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General Psychology for Honors Students

This text surveys the basic concepts, theories, and pivotal findings over the past 100 years in the science of Psychology, with special emphasis on contemporary concepts and findings focused on the relation of the brain to normal and pathological behaviors. Psychology has long evolved past the psychodynamic influence to include biological, social, learning, motivational, and developmental perspectives, to name a few.

Psychology Social Sciences

Tác giả: Kate Votaw
Nhà xuất bản: University of Missouri–St. Louis
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY-NC-SA
Ngôn ngữ: EN
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01: History of Psychology
1.01: Introduction
1.02: Wundt And Structuralism
1.03: James And Functionalism
1.04: Freud And Psychoanalytic Theory
1.05: Wertheimer Koffka Kohler Aad Gestalt Psychology
1.06: Pavlov Watson Skinner And Behaviorism
1.07: Maslow Rogers And Humanism
1.08: The Cognitive Revolution
1.09: Multicultural Psychology
1.10: Dig Deeper
02: Contemporary Psychology
2.01: Introduction
2.02: Biopsychology And Evolutionary Psychology
2.03: Sensation And Perception
2.04: Cognitive Psychology
2.05: Developmental Pstchology
2.06: Personality Psychology
2.07: Social Psychology
2.08: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
2.09: Health Psychology
2.10: Sport And Exercise Psychology
2.11: Clinical Psychology
2.12: Forensic Psychology
03: Overview of the Scientific Method
3.01: Introduction
3.02: A Model Of Scientific Research In Psychology
3.03: Finding A Research Topic
3.04: Generating Good Research Questions
3.05: Developing A Hypothesis
3.06: Designing A Research Study
3.07: Drawing Conclusions And Reporting The Results
3.08: Key Takeways
3.09: Exercises
04: Research Designs
4.01: Introduction
4.02: Research Designs
4.03: Experimental Research
4.04: Correlational Designs
4.05: Qualitative Designs
4.06: Quasi-Experimental Designs
4.07: Longitudinal Studies
4.08: Surveys
4.09: Tradeoffs In Research
4.10: Research Methods- Why You Need Them
05: Thinking like a Psychological Scientist
5.01: Introduction
5.02: Scientific Versus Everyday Reasoning
5.03: The Interpretation of Research Results
5.04: Why Should I Trust Science If It Can't Prove Anything
5.05: Scientific Theories
5.06: Is Science Objective
5.07: Science In Context
06: Neurons
6.01: Introduction
6.02: The Structure Of The Neuron
6.03: Communication Within And Between Neurons
07: Our Brains Control Our Thoughts Feelings and Behavior
7.01: Introduction
7.02: The Old Brain- Wired For Survival
7.03: The Cerebral Cortex Creates Consciousness And Thinking
7.04: The Brain Is Flexible- Neuroplasticity
7.05: Key Takeways
08: Psychophysiological Methods in Neuroscience
8.01: Introduction
8.02: Central Nervous System (CNS)
8.03: Peripheral Nervous System
8.04: When To Use What
8.05: Conclusion
09: What Is Consciousness
9.01: Introduction
9.02: Biological Rhythms
9.03: Problems With Circadian Rhythms
10: Sleep and Why We Sleep
10.01: Introduction
10.02: What Is Sleep
10.03: Why Do We Sleep
11: Stages of Sleep
11.01: Introduction
11.02: Nrem Stages Of Sleep
11.03: REM Sleep
12: Sleep Problems and Disorders
12.01: Introduction
12.02: Insomnia
12.03: Parasomnias
12.04: Sleep Apnea
12.05: SIDS
12.06: Narcolepsy
13: Seeing
13.01: Introduction
13.02: The Sensing Eye And The Perceiving Visual Cortex
13.03: Perceiving Color
13.04: Perceiving Form
13.05: Perceiving Depth
13.06: Perceiving Motion
14: Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Perception
14.01: Introduction
14.02: How The Perceptual System Interprets The Environment
14.03: Illusions
14.04: The Important Role Of Expectations In Perception
15: The Healthy Life
15.01: Introduction
15.02: What Is Health Psychology
15.03: Stress And Health
15.04: Protecting Our Health
15.05: The Importance Of Good Health Practices
15.06: Psychology And Medicine
15.07: Being A Health Psychologist
15.08: The Future Of Health Psychology
16: Substance Use and Abuse
16.01: Introduction
16.02: Substance Use Disorders
16.03: Drug Categories
17: Predictive Learning
17.01: Introduction
17.02: Basic Predictive Learning Phenomena
17.03: Is Extinction Unlearing Or Inhibitory Learning
17.04: Stimulus Generalization And Discrimination
17.05: Pavlov's Stimulus Substitution Model Of Classical Conditioning
18: Operant Conditioning
18.01: Introduction
18.02: Reinforcement
18.03: Punishment
18.04: Primary And Secondary Reinforcers
18.05: Reinforcement Schedules
18.06: Cognition And Latent Learning
19: Memories as Types and Stages
19.01: Introduction
19.02: Explicit memory
19.03: Implicit memory
19.04: Stages Of Memory- Sensory Short-Term And Long-Term Memory
19.05: Key Takeaways
20: How We Remember- Cues to Improving Memory
20.01: Introduction
20.02: Encoding And Storage- How Our Perceptions Become Memories
