Table of Contents

Prologue The Story of Psychology Module 1 What Is Psychology? Chapter 1 Thinking Critically With Psychological Science Module 2 The Need for Psychological Science Module 3 Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions Module 4 Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life Chapter 2 The Biology of Mind Module 5 Neural and Hormonal Systems Module 6 Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures Module 7 The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain Chapter 3 Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind Module 8 Brain States and Consciousness Module 9 Sleep and Dreams Module 10 Drugs and Consciousness Chapter 4 Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity Module 11 Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences Module 12 Evolutionary Psychology: Understanding Human Nature Module 13 Culture, Gender, and Other Environmental Influences Chapter 5 Developing Through the Life Span Module 14 Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn Module 15 Infancy and Childhood Module 16 Adolescence Module 17 Adulthood Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception Module 18 Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception Module 19 Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing Module 20 The Nonvisual Senses Chapter 7 Learning Module 21 Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning Module 22 Operant Conditioning Module 23 Biology, Cognition, and Learning Chapter 8 Memory Module 24 Studying and Encoding Memories Module 25 Storing and Retrieving Memories Module 26 Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory Chapter 9 Thinking and Language Module 27 Thinking Module 28 Language and Thought Chapter 10 Intelligence Module 29 What Is Intelligence? Module 30 Assessing Intelligence Module 31 The Dynamics of Intelligence Module 32 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Chapter 11 What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement Module 33 Basic Motivational Concepts Module 34 Hunger Module 35 Sexual Motivation Module 36 Affiliation and Achievement Chapter 12 Emotions, Stress, and Health Module 37 Introduction to Emotion Module 38 Expressing Emotion Module 39 Experiencing Emotion Module 40 Stress and Illness Module 41 Health and Coping Chapter 13 Social Psychology Module 42 Social Thinking Module 43 Social Influence Module 44 Antisocial Relations Module 45 Prosocial Relations Chapter 14 Personality Module 46 Introduction to Personality and Psychodynamic Theories Module 47 Humanistic Theories and Trait Theories Module 48 Social-Cognitive Theories and the Self Chapter 15 Psychological Disorders Module 49 Introduction to Psychological Disorders Module 50 Anxiety Disorders, OCD, and PTSD Module 51 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Module 52 Schizophrenia Module 53 Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders Chapter 16 Therapy Module 54 Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies Module 55 Evaluating Psychotherapies Module 56 The Biomedical Therapies Appendix A Psychology at Work Appendix B Subfields of Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski Appendix C Complete Module Reviews Appendix D Answers to Test Yourself Questions

About the Author

David Myers received his psychology Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections. Hope College students have invited him to be their commencement speaker and voted him "outstanding professor."
 

C. Nathan DeWall is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Social Psychology Lab at the University of Kentucky. He received his Bachelor's Degree from St. Olaf College, a Master's Degree in Social Science from the University of Chicago, and a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Florida State University.