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Introductory Psychology

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
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OpenStax
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EN
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Basic Sciences
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Contents· 136 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. 1.E: Introduction to Psychology (Exercises)
  8. 02: Psychological Research
  9. 2.01: Prelude to Psychological Research
  10. 2.02: Why Is Research Important
  11. 2.03: Approaches to Research
  12. 2.04: Analyzing Findings
  13. 2.05: Ethics
  14. 2.E: Psychological Research (Exercises)
  15. 03: Biopsychology
  16. 3.01: Prelude to Biopsychology
  17. 3.02: Human Genetics
  18. 3.03: Cells of the Nervous System
  19. 3.04: Parts of the Nervous System
  20. 3.05: The Brain and Spinal Cord
  21. 3.06: The Endocrine System
  22. 3.E: Biopsychology (Exercises)
  23. 04: States of Consciousness
  24. 4.01: Prelude to States of Consciousness
  25. 4.02: What Is Consciousness
  26. 4.03: Sleep and Why We Sleep
  27. 4.04: Stages of Sleep
  28. 4.05: Sleep Problems and Disorders
  29. 4.06: Substance Use and Abuse
  30. 4.07: Other States of Consciousness
  31. 4.E: States of Consciousness (Exercises)
  32. 05: Sensation and Perception
  33. 5.01: Prelude to Sensation and Perception
  34. 5.02: Sensation versus Perception
  35. 5.03: Waves and Wavelengths
  36. 5.04: Vision
  37. 5.05: Hearing
  38. 5.06: The Other Senses
  39. 5.07: Gestalt Principles of Perception
  40. 5.E: Sensation and Perception (Exercises)
  41. 06: Learning
  42. 6.01: Prelude to Learning
  43. 6.02: What Is Learning
  44. 6.03: Classical Conditioning
  45. 6.04: Operant Conditioning
  46. 6.05: Observational Learning (Modeling)
  47. 6.E: Learning (Exercises)
  48. 07: Thinking and Intelligence
  49. 7.01: Prelude to Thinking and Intelligence
  50. 7.02: What Is Cognition
  51. 7.03: Language
  52. 7.04: Problem Solving
  53. 7.05: What Are Intelligence and Creativity
  54. 7.06: Measures of Intelligence
  55. 7.07: The Source of Intelligence
  56. 7.E: Thinking and Intelligence (Exercises)
  57. 08: Memory
  58. 8.01: Prelude to Memory
  59. 8.02: How Memory Functions
  60. 8.03: Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
  61. 8.04: Problems with Memory
  62. 8.05: Ways to Enhance Memory
  63. 8.E: Memory (Exercises)
  64. 09: Lifespan Development
  65. 9.01: Prelude to Lifespan Development
  66. 9.02: What Is Lifespan Development
  67. 9.03: Lifespan Theories
  68. 9.04: Stages of Development
  69. 9.05: Death and Dying
  70. 9.E: Lifespan Development (Exercises)
  71. 10: Emotion and Motivation
  72. 10.01: Prelude to Emotion and Motivation
  73. 10.02: Motivation
  74. 10.03: Hunger and Eating
  75. 10.04: Sexual Behavior
  76. 10.05: Emotion
  77. 10.E: Emotion and Motivation (Exercises)
  78. 11: Personality
  79. 11.01: Prelude to Personality
  80. 11.02: What Is Personality
  81. 11.03: Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
  82. 11.04: Neo-Freudians- Adler Erikson Jung and Horney
  83. 11.05: Learning Approaches
  84. 11.06: Humanistic Approaches
  85. 11.07: Biological Approaches
  86. 11.08: Trait Theorists
  87. 11.09: Cultural Understandings of Personality
  88. 11.10: Personality Assessment
  89. 11.E: Personality (Exercises)
  90. 12: Social Psychology
  91. 12.01: Prelude to Social Psychology
  92. 12.02: What Is Social Psychology
  93. 12.03: Self-presentation
  94. 12.04: Attitudes and Persuasion
  95. 12.05: Conformity Compliance and Obedience
  96. 12.06: Prejudice and Discrimination
  97. 12.07: Aggression
  98. 12.08: Prosocial Behavior
  99. 12.E: Social Psychology (Exercises)
  100. 13: Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  101. 13.01: Prelude to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  102. 13.02: What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  103. 13.03: Industrial Psychology - Selecting and Evaluating Employees
  104. 13.04: Organizational Psychology - The Social Dimension of Work
  105. 13.05: Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
  106. 13.E: Industrial-Organizational Psychology (Exercises)
  107. 14: Stress Lifestyle and Health
  108. 14.01: Prelude to Stress Lifestyle and Health
  109. 14.02: What Is Stress
  110. 14.03: Stressors
  111. 14.04: Stress and Illness
  112. 14.05: Regulation of Stress
  113. 14.06: The Pursuit of Happiness
  114. 14.E: Stress Lifestyle and Health (Exercises)
  115. 15: Psychological Disorders
  116. 15.01: Prelude to Psychological Disorders
  117. 15.02: What Are Psychological Disorders
  118. 15.03: Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
  119. 15.04: Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
  120. 15.05: Anxiety Disorders
  121. 15.06: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  122. 15.07: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  123. 15.08: Mood Disorders
  124. 15.09: Schizophrenia
  125. 15.10: Dissociative Disorders
  126. 15.11: Personality Disorders
  127. 15.12: Disorders in Childhood
  128. 15.E: Psychological Disorders (Exercises)
  129. 16: Therapy and Treatment
  130. 16.01: Prelude to Therapy and Treatment
  131. 16.02: Mental Health Treatment - Past and Present
  132. 16.03: Types of Treatment
  133. 16.04: Treatment Modalities
  134. 16.05: Substance Related and Addictive Disorders - A Special Case
  135. 16.06: The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
  136. 16.E: Therapy and Treatment (Exercises)