Exploring Psychology, Eighth Edition in Modules is the modular version of the #1 bestselling brief introduction to psychology: David Myers's Exploring Psychology. All the Myers hallmarks are here-the captivating writing, coverage based on the latest research, helpful pedagogical support--in a format that delivers the utmost in student accessibility and teaching flexibility.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGYModule 1: The History and Scope of PsychologyModule 2: Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORModule 3: Neural and Hormonal SystemsModule 4: The Brain
Module 5: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
Module 6: Environmental Influences on Behavior THE DEVELOPING PERSON
Module 7: Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the NewbornModule 8: Infancy and Childhood
Module 9: Adolescence
Module 10: Adulthood
SENSATION AND PERCEPTIONModule 11: Introduction to Sensation and Perception: Vision
Module 12: The Other Senses
Module 13: Perceptual OrganizationModule 14: Perceptual Interpretation STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESSModule 15: Waking and Sleeping RhythmsModule 16: Hypnosis Module 17: Drugs and Consciousness
LEARNINGModule 18: Classical Conditioning
Module 19: Operant Conditioning
Module 20: Learning by Observation MEMORYModule 21: Information Processing
Module 22: Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory THINKING, LANGUAGE, ANDINTELLIGENCEModule 23: Thinking
Module 24: Language and Thought
Module 25: Intelligence
MOTIVATION
Module 26: Introduction to Motivation: Hunger
Module 27: Sexual MotivationModule 28: Motivation at Work EMOTIONS, STRESS, AND HEALTHModule 29: Theories and Physiology of Emotion
Module 30: Expressing and Experiencing Emotion
Module 31: Stress and Illness
Module 32: Promoting Health PERSONALITYModule 33: The Psychoanalytic Perspective
Module 34: The Humanistic PerspectiveModule 35: Contemporary Research on Personality PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERSModule 36: Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 37: Anxiety, Dissociative, and Personality Disorders
Module 38: Mood Disorders
Module 39: Schizophrenia THERAPYModule 40: The Psychological Therapies
Module 41: Evaluating PsychotherapiesModule 42: The Biomedical Therapies
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYModule 43: Social Thinking
Module 44: Social Influence
Module 45: Social Relations
Appendix A, Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life
Appendix B, Careers in Psychology
