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Summary
Summary
Co-written by an author who garners more accolades and rave reviews from instructors and students with each succeeding edition, INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY: GATEWAYS TO MIND AND BEHAVIOR, THIRTEENTH EDITION attracts and holds the attention of even difficult-to-reach students. The Thirteenth Edition's hallmark continues to be its pioneering integration of the proven-effective SQ4R learning system (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite), which promotes critical thinking as it guides students step-by-step to an understanding of psychology's broad concepts and diversity of topics. Throughout every chapter, these active learning tools, together with the book's example-laced writing style, discussions of positive psychology, cutting-edge coverage of the field's new research findings, and excellent media resources, ensure that users find the study of psychology fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Psychology of Studying |
1 Intro to Psychology and Research Methods |
2 Brain and behavior |
3 Human Development |
4 Sensation & Perception |
5 States of Consciousness |
6 Conditioning and Learning |
7 Memory |
8 Cognition, Language, and Creativity |
9 Intelligence |
10 Motivation and Emotion |
11 Gender and Sexuality |
12 Personality |
13 Health, Stress, and Coping |
14 Psychological Disorders |
15 Therapies |
16 Social Thinking and Social Influence |
17 Prosocial and Antisocial behavior |
18 Applied Psychology |
Appendix A Behavioral Statistics |