Essentials of Psychology
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Essentials of Psychology

  1. 586 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Essentials of Psychology

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Essentials of Psychology introduces contemporary psychological research and caters to the varied needs of students and instructors. The book is composed of 14 basic chapters, which provide comprehensive coverage of theories and research within each of the traditional areas of psychology. Chapters are dedicated to topics that discuss the major divisions of psychology; the physiological basis of behavior; the ways people change and the ways they stay the same over time; personality and behavior assessment; and treatment of psychological problems. Psychologists, students, and teachers of psychology will find this textbook very invaluable.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483264424
Edition
2
Topic
Mathematics
Subtopic
Algebra
Index
Mathematics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Essentials of Psychology
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1. What is psychology
  7. Chapter 2. The physiological basis of behavior
  8. Chapter 3. Sensation and perception
  9. Chapter 4. Learning and conditioning
  10. Chapter 5. Memory
  11. Chapter 6. Cognition: Language, concepts, and problems
  12. Chapter 7. Motivation
  13. Chapter 8. Emotion
  14. Chapter 9. Development over the life span
  15. Chapter 10. Personality theory
  16. Chapter 11. Assessing personality and behavior
  17. Chapter 12. Abnormal psychology
  18. Chapter 13. Treating psychological problems
  19. Chapter 14. Social behavior
  20. Statistics appendix
  21. Glossary
  22. References
  23. Credits
  24. Name index
  25. Subject index