy and Childhood Cognitive Changes: Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory Social Development: Attachment, Personality, and Reading Others Module Summary

Module 10.3: Adolescence
Physical Changes in Adolescence Cognitive Development: Thinking and Moral Reasoning Social Development: Identity and Relationships Module Summary

Module 10.4: Adulthood and Aging
Physical Changes in Adulthood Cognitive Development: Wisdom and Change Social Development: Intimacy and Commitment Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion

Module 11.1: Hunger & Eating
Physiological Aspects of Hunger Psychological Aspects of Hunger Disorders of Eating Module Summary

Module 11.2: Sexual Motivation
Human Sexual Behavior: Psychological and Biological Influences Sexual Orientation: Biology and Environment Module Summary

Module 11.3: Social and Achievement Motivation
The Need to Belong Achievement Motivation Module Summary

Module 11.4: Emotion
Biology of Emotion The Psychological Experience of Emotions: Competing Theories The Role of Culture in Emotions Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 12: Personality

Module 12.1: Contemporary Approaches to Personality
The Trait Perspective Behaviorist and Social-Cognitive Perspectives Module Summary

Module 12.2: Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality
Culture and Personality How Genes Affect Personality The Role of Evolution in Personality The Brain and Personality Module Summary

Module 12.3: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality
The Psychodynamic Perspective Alternatives to the Psychodynamic Approach Humanistic Perspectives Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders

Module 13.1: Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Defining Abnormal Behavior Mental Health in the Public Sphere Module Summary

Module 13.2: Personality and Dissociative Disorders
Defining and Classifying Personality Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Module Summary

Module 13.3: Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Module Summary

Module 13.4: Schizophrenia
Symptoms and Types of Schizophrenia Explaining Schizophrenia Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 14: Therapies
Module 14.1: Treating Psychological Disorders
Barriers to Psychological Treatment Mental Health Providers and Settings Evaluating Treatments Module Summary

Module 14.2: Psychological Therapies
Insight Therapies Cognitive, Behavioral, and Group Therapies Can Therapy Be Harmful?
Module Summary

Module 14.3: Biomedical Therapies
Drug Treatments Technological and Surgical Methods Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 15: Social Psychology
Module 15.1: Social Cognition
Person Perception Stereotypes Prejudice and Discrimination Module Summary

Module 15.2: Social Influences
Norms, Role, and Conformity Group Influence and Authority Attitudes and Actions Module Summary

Module 15.3: Helping and Harming Others
Empathy, Altruism, and Helping Aggression Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 16: Health, Stress and Coping
Module 16.1: Behavior and Health
Smoking Obesity Psychosocial Influences on Health Quick Quiz Module Summary

Module 16.2: Stress and Illness

Physiology of Stress Stress, Immunity, and Illness Stress, Personality, and Illness Module Summary

Module 16.3: Coping and Well-Being
Coping Perceived Control Mediation, Relaxation, and Biofeedback Nutrition and Exercise Module Summary Chapter In Focus

Chapter 17: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Module 17.1: Personnel Psychology: Hiring and Maintaining an Effective Workforce
Job Analysis: Understanding the Requirements for the Job Selection: Hiring the Right People Performance Appraisal Module Summary

Module 17.2: Attitudes and Affect at Work

Employee Affect, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction Workplace Aggression Module Summary

Module 17.3: Leadership, Teamwork, and the Organization
Finding and Producing Effective Leaders Working in Teams Module Summary Chapter In Focus