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General Psychology

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General Psychology

Social Sciences
Author
Antoniette Aizon
Publisher
Madera Community College
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 206 sections
  1. 01: Preface of the Book
  2. 1.01: InfoPage
  3. 1.02: Preface- About the Content
  4. 1.03: Table of Contents
  5. 1.04: Licensing
  6. 02: Foundations of Psychology
  7. 2.01: Introduction
  8. 2.02: What Is Psychology
  9. 2.03: History of Psychology
  10. 2.04: Contemporary Psychology
  11. 2.05: Careers in Psychology
  12. 2.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  13. 2.07: Key Terms
  14. 2.08: Personal Application Questions
  15. 2.09: Review Questions
  16. 2.10: Summary
  17. 03: Psychological Research
  18. 3.01: Introduction
  19. 3.02: Why Is Research Important
  20. 3.03: Approaches to Research
  21. 3.04: Analyzing Findings
  22. 3.05: Ethics
  23. 3.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  24. 3.07: Key Terms
  25. 3.08: Personal Application Questions
  26. 3.09: Review Questions
  27. 3.10: Summary
  28. 04: Biopsychology
  29. 4.01: Introduction
  30. 4.02: Human Genetics
  31. 4.03: Cells of the Nervous System
  32. 4.04: Parts of the Nervous System
  33. 4.05: The Brain and Spinal Cord
  34. 4.06: The Endocrine System
  35. 4.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  36. 4.08: Key Terms
  37. 4.09: Personal Application Questions
  38. 4.10: Review Questions
  39. 4.11: Summary
  40. 05: Sensation and Perception
  41. 5.01: Introduction
  42. 5.02: Sensation versus Perception
  43. 5.03: Waves and Wavelengths
  44. 5.04: Vision
  45. 5.05: Hearing
  46. 5.06: The Other Senses
  47. 5.07: Gestalt Principles of Perception
  48. 5.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  49. 5.09: Key Terms
  50. 5.10: Personal Application Questions
  51. 5.11: Review Questions
  52. 5.12: Summary
  53. 06: Consciousness
  54. 6.01: Introduction
  55. 6.02: What Is Consciousness
  56. 6.03: Sleep and Why We Sleep
  57. 6.04: Stages of Sleep
  58. 6.05: Sleep Problems and Disorders
  59. 6.06: Substance Use and Abuse
  60. 6.07: Other States of Consciousness
  61. 6.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  62. 6.09: Key Terms
  63. 6.10: Personal Application Questions
  64. 6.11: Review Questions
  65. 6.12: Summary
  66. 07: Cognition- Thinking Intelligence and Language
  67. 7.01: Introduction
  68. 7.02: What Is Cognition
  69. 7.03: Language
  70. 7.04: Problem Solving
  71. 7.05: What Are Intelligence and Creativity
  72. 7.06: Measures of Intelligence
  73. 7.07: The Source of Intelligence
  74. 7.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  75. 7.09: Key Terms
  76. 7.10: Personal Application Questions
  77. 7.11: Review Questions
  78. 7.12: Summary
  79. 08: Learning and Memory
  80. 8.01: Introduction Learning
  81. 8.02: What Is Learning
  82. 8.03: Classical Conditioning
  83. 8.04: Operant Conditioning
  84. 8.05: Observational Learning (Modeling)
  85. 8.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  86. 8.07: Key Terms
  87. 8.08: Personal Application Questions
  88. 8.09: Review Questions
  89. 8.10: Summary
  90. 8.11: Introduction Memory
  91. 8.12: How Memory Functions
  92. 8.13: Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
  93. 8.14: Problems with Memory
  94. 8.15: Ways to Enhance Memory
  95. 8.16: Critical Thinking Questions
  96. 8.17: Key Terms
  97. 8.18: Personal Application Questions
  98. 8.19: Review Questions
  99. 8.20: Summary
  100. 09: Lifespan Development and Gender
  101. 9.01: Introduction
  102. 9.02: What Is Lifespan Development
  103. 9.03: Lifespan Theories
  104. 9.04: Stages of Development
  105. 9.05: Death and Dying
  106. 9.06: Gender