20.03: The Structure Of LTM- Categories Prototypes And Schemas
20.04: The Biology Of Memory
20.05: Key Takeways
21: The Many Varieties of Conformity
21.01: Introduction
21.02: Informational Conformity- Conforming To Be Accurate
21.03: Normative Conformity- Conforming To Be Liked And To Avoid Rejection
21.04: Majority Influence- Conforming To The Group
21.05: Minority Influence- Resisting Group Presure
21.06: Situational Determinants Of Conformity
21.07: Key Takeways
22: Obedience Power and Leadership
22.01: Introduction
22.02: Milgram's Studies On Obedience To Authority
22.03: Types Of Power
22.04: Leaders And Leadership
22.05: Key Takeways
23: How the Social Context Influences Helping
23.01: Introduction
23.02: Latane And Darley's Model Of Helping
23.03: Key Takeways
24: Other Determinants of Helping
24.01: Introduction
24.02: Some People Are More Helpful Than Others- The Altruistic Personality
24.03: Gender Differences In Helping
24.04: Who Do We Help Attributions And Helping
24.05: Reactions To Receiving Help
24.06: Cultural Issues In Helping
24.07: Increasing Helping
24.08: Key Takeways
25: Gender
25.01: Introduction
25.02: Defining Gender
25.03: Gender Differences
25.04: Gender Roles
25.05: Gender Sexism And Socialization
26: Prejudice and Discrimination
26.01: Introduction
26.02: Understanding Prejudice And Discrimination
26.03: Types Of Prejudice And Discrimination
26.04: Why Do Prejudice And Discrimination Exist
26.05: Stereotypes And Self-fulfilling Prophecy
26.06: In-groups And Out-groups
27: Cognitive Development in Childhood
27.01: Introduction
27.02: Nature And Nurture
27.03: Does Cognitive Development Progress Through Distinct Stages
27.04: Applications To Education
27.05: Conclusion
28: Theories of Development
28.01: Moral Development
28.02: Kohlberg's State Model Of Moral Development
28.03: Erik Erikson's Stage Theory Of Lifespan Development
28.04: Childhood
29: Attachment Through the Life Course
29.01: Introduction
29.02: Attachment Theory- A Brief History And Core Concepts
29.03: Individual Differences In Infant Attachment
29.04: Antecedents Of Attachment Patterns
29.05: Attachment Patterns And Child Outcomes
29.06: Attachment In Adulthood
30: Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
30.01: Introduction
30.02: Research Methods
30.03: Research Design
30.04: Challenges Associated With Conducting Developmental Research
30.05: Conclusion
31: Personality Traits
31.01: Introduction
31.02: The Five-Factor Model Of Personality
31.03: Facets Of Traits (Subtraits)
31.04: Other Traits Beyond The Five-Factor Model
31.05: The Person-Situation Debate And Alternatives To The Trait Perspective
31.06: Appendix
32: What Are Psychological Disorders
32.01: Introduction
32.02: Definition Of A Psychological Disorder
32.03: Cultural Expectations
32.04: Harmful Dysfunction
32.05: The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Definition
33: Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
33.01: Introduction
33.02: The Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Menal Disorders (DSM)
33.03: The International Classification Of Diseases
33.04: The Compassionate View Of Psychological Disorders
34: Anxiety and Related Disorders
34.01: Introduction
34.02: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
34.03: Panic Disorder And Agoraphobia
34.04: Specific Phobia
34.05: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
34.06: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
34.07: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
34.08: Treaments For Anxiety And Related Disorders
35: Mood Disorders
35.01: Introduction
35.02: What Are Mood Didorders
35.03: How Common Are Mood Disorders Who Develops Mood Disorders
35.04: What Are Some Of The Factors Implicated In The Development And Course Of Mood Disorders
35.05: What Are Some Of The Well-Supported Treatments For Mood Disorders
35.06: Conclusion
36: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
36.01: Introductoin
36.02: The Phenomenology Of Schizophrenia And Related Psychotic Disorders
36.03: The Cognitive Neuroscience Of Schizophrenia
36.04: Risk Factors For Developing Schizophrenia
36.05: Treatment Of Schizophrenia
37: Personality Disorders
37.01: Introduction
37.02: DSM-5 Personality Disorders
37.03: Description
37.04: Validity
37.05: Treatment
37.06: Conclusion
38: Therapeutic Orientations
38.01: Introduction
38.02: Psychoanalysis And Psychodynamic Therapy
38.03: Humanistic And Person-Centered Therapy
38.04: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
38.05: Acceptance And Mindfulness- Based Approaches
38.06: Emerging Treatment Strategies
38.07: Pharmacological Treatments
38.08: Integrative And Eclectic Psychotherapy
38.09: Conclusion
39: Psychopharmacology
39.01: Introduction to Psychopharmacology
39.02: Pharmacokinetics- What Is It And Why Is It Important
39.03: Recent Issues Related To Psychotropic Drugs And Metabolism
39.04: Other Controversial Issues