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How would you like to see your students' performance jump by a letter grade or more? The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View 2e provides a flexible solution for the intro psych course. King's appreciative perspective - treating psych as an integrated science that places function before dysfunction - with its groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic tool helps students know what they know while guiding them to master what they don't know. Building upon the much-lauded and widely-adopted 1st edition, the 2nd edition of The Science of Psychology effectively provides a flexible solution for any Introductory Psychology course. Recognizing that today?s students are different from the last generation as is the discipline of psychology, The Science of Psychology draws on thousands of hours of research into faculty and student behavior to provide course material students will actively engage with while allowing instructors to maximize the time they spend preparing and teaching the course. How has your course changed in the past 5-10 years? From its adaptive questioning diagnostic tool and personalized study plan that gets students reading and studying more frequently, effectively and efficiently to the readable and lively prose that ensures students leave the course with an accurate and timely understanding of psychology as a science, The Science of Psychology is the right choice for today?s classes, whether they be traditional face-to-face, hybrid, or entirely online. Regardless of their study habits, preparation, and approach to your course, each of your students will find that The Science of Psychology adapts to them individually and provides a road map for success. For your students that complete the assigned reading and study in measured doses, The Science of Psychology offers a narrative that presents psychology as a science that addresses function as well as dysfunction and where the various subfields are interconnected. Those students who tend to ?cram? before exams and/or seek the path of least resistance to their desired grade will be given an accurate assessment of how much or little they actually know prior to high stakes testing, and as a result, will spend more time reading and learning the assigned material than otherwise. How would fewer drops, failures, and withdrawals impact your course? |
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This convenient guide matches the units in Annual Editions: Psychology 11/12 with the corresponding chapters in three of our best-selling McGraw-Hill Psychology textbooks by Lahey, King, and Feldman.
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King, The Science of Psychology, Second Edition Contents Preface Chapter 1 What Is Psychology? Defining Psychology The Psychological Frame of Mind CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Are Young Americans in the Middle of a Narcissism Epidemic? Psychology as the Science of All Human Behavior Psychology in Historical Perspective Wundt?s Structuralism and James?s Functionalism Darwin?s Natural Selection PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Explore Evolution from Giraffes to Human Beings Contemporary Approaches to Psychology The Biological Approach The Behavioral Approach The Psychodynamic Approach The Humanistic Approach The Cognitive Approach The Evolutionary Approach The Sociocultural Approach Summing Up the Seven Contemporary Approaches What Psychologists Do Careers in Psychology Areas of Specialization PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Questions That Psychology Specialists Ask INTERSECTION Social Psychology and Cross-Cultural Psychology: Is Success Always Sweeter Than Failure? The Science of Psychology and Health and Wellness How the Mind Impacts the Body How the Body Impacts the Mind Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 2 Psychology?s Scientific Method Psychology?s Scientific Method Step 1. Observing Some Phenomenon Step 2. Formulating Hypotheses and Predictions Step 3. Testing Through Empirical Research Step 4. Drawing Conclusions Step 5. Evaluating the Theory Types of Psychological Research Descriptive Research Correlational Research PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Miserable but Helpful? Experimental Research INTERSECTION Social Psychology and Developmental Psychology: Is High Self-Esteem Such a Good Thing? Applications of the Three Types of Research Research Samples and Settings The Research Sample The Research Setting PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Experimentation in a Natural Setting Analyzing and Interpreting Data Descriptive Statistics Inferential Statistics Conducting Ethical Research Ethics Guidelines The Place of Values in Psychological Research CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Would Reality TV Pass the Institutional Review Board? Thinking Critically About Psychological Research Avoid Overgeneralizing Based on Little Information Distinguish Between Group Results and Individual Needs Look for Answers Beyond a Single Study Avoid Attributing Causes When None Have Been Found Consider the Source of Psychological Information The Scientific Method and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 3 