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About the Book
Acknowledgments
Elements of the Textbook
Updates to 2nd Edition
1. Introduction to Psychology
2. What is Psychology?
3. History of Psychology
4. Contemporary Psychology
5. Careers in Psychology
6. Key Terms for Introduction to Psychology
7. Summary of Introduction to Psychology
8. Review Questions for Introduction to Psychology
9. Acknowledgements & Attributions
10. Introduction to Psychological Research
11. Why is Research Important?
12. Approaches to Research Design
13. Analyzing Findings
14. Ethics
15. Key Terms for Psychological Research
16. Summary of Psychological Research
17. Review Questions for Psychological Research
18. Acknowledgements & Attributions
19. Introduction to Biological Basis of Behaviour
20. Cells of the Nervous System
21. Parts of the Nervous System
22. The Brain and Spinal Cord
23. Key Terms of the Biological Basis of Behaviour
24. Summary of the Biological Basis of Behaviour
25. Review Questions for Biological Basis of Behaviour
26. Acknowledgements & Attributions
27. Introduction to Sensation & Perception
28. Sensation vs. Perception
29. Waves and Wavelengths
30. Vision
31. Hearing
32. The Other Senses
33. Gestalt Principles of Perception
34. Key Terms of Sensation & Perception
35. Summary of Sensation & Perception
36. Review Questions for Sensation & Perception
37. Acknowledgements & Attributions
38. Introduction to States of Consciousness
39. What is Consciousness?
40. Sleep and Why We Sleep
41. Stages of Sleep
42. Sleep Problems and Disorders
43. Drugs and Altered Consciousness
44. Other States of Consciousness
45. Key Terms of States of Consciousness
46. Summary of States of Consciousness
47. Review Questions for States of Consciousness
48. Acknowledgements & Attributions
49. Introduction to Memory
50. How Memory Functions
51. Spatial Memory
52. Forgetting and Memory Errors
53. Memory and the Brain
54. Ways to Enhance Memory
55. Key Terms for Memory
56. Summary of Memory
57. Review Questions for Memory
58. Acknowledgements & Attributions
59. Introduction to Learning
60. What is Learning?
61. Classical Conditioning
62. Operant Conditioning
63. Observational Learning
64. Key Terms for Learning
65. Summary of Learning
66. Review Questions for Learning
67. Acknowledgements & Attributions
68. Introduction to Language and Intelligence
69. What is Cognition?
70. Language
71. Problem Solving
72. What are Intelligence and Creativity?
73. Measures of Intelligence
74. The Source of Intelligence
75. Key Terms for Language & Intelligence
76. Summary for Language & Intelligence
77. Review Questions for Language & Intelligence
78. Acknowledgements & Attributions
79. Introduction to Development
80. What is Lifespan Development?
81. Theories of Development
82. Stages of Development
83. Key Terms for Lifespan Development
84. Summary of Lifespan Development
85. Review Q