Psychology: Modules for Active Learning with Concept Modules with Note-Taking and Practice Exams, 11th Edition

Dennis Coon

John O. Mitterer - Brock University

ISBN-10: 0495553387  ISBN-13: 9780495553380

848 Pages   Paperbound

© 2009     Published

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying.
The SQ4R Method--How to Tame a Textbook.
Effective Note-Taking--Good Students, Take Note!.
Study Strategies--Making a Habit of Success.
Self-Regulated Learning--Academic All-Stars.
Procrastination--Avoiding the Last-Minute Blues.
Taking Tests--Are You "Test Wise"?.
Using Electronic Media--Netting New Knowledge.
1. Introducing Psychology and Research Methods.
Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology.
Module 1.2: Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method in Psychology.
Module 1.3: History and Contemporary Perspectives.
Module 1.4: Psychologists and Their Specialties.
Module 1.5: The Psychology Experiment.
Module 1.6: Nonexperimental Research Methods.
Module 1.7: Psychology in Action: Psychology in the Media.
2. Brain and Behavior.
Module 2.1: Neurons and the Nervous System.
Module 2.2: Brain Research.
Module 2.3: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex.
Module 2.4: Subcortex and Endocrine System.
Module 2.5: Psychology in Action: Handedness--Are You Dexterous or Sinister?.
3. Human Development.
Module 3.1: The Interplay of Heredity and Environment.
Module 3.2: The Neonate and Early Maturation.
Module 3.3: Social Development in Childhood.
Module 3.4: Language Development in Childhood.
Module 3.5: Cognitive Development in Childhood.
Module 3.6: Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Moral Development.
Module 3.7: Challenges Across the Lifespan.
Module 3.8: Psychology in Action: Effective Parenting--Raising Healthy Children.
4. Sensation and Perception.
Module 4.1: Sensory Systems and Selective Attention.
Module 4.2: Vision.
Module 4.3: Hearing, the Chemical Senses and the Somesthetic Senses.
Module 4.4: Perceptual Constancies and Perceptual Grouping.
Module 4.5: Depth Perception.
Module 4.6: Perception and Objectivity.
Module 4.7: Extrasensory Perception.
Module 4.8: Psychology in Action: Becoming a Better Eyewitness to Life.
5. States of Consciousness.
Module 5.1: Altered States and Sleep.
Module 5.2: Sleep Disturbances and Dreaming.
Module 5.3: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Sensory Deprivation.
Module 5.4: Psychoactive Drugs.
Module 5.5: Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dream.
6. Conditioning and Learning.
Module 6.1: Learning and Classical Conditioning.
Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning.
Module 6.3: Partial Reinforcement and Stimulus Control.
Module 6.4: Punishment.
Module 6.5: Cognitive Learning and Imitation.
Module 6.6: Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management--A Rewarding Project.
7. Memory.
Module 7.1: Memory Systems.
Module 7.2: STM and LTM.
Module 7.3: Measuring Memory.
Module 7.4: Forgetting.
Module 7.5: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory.
Module 7.6: Psychology in Action: Mnemonics--Memory Magic.
8. Intelligence, Cognition, Language, and Creativity.
Module 8.1: Intelligence.
Module 8.2: Imagery, Concepts, and Language.
Module 8.3: Problem Solving.
Module 8.4: Creative Thinking and Intuition.
Module 8.5: Psychology in Action: Culture, Race, IQ, and You.
9. Motivation and Emotion.
Module 9.1: Overview of Motivation.
Module 9.2: Hunger, Thirst, Pain, and Sex.
Module 9.3: Arousal, Achievement, and Growth Needs.
Module 9.4: Emotion and Physiological Arousal.
Module 9.5: Emotional Expression and Theories of Emotion.
Module 9.6: Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence--The Fine Art of Self-Control.
10. Personality.
Module 10.1: Overview of Personality, Trait Theories.
Module 10.2: Psychoanalytic Theory.
Module 10.3: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories.
Module 10.4: Humanistic Theories.
Module 10.5: Personality Assessment.
Module 10.6: Psychology in Action: Barriers and Bridges--Understanding Shyness.
11. Health, Stress, and Coping.
Module 11.1: Health Psychology.
Module 11.2: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict.
Module 11.3: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression.
Module 11.4: Stress and Health.
Module 11.5: Psychology in Action: Stress Management--Winning the Stress Game.
12. Psychological Disorders.
Module 12.1: Normality and Psychopathology.
Module 12.2: Personality Disorders and Anxiety-Based Disorders.
Module 12.3: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia.
Module 12.4: Mood Disorders.
Module 12.5: Psychology in Action: Suicide--Lives on the Brink.
13. Therapies.
Module 13.1: Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.
Module 13.2: Insight Therapies.
Module 13.3: Behavior Therapy.
Module 13.4: Operant Therapies and Cognitive Therapies.
Module 13.5: Group Therapy, Helping Skills, and Medical Therapies.
Module 13.6: Psychology in Action: Self-Management and Seeking Professional Help.
14. Gender and Sexuality.
Module 14.1: Sex, Gender, and Androgyny.
Module 14.2: Sexual Behavior and Sexual Orientation.
Module 14.3: Sexual Response, Attitudes, and Behavior.
Module 14.4: Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems--When Pleasure Fades.
15. Social Behavior.
Module 15.1: Affiliation, Friendship, and Love.
Module 15.2: Groups, Social Influence, and Conformity.
Module 15.3: Obedience and Compliance.
Module 15.4: Attitudes and Persuasion.
Module 15.5: Prejudice and Intergroup Conflict.
Module 15.6: Aggression and Prosocial Behavior.
Module 15.7: Psychology in Action: Multiculturalism--Living with Diversity.
16. Applied Psychology.
Module 16.1: Environmental Psychology.
Module 16.2: The Psychology of Law and Sports.
Module 16.3: Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
Module 16.4: Psychology in Action: Human Factors.
Psychology--Taming Computers.