000			03862nam a2200337Ia 4500
005			20260803094103.0
008			251212s2011 xx 000 0 und d
245	1		_aEssentials of understanding psychology / _cRobert S. Feldman.
100			_aFeldman, Robert S.
260			_aNew York : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c2011.
250			_a9th
300			_alii, 555 p. ; I-23; coll. ill.:
300			_c27 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographic references, index and glossary
020			_a978-0-07-122148-1
650			_aPsychology
050			_a150 F33e
943			_b0 _c0 _d0 _e1 _f0 _g4 _h0 _i0 _j0
944			_b1 _c1 _d0
953			_pHED4250
546			_aEnglish
953			_cColLib
505			_aCHAPTER 1 Introduction to Psychology MODULE 1 Psychologists at Work MODULE 2 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future MODULE 3 Research in Psychology MODULE 4 Research Challenges: Exploring the Process CHAPTER 2 Neuroscience and Behavior MODULE 5 Neurons: The Basic Elements of Behavior MODULE 6 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System: Communicating Within the Body MODULE 7 The Brain CHAPTER 3 Sensation and Perception MODULE 8 Sensing the World Around Us MODULE 9 Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye MODULE 10 Hearing and the Other Senses MODULE 11 Perceptual Organization: Constructing Our View of the World CHAPTER 4 States of Consciousness MODULE 12 Sleep and Dreams MODULE 13 Hypnosis and Meditation MODULE 14 Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness CHAPTER 5 Learning MODULE 15 Classical Conditioning MODULE 16 Operant Conditioning MODULE 17 Cognitive Approaches to Learning CHAPTER 6 Memory MODULE 18 The Foundations of Memory MODULE 19 Recalling Long-Term Memories MODULE 20 Forgetting: When Memory Fails CHAPTER 7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence MODULE 21 Thinking and Reasoning MODULE 22 Language MODULE 23 Intelligence CHAPTER 8 Motivation and Emotion MODULE 24 Explaining Motivation MODULE 25 Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring MODULE 26 Understanding Emotional Experiences CHAPTER 9 Development MODULE 27 Nature and Nurture and Prenatal Development MODULE 28 Infancy and Childhood MODULE 29 Adolescence: Becoming an Adult MODULE 30 Adulthood CHAPTER 10 Personality MODULE 31 Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality MODULE 32 Trait, Learning, Biological, Evolutionary, and Humanistic Approaches to Personality MODULE 33 Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes Us Distinctive CHAPTER 11 Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being MODULE 34 Stress and Coping MODULE 35 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being MODULE 36 Promoting Health and Wellness CHAPTER 12 Psychological Disorders MODULE 37 Normal Versus Abnormal: Making the Distinction MODULE 38 The Major Psychological Disorders MODULE 39 Psychological Disorders in Perspective CHAPTER 13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders MODULE 40 Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Cognitive Approaches to Treatment MODULE 41 Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Group Approaches to Treatment MODULE 42 Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment CHAPTER 14 Social Psychology MODULE 43 Attitudes and Social Cognition MODULE 44 Social Influence MODULE 45 Prejudice and Discrimination MODULE 46 Positive and Negative Social Behavior Glossary G-1 References R-1 Credits C-1 Name Index I-1 Subject Index I-15
520			_aGuides students through introductory psychology concepts. This text integrates a variety of elements that foster students` understanding of psychology and its impact on their everyday lives, including a Neuroscience and Life feature, alerts to key topics, and study skills for specific concepts.
591			_a3
336			_aText
337			_aUnmediated
338			_aVolume
942			_2lcc _cBK _arizal _b2015-04-07 23:18:24 _drizal _e2015-04-07 23:18:24
998			_a4752
999			_c4733 _d4733