TY - BOOK AU - King,Laura A. TI - The science of psychology: an appreciative view SN - 9780073531885 (alk. paper) U1 - 150 KIN PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Psychology KW - Psychology -- Study and teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. R1-R65) and index; 1. What is psychology? Structuralism Functionalism Biological approach Behavioral approach Psychodynamic approach Humanistic approach Cognitive approach Evolutionary approach Sociocultural approach Cross-cultural psychology and emotion Psychology and health and wellness 2. Psychology's scientific methods Anthropological theory and social psychology Descriptive statistics Inferential statistics Conducting ethical research 3. Biological foundations of behavior The nervous system Neurons The neural impulse Synapses and neurotransmitters Neural networks Structures of the brain and their functions Cerebral cortex Cerebral hemispheres and split-brain research Integration of function in the brain The endocrine system Brain damage, plasticity, and repair Brain tissue implants Genetics and behavior Chromosomes, genes, and DNA The Human Genome Project Genes and the environment Psychology's biological foundations and health and wellness Stress and stressors 4. Human development Child development Prenatal development Physical development Cognitive development Socioemotional development Positive psychology and children's development : resilient children Adolescence Physical development Cognitive development Socioemotional development Developing a positive identity Positive psychology and adolescence Adult development and aging Emerging adulthood Physical development Cognitive development Socioemotional development Positive psychology and aging Development psychology and health and wellness Coping and development Life themes and life-span development 5. Sensation and perception Detecting, processing, and interpreting experiences Sensory receptors and the brain Signal detection theory Sensory stimuli Sensory adaptation The visual stimulus and the eye Visual processing in the brain Color vision Perceiving shape, depth, motion, and constancy Illusions The auditory system Sound Structures and functions of the ear Theories of hearing Auditory processing in the brain Localizing sound Cochlear implants The skin senses The chemical senses The kinesthetic and vestibular senses Sensation, perception, and health and wellness 6. States of consciousness Consciousness and the brain Levels of awareness Sleep and dreams Biological rhythms and sleep Sleep stages Sleep and disease Sleep disorders Dreams Hypnosis Psychoactive drugs Psychedelic drugs Consciousness and health and wellness 7. Learning Classical conditioning Pavlov's studies Operant conditioning Thorndike's law of effect Skinner's approach to operant conditioning Shaping Principles of reinforcement Psychology and life : mind games Behaviorism and neuroscience Observational learning Bandura's model of observational learning Cognitive factors in learning Purposive behavior Insight learning Biological, cultural, and psychological factors in learning Learning and health and wellness Behavior modification 8. Memory Memory encoding Attention Levels of processing Elaboration Imagery Memory storage Sensory memory Short-term memory Long-term memory Memory and sensation Memory retrieval Serial position effect Retrieval cues and the retrieval task Memories : recovered, discovered, or false? Forgetting Encoding failure Retrieval failure Study tips for the science of memory Encoding, rehearsal, and retrieval of course material Mnemonic strategies Memory and health and wellness Autobiographical memory Memory and aging Memory and everyday life. 9. Thinking, intelligence, and language Cognitive revolution in psychology thinking Emotion and cognition Intelligence Measuring intelligence Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence Extremes of intelligence Theories of multiple intelligences Language Structure of language Links between language and cognition Biological and environmental influences on language Early development of language Language and education Thinking, problem solving, and health and wellness Cognitive appraisal and coping Strategies for successful coping 10. Motivation and emotion Theories of motivation Evolutionary approach Drive reduction theory Optimum arousal theory Hunger Biology of hunger Obesity and eating behavior Dieting Sexuality The biology of sex cognitive and sensory/perceptual factors Cultural factors Sexual behavior and orientations Beyond hunger and sex : approaches to motivation in everyday life Maslow's hierarchy of human needs Self-determination theory Intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation Self-regulation : successful pursuit of goals Motivation and cognition Emotion The biology of emotion Cognitive factors Behavioral factors Sociocultural factors Classifying emotions Emotion and health and wellness Positive emotions, health, and coping Interplay of positive emotions and resilience 11. Personality Psychodynamic perspectives Freud's psychoanalytic theory Psychodynamic dissenters and revisionists Humanistic perspectives Maslow's approach Roger's approach Trait perspectives Trait theories Five-factor model of personality Personality and emotion Personological and life story perspectives Murray's personological approach Life story approach and identity Social cognitive perspectives Bandura's social cognitive theory Mischel's contributions Personality assessment Self-report tests Projective tests Personality and health and wellness Conscientiousness and personal control Type A/type B behavior patters Optimism and hardiness 12. Social psychology Social cognition Social behavior Altruism Aggression Social psychology and developmental psychology Social influence Conformity and obedience Group influence Intergroup relations Group identity Prejudice Interethnic relations Close relationships Attraction Love Social psychology and health and wellness The healing power or writing Social isolation and life's transitions 13. Industrial and organizational psychology Scientific management Ergonomics : where psychology meets engineering The Hawthorne Studies and the human relations approach to management Industrial psychology Job analysis and job evaluation Personnel selection Training Performance appraisal Organizational psychology Approaches to management Job satisfaction Employee commitment Meaning of work Leadership Psychology and personality Organizational culture Toxic factors in the workplace Psychology and health and wellness Stress at work Managing job stress 14. Psychological disorders Defining and explaining abnormal behavior Anxiety disorders Panic disorder Phobic disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder Mood disorders Depressive disorders Bipolar disorder Clinical and development psychology Dissociative disorders Dissociative amnesia and fugue Dissociative identity disorder Schizophrenia Personality disorders Odd/eccentric cluster Dramatic/emotionally problematic cluster Chronic-fearfullness/avoidant cluster Psychological disorders and health and wellness Targeting illness and unhealthy lifestyles Facing up to and overcoming stigma 15. Therapies Biological therapies Drug therapy Electroconvulsive therapy Psychosurgery Psychotherapy Psychodynamic therapies Humanistic therapies Behavior therapies Cognitive therapies Clinical psychology and neuroscience Sociocultural approaches and issues in treatment Group therapy Family and couples therapy Self-help support groups Community mental health Cultural perspectives Effectiveness of psychotherapy Therapies and health and wellness Links between therapy and physical and psychological health Psychotherapy, wellness, and personal growth 16. Health psychology Biopsychosocial model Relationship between the mind and body Positive life changes Theoretical models of change Stages of change model Tools for effective life change Self-efficacy Motivation Religious faith Cultivating good habits Controlling stress Becoming physically active Eating right Quitting smoking Practicing safe sex Integrating psychology and health and wellness ER -