Biological Foundations of Behavior The Nervous System Characteristics of the Nervous System Pathways in the Nervous System Divisions of the Nervous System Neurons Specialized Cell Structure The Neural Impulse Synapses and Neurotransmitters Neural Networks Structures of the Brain and Their Functions How Researchers Study the Brain and Nervous System How the Brain Is Organized PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY The Brain in Different Species The Cerebral Cortex CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Are Human Brains Uniquely Wired to Recognize Faces? The Cerebral Hemispheres and Split-Brain Research INTERSECTION Emotion and Neuroscience: Is Your Brain Happy? Integration of Function in the Brain The Endocrine System Brain Damage, Plasticity, and Repair The Brain?s Plasticity and Capacity for Repair Brain Tissue Implants Genetics and Behavior Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA The Study of Genetics PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY The Jim Twins Genes and the Environment Psychology?s Biological Foundations and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 4 Sensation and Perception How We Sense and Perceive the World The Processes and Purposes of Sensation and Perception PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Old Woman or Young Woman? Sensory Receptors and the Brain Thresholds PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Subliminal Perception: Working Up a Thirst Signal Detection Theory Perceiving Sensory Stimuli INTERSECTION Perception and Social Psychology: Was That a Gun or Car Keys? Sensory Adaptation Extrasensory Perception The Visual System The Visual Stimulus and the Eye Visual Processing in the Brain Color Vision Perceiving Shape, Depth, Motion, and Constancy The Auditory System The Nature of Sound and How We Experience It Structures and Functions of the Ear CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Are Cochlear Implants a ?Cure? for Deafness? Theories of Hearing Auditory Processing in the Brain Localizing Sound Other Senses The Skin Senses The Chemical Senses The Kinesthetic and Vestibular Senses Sensation, Perception, and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 5 States of Consciousness The Nature of Consciousness Defining Consciousness Consciousness and the Brain Levels of Awareness INTERSECTION Consciousness and Developmental Psychology: How Do We Develop a Sense of the Minds of Others? Sleep and Dreams Biological Rhythms and Sleep Why Do We Need Sleep? Stages of Wakefulness and Sleep PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Taking a Ride on the Sleep Cycles Sleep and Disease Sleep Disorders Dreams Psychoactive Drugs PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Drug Use by American Teenagers Uses of Psychoactive Drugs Types of Psychoactive Drugs CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Should Illicit Psychoactive Drugs Be Legalized for Medical Use? Hypnosis The Nature of Hypnosis Explaining Hypnosis Uses of Hypnosis Consciousness and Health and Wellness: Meditation Mindfulness Meditation The Meditative State of Mind Getting Started with Meditation Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 6 Learning Types of Learning Classical Conditioning Pavlov?s Studies PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY From Acquisition to Extinction (to Spontaneous Recovery) Classical Conditioning in Humans Operant Conditioning Defining Operant Conditioning Thorndike?s Law of Effect Skinner?s Approach to Operant Conditioning Shaping INTERSECTION Behaviorism and Cognitive Neuroscience: If It Feels Good, Is It Rewarding? Principles of Reinforcement PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Schedules of Reinforcement and Different Patterns of Responding CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Will Sparing the Rod Spoil the Child? Applied Behavior Analysis Observational Learning Cognitive Factors in Learning Purposive Behavior Insight Learning Biological, Cultural, and Psychological Factors in Learning Biological Constraints Cultural Influences Psychological Constraints Learning and Health and Wellness What Can a Rat Tell Us About Stress? Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 7 Memory The Nature of Memory Memory Encoding Attention Levels of Processing Elaboration Imagery Memory Storage Sensory Memory Short-Term Memory PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY The Inner Workings of Working Memory Long-Term Memory INTERSECTION Memory and Sensation: Why Does Smell Share a Special Relationship with Memory? Memory Retrieval Serial Position Effect PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Don?t Mess with Mr. In-Between Retrieval Cues and the Retrieval Task Special Cases of Retrieval CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Memories: Recovered, Discovered, or False? Forgetting Encoding Failure Retrieval Failure Study Tips from the Science of Memory Memory and Health and Wellness Keeping Memory Sharp Memory and Everyday Life Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 8 Thinking, Intelligence, and Language The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology Thinking Concepts Problem Solving PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Thinking Outside the Box Reasoning