  107. 9.07: Cultural Diversity and Gender Norms
  108. 9.08: Critical Thinking Questions
  109. 9.09: Key Terms
  110. 9.10: Personal Application Questions
  111. 9.11: Review Questions
  112. 9.12: Summary
  113. 10: Emotion Motivation and Sexuality
  114. 10.01: Introduction
  115. 10.02: Motivation
  116. 10.03: Hunger and Eating
  117. 10.04: Sexual Behavior
  118. 10.05: Emotion
  119. 10.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  120. 10.07: Key Terms
  121. 10.08: Personal Application Questions
  122. 10.09: Review Questions
  123. 10.10: Summary
  124. 11: Stress Lifestyle and Health
  125. 11.01: Introduction
  126. 11.02: What Is Stress
  127. 11.03: Stressors
  128. 11.04: Stress and Illness
  129. 11.05: Regulation of Stress
  130. 11.06: The Pursuit of Happiness
  131. 11.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  132. 11.08: Key Terms
  133. 11.09: Personal Application Questions
  134. 11.10: Review Questions
  135. 11.11: Summary
  136. 12: Theories of Personality
  137. 12.01: Introduction
  138. 12.02: What Is Personality
  139. 12.03: Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
  140. 12.04: Neo-Freudians- Adler Erikson Jung and Horney
  141. 12.05: Learning Approaches
  142. 12.06: Humanistic Approaches
  143. 12.07: Biological Approaches
  144. 12.08: Trait Theorists
  145. 12.09: Cultural Understandings of Personality
  146. 12.10: Personality Assessment
  147. 12.11: Critical Thinking Questions
  148. 12.12: Key Terms
  149. 12.13: Personal Application Questions
  150. 12.14: Review Questions
  151. 12.15: Summary
  152. 13: Social Psychology
  153. 13.01: Introduction
  154. 13.02: What Is Social Psychology
  155. 13.03: Self-presentation
  156. 13.04: Attitudes and Persuasion
  157. 13.05: Conformity Compliance and Obedience
  158. 13.06: Prejudice and Discrimination
  159. 13.07: Aggression
  160. 13.08: Prosocial Behavior
  161. 13.09: Critical Thinking Questions
  162. 13.10: Key Terms
  163. 13.11: Personal Application Questions
  164. 13.12: Review Questions
  165. 13.13: Summary
  166. 14: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  167. 14.01: Introduction
  168. 14.02: What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  169. 14.03: Industrial Psychology - Selecting and Evaluating Employees
  170. 14.04: Organizational Psychology - The Social Dimension of Work
  171. 14.05: Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
  172. 14.06: Critical Thinking Questions
  173. 14.07: Key Terms
  174. 14.08: Personal Application Questions
  175. 14.09: Review Questions
  176. 14.10: Summary
  177. 15: Psychological Disorders
  178. 15.01: Introduction
  179. 15.02: What Are Psychological Disorders
  180. 15.03: Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
  181. 15.04: Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
  182. 15.05: Anxiety Disorders
  183. 15.06: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  184. 15.07: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  185. 15.08: Mood and Related Disorders
  186. 15.09: Schizophrenia
  187. 15.10: Disorders in Childhood
  188. 15.11: Personality Disorders
  189. 15.12: Dissociative Disorders
  190. 15.13: Critical Thinking Questions
  191. 15.14: Key Terms
  192. 15.15: Personal Application Questions
  193. 15.16: Review Questions
  194. 15.17: Summary
  195. 16: Therapy and Treatment
  196. 16.01: Introduction
  197. 16.02: Mental Health Treatment - Past and Present
  198. 16.03: Types of Treatment
  199. 16.04: Treatment Modalities
  200. 16.05: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders - A Special Case
  201. 16.06: The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
  202. 16.07: Critical Thinking Questions
  203. 16.08: Key Terms
  204. 16.09: Personal Application Questions
  205. 16.10: Review Questions
  206. 16.11: Summary