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Introductory Psychology 2e

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Introductory Psychology 2e

Psychology is designed for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. For many students, this may be their only college-level psychology course. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. The text has been developed to meet the scope and sequence of most general psychology courses.

PsychologySocial Sciences
Author
Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett et al.
Publisher
OpenStax
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 200 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Psychology
  2. 1.01: Prelude to Psychology
  3. 1.02: What Is Psychology
  4. 1.03: History of Psychology
  5. 1.04: Contemporary Psychology
  6. 1.05: Careers in Psychology
  7. Critical Thinking Questions
  8. Key Terms
  9. Personal Application Questions
  10. Review Questions
  11. Summary
  12. 02: Psychological Research
  13. 2.01: Prelude to Psychological Research
  14. 2.02: Why Is Research Important
  15. 2.03: Approaches to Research
  16. 2.04: Analyzing Findings
  17. 2.05: Ethics
  18. Critical Thinking Questions
  19. Key Terms
  20. Personal Application Questions
  21. Review Questions
  22. Summary
  23. 03: Biopsychology
  24. 3.01: Prelude to Biopsychology
  25. 3.02: Human Genetics
  26. 3.03: Cells of the Nervous System
  27. 3.04: Parts of the Nervous System
  28. 3.05: The Brain and Spinal Cord
  29. 3.06: The Endocrine System
  30. Critical Thinking Questions
  31. Key Terms
  32. Personal Application Questions
  33. Review Questions
  34. Summary
  35. 04: States of Consciousness
  36. 4.01: Prelude to States of Consciousness
  37. 4.02: What Is Consciousness
  38. 4.03: Sleep and Why We Sleep
  39. 4.04: Stages of Sleep
  40. 4.05: Sleep Problems and Disorders
  41. 4.06: Substance Use and Abuse
  42. 4.07: Other States of Consciousness
  43. Critical Thinking Questions
  44. Key Terms
  45. Personal Application Questions
  46. Review Questions
  47. Summary
  48. 05: Sensation and Perception
  49. 5.01: Prelude to Sensation and Perception
  50. 5.02: Sensation versus Perception
  51. 5.03: Waves and Wavelengths
  52. 5.04: Vision
  53. 5.05: Hearing
  54. 5.06: The Other Senses
  55. 5.07: Gestalt Principles of Perception
  56. Critical Thinking Questions
  57. Key Terms
  58. Personal Application Questions
  59. Review Questions
  60. Summary
  61. 06: Learning
  62. 6.01: Prelude to Learning
  63. 6.02: What Is Learning
  64. 6.03: Classical Conditioning
  65. 6.04: Operant Conditioning
  66. 6.05: Observational Learning (Modeling)
  67. Critical Thinking Questions
  68. Key Terms
  69. Personal Application Questions
  70. Review Questions
  71. Summary
  72. 07: Thinking and Intelligence
  73. 7.01: Prelude to Thinking and Intelligence
  74. 7.02: What Is Cognition
  75. 7.03: Language
  76. 7.04: Problem Solving
  77. 7.05: What Are Intelligence and Creativity
  78. 7.06: Measures of Intelligence
  79. 7.07: The Source of Intelligence
  80. Critical Thinking Questions
  81. Key Terms
  82. Personal Application Questions
  83. Review Questions
  84. Summary
  85. 08: Memory
  86. 8.01: Prelude to Memory
  87. 8.02: How Memory Functions
  88. 8.03: Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
  89. 8.04: Problems with Memory
  90. 8.05: Ways to Enhance Memory
  91. Critical Thinking Questions
  92. Key Terms
  93. Personal Application Questions
  94. Review Questions
  95. Summary
  96. 09: Lifespan Development
  97. 9.02: What Is Lifespan Development
  98. 9.03: Lifespan Theories
  99. 9.04: Stages of Development
  100. 9.05: Death and Dying
  101. Critical Thinking Questions
  102. Introduction
  103. Key Terms
  104. Personal Application Questions
  105. Review Questions
  106. Summary
  107. 10: Emotion and Motivation
  108. 10.01: Prelude to Emotion and Motivation
  109. 10.02: Motivation
  110. 10.03: Hunger and Eating
  111. 10.04: Sexual Behavior
  112. 10.05: Emotion
  113. Critical Thinking Questions
  114. Key Terms
  115. Personal Application Questions
  116. Review Questions
  117. Summary
  118. 11: Personality
  119. 11.01: Prelude to Personality
  120. 11.02: What Is Personality
  121. 11.03: Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
  122. 11.04: Neo-Freudians- Adler Erikson Jung and Horney
  123. 11.05: Learning Approaches
  124. 11.06: Humanistic Approaches
  125. 11.07: Biological Approaches
  126. 11.08: Trait Theorists
  127. 11.09: Cultural Understandings of Personality
  128. 11.9: Personality Assessment
  129. Critical Thinking Questions
  130. Key Terms
  131. Personal Application Questions
  132. Review Questions
  133. Summary
  134. 12: Social Psychology
  135. 12.01: Prelude to Social Psychology
  136. 12.02: What Is Social Psychology
  137. 12.03: Self-presentation
  138. 12.04: Attitudes and Persuasion
  139. 12.05: Conformity Compliance and Obedience
  140. 12.06: Prejudice and Discrimination
  141. 12.07: Aggression
  142. 12.08: Prosocial Behavior
  143. Critical Thinking Questions
  144. Key Terms
  145. Personal Application Questions
  146. Review Questions
  147. Summary
  148. 13: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  149. 13.01: Prelude to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  150. 13.02: What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  151. 13.03: Industrial Psychology - Selecting and Evaluating Employees
  152. 13.04: Organizational Psychology - The Social Dimension of Work
  153. 13.05: Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
  154. Critical Thinking Questions
  155. Key Terms
  156. Personal Application Questions
  157. Review Questions
  158. Summary
  159. 14: Stress Lifestyle and Health
  160. 14.01: Prelude to Stress Lifestyle and Health
  161. 14.02: What Is Stress
  162. 14.03: Stressors
  163. 14.04: Stress and Illness
  164. 14.05: Regulation of Stress
  165. 14.06: The Pursuit of Happiness
  166. Critical Thinking Questions
  167. Key Terms
  168. Personal Application Questions
  169. Review Questions
  170. Summary
  171. 15: Psychological Disorders
  172. 15.01: Prelude to Psychological Disorders
  173. 15.02: What Are Psychological Disorders
  174. 15.03: Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
  175. 15.04: Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
  176. 15.05: Anxiety Disorders
  177. 15.06: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  178. 15.07: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  179. 15.08: Mood Disorders
  180. 15.9: Dissociative Disorders
  181. 15.09: Schizophrenia
  182. 15.10: Disorders in Childhood
  183. 15.11: Personality Disorders
  184. Critical Thinking Questions
  185. Key Terms
  186. Personal Application Questions
  187. Review Questions
  188. Summary
  189. 16: Therapy and Treatment
  190. 16.01: Prelude to Therapy and Treatment
  191. 16.02: Mental Health Treatment - Past and Present
  192. 16.03: Types of Treatment
  193. 16.04: Treatment Modalities
  194. 16.05: Substance Related and Addictive Disorders - A Special Case
  195. 16.06: The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
  196. Critical Thinking Questions
  197. Key Terms
  198. Personal Application Questions
  199. Review Questions
  200. Summary