and Decision Making Thinking Critically and Creatively INTERSECTION Emotion and Cognition: How Are You Feeling and Thinking Today? Intelligence Measuring Intelligence PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY The Normal Curve Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence Extremes of Intelligence Theories of Multiple Intelligences Language The Basic Properties of Language Language and Cognition CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Does Gender Influence Language? Biological and Environmental Influences on Language Language Development over the Life Span Thinking, Problem Solving, and Health and Wellness Cognitive Appraisal and Stress Cognitive Reappraisal Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 9 Human Development Exploring Human Development Research Methods in Developmental Psychology How Do Nature and Nurture Influence Development? CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Genes or Superparents: Which Matters More to Kids? What Is the Developer?s Role in Development? Are Early or Later Life Experiences More Important in Development? Child Development Prenatal Development Physical Development in Childhood Cognitive Development in Childhood PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Thinking Critically About Object Permanence Socioemotional Development in Childhood INTERSECTION Developmental Psychology and Clinical Psychology: Is ?Girl Talk? Always a Good Thing? Adolescence Physical Development in Adolescence Cognitive Development in Adolescence Socioemotional Development in Adolescence: The Emergence of Identity PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY Looking at Identity Exploration Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging Emerging Adulthood Physical Development in Adulthood Cognitive Development in Adulthood Socioemotional Development in Adulthood Human Development and Health and Wellness Coping and Adult Development Life Themes and Life-Span Development Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 10 Motivation and Emotion 1. Theories of Motivation 2. Hunger, Obesity, and Eating Disorders 3. Beyond Hunger: Approaches to Motivation in Everyday Life 4. Emotion 5. Motivation, Emotion, and Health and Wellness: The Pursuit of Happiness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 11, Gender and Sexuality 1. Defining Sex and Gender Sex and Its Biological Components Gender The Role of Genes Disorders of Sexual Development 2. Theories of Gender Development Biological Approaches Evolutionary Psychology Approaches Social Cognitive Approaches Social Role Theory Evaluating the Theoretical Approaches to Gender 3. The Psychology of Gender Differences Infant Sex Differences Cognitive Differences Gender Differences in Aggression Gender Differences in Sexuality Evaluating the Evidence for Gender 4. Sexual Orientation Defining Sexual Orientation Measuring Sexual Orientation Occurrence of the Different Sexual Orientations Origins of Sexual Orientation: A Scientific Puzzle Gay and Lesbian Functioning Individual Adjustment and Well-Being Relationship Functioning Gay and Lesbian Families 5. Sexual Behaviors, Practices, and Attitudes Sexual Behaviors Sexual Practices The Human Sexual Response Pattern Cognitive and Other Factors in Sexual Behavior and Attitudes 6. Gender and Sexual Variations and Disorders Transgender: A Variation of Gender Identity Variations in Sexual Behavior Variations, Disorders, and the Meaning of Normality 7. Gender, Sexuality, and Health and Wellness Sexual Behavior and Physical Health Sexual Behavior and Psychological Well-Being Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 12, Personality 1. Psychodynamic Perspectives 2. Humanistic Perspectives 3. Trait Perspectives 4. Personological and Life Story Perspectives 5. Social Cognitive Perspectives 6. Biological Perspectives 7. Personality Assessment 8. Personality and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 13, Social Psychology 1. Social Cognition 2. Social Behavior 3. Social Influence 4. Intergroup Relations 5. Close Relationships 6. Social Psychology and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 14, Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1. Origins of I/O Psychology 2. Industrial Psychology 3. Organizational Psychology 4. Organizational Culture 5. I/O Psychology and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 15, Psychological Disorders 1. Defining and Explaining Abnormal Behavior 2. Anxiety Disorders 3. Mood Disorders 4. Eating Disorders 5. Dissociative Disorders 6. Schizophrenia 7. Personality Disorders 8. Psychological Disorders and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 16, Therapies 1. Biological Therapies 2. Psychotherapy 3. Sociocultural Approaches and Issues in Treatment 4. The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy 5. Therapies and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge Chapter 17, Health Psychology 1. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine 2. Making Positive Life Changes 3. Resources for Effective Life Change 4. Toward a Healthier Mind (and Body): Controlling Stress 5. Toward a Healthier Body (and Mind): Behaving as If Your Life Depends upon It 6. Integrating Psychology and Health and Wellness Summary Key Terms Apply Your Knowledge |
