Atkinson & Hilgard's introduction to psychology /
Smith , Edward E.
Atkinson & Hilgard's introduction to psychology / Introduction to psychology Edward E. Smith ... [et al.]. - 14th ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Wadworth/Thomson Learning, c2003. - 677, [86] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Hilgard's introduction to psychology. 13th ed. c2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1-R-40) and index.
CONTENTS : The Nature of Psychology: The Scope of Psychology; The Historical Origins of Psychology; Contemporary Psychological Perspectives; How Psychological Research Is Done; Cutting Edge Research -- 21st Century Psychology; Seeing Both Sides -- Are We Naturally Selfish? Biological Foundations of Psychology: Neurons, the Building Blocks of the Nervous System; The Organization of the Nervous System; The Endocrine System; Evolution, Genes and Behaviour; Cutting Edge Research -- Growing a New Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Aggressive Behaviour Biologically or Environmentally Based?. Psychological Development: Nature and Nurture; Stages of Development; Capacities of the Newborn; Cognitive Development in Childhood; Personality and Social Development; Adolescent Development; Cutting Edge Research -- Massage Therapy for At-Risk Babies; Seeing Both Sides -- How Instrumental Are Parents in the Development of Their Children?. Sensory Processes: Characteristics of Sensory Modalities; Vision; Hearing; Other Senses; Cutting Edge Research -- Artificial Ears and Eyes; Seeing Both Sides -- Should Opioids Be Used for Treating Chronic Pain?. Perception: What is the Use of Perception?; Attention; Localization; Recognition; Abstraction; Perceptual Constancies; The Neural Basis of Behaviour -- Division of Labour in the Brain; Perceptual Development; Cutting Edge Research -- Distraction Via Virtual Reality Diminishes Severe Pain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Perceptual Development an Innate or Socially Acquired Process?. Consciousness: Aspects of Consciousness; Sleep and Dreams; Meditation; Hypnosis; Psychoactive Drugs; Psi Phenomena Cutting Edge Research -- Finding the Gene for Smoking; Seeing Both Sides -- Psi Phenomena. Learning and Conditioning: Perspectives on Learning; Classical Conditioning; Operant Conditioning; Complex Learning; The Neural Basis of Behaviour -- Learning and Conditioning; Cutting Edge Research -- Building a Smarter Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is a Predisposition to Phobias Primarily Innate, or Are Phobias a Conditioned Response?. Memory: Three Important Distinctions; Sensory Memory; Working Memory; Long-Term Memory; Implicit Memory; Constructive Memory; Improving Memory; Cutting Edge Research -- An Herbal Remedy for Memory Loss?; Seeing Both Sides -- Are Repressed Memories Valid?. Language and Thought: Language and Communication; The Development of Language; Concepts and Categorization -- The Building Blocks of Thought; Reasoning; Imaginal Thought; Thought in Action -- Problem Solving; Cutting Edge Research -- Decision Making and the Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Does Language Direct Thought or Does Thought Direct Language?. Motivation: Reward and Incentive Motivation; Homeostasis and Drives; Hunger; Gender and Sexuality; Cutting Edge Research -- Imprinting; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Sexual Orientation Innate or Socially Determined?. Emotion: Components of Emotion; Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion; Subjective Experiences and Emotion; Bodily Changes and Emotion.
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Atkinson & Hilgard's introduction to psychology / Introduction to psychology Edward E. Smith ... [et al.]. - 14th ed. - Australia ; Belmont, CA : Wadworth/Thomson Learning, c2003. - 677, [86] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Hilgard's introduction to psychology. 13th ed. c2000.
Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1-R-40) and index.
CONTENTS : The Nature of Psychology: The Scope of Psychology; The Historical Origins of Psychology; Contemporary Psychological Perspectives; How Psychological Research Is Done; Cutting Edge Research -- 21st Century Psychology; Seeing Both Sides -- Are We Naturally Selfish? Biological Foundations of Psychology: Neurons, the Building Blocks of the Nervous System; The Organization of the Nervous System; The Endocrine System; Evolution, Genes and Behaviour; Cutting Edge Research -- Growing a New Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Aggressive Behaviour Biologically or Environmentally Based?. Psychological Development: Nature and Nurture; Stages of Development; Capacities of the Newborn; Cognitive Development in Childhood; Personality and Social Development; Adolescent Development; Cutting Edge Research -- Massage Therapy for At-Risk Babies; Seeing Both Sides -- How Instrumental Are Parents in the Development of Their Children?. Sensory Processes: Characteristics of Sensory Modalities; Vision; Hearing; Other Senses; Cutting Edge Research -- Artificial Ears and Eyes; Seeing Both Sides -- Should Opioids Be Used for Treating Chronic Pain?. Perception: What is the Use of Perception?; Attention; Localization; Recognition; Abstraction; Perceptual Constancies; The Neural Basis of Behaviour -- Division of Labour in the Brain; Perceptual Development; Cutting Edge Research -- Distraction Via Virtual Reality Diminishes Severe Pain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Perceptual Development an Innate or Socially Acquired Process?. Consciousness: Aspects of Consciousness; Sleep and Dreams; Meditation; Hypnosis; Psychoactive Drugs; Psi Phenomena Cutting Edge Research -- Finding the Gene for Smoking; Seeing Both Sides -- Psi Phenomena. Learning and Conditioning: Perspectives on Learning; Classical Conditioning; Operant Conditioning; Complex Learning; The Neural Basis of Behaviour -- Learning and Conditioning; Cutting Edge Research -- Building a Smarter Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Is a Predisposition to Phobias Primarily Innate, or Are Phobias a Conditioned Response?. Memory: Three Important Distinctions; Sensory Memory; Working Memory; Long-Term Memory; Implicit Memory; Constructive Memory; Improving Memory; Cutting Edge Research -- An Herbal Remedy for Memory Loss?; Seeing Both Sides -- Are Repressed Memories Valid?. Language and Thought: Language and Communication; The Development of Language; Concepts and Categorization -- The Building Blocks of Thought; Reasoning; Imaginal Thought; Thought in Action -- Problem Solving; Cutting Edge Research -- Decision Making and the Brain; Seeing Both Sides -- Does Language Direct Thought or Does Thought Direct Language?. Motivation: Reward and Incentive Motivation; Homeostasis and Drives; Hunger; Gender and Sexuality; Cutting Edge Research -- Imprinting; Seeing Both Sides -- Is Sexual Orientation Innate or Socially Determined?. Emotion: Components of Emotion; Cognitive Appraisal and Emotion; Subjective Experiences and Emotion; Bodily Changes and Emotion.
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