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Psychology 2e
Rose M. Spielman; William J. Jenkins; Marilyn D. Lovett; Mara Aruguete · OpenStax, Rice University
Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe. The second edition contains detailed updates to address comments and suggestions from users. Significant improvements and additions were made in the areas of research currency, diversity and representation, and the relevance and recency of the examples. Many concepts were expanded or clarified, particularly through the judicious addition of detail and further explanation where necessary. Finally, the authors addressed the replication issues in the psychology discipline, both in the research chapter and where appropriate throughout the book. Changes made in Psychology 2e are described in the preface to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Psychology by OpenStax is available in web view here.
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Marriage, Intimate Relationships and Families
Ron Hammond, Paul Cheney, and Bill Pelz · LibreTexts
This introductory level course provides an overview of core concepts and theories which contribute to our understanding of intimate relationships and families. The text provides a structure and sequence of issues for the course, but the students will contribute much of the content. A heutagogical instructional design allows students in the course to provide much of the substantive content and teaching presence.
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Principles of Learning and Behavior
Lee W. Daffin Jr. · Washington State University
The text explores key concepts in learning across 13 modules, beginning with the definition and historical development of learning within psychology. It also examines the major research methods used to study behavior before moving into topics such as elicited behaviors, respondent and operant conditioning, observational learning, and related cognitive processes including sensation, memory, language, and concept formation.
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Lifespan Development A Psychological Perspective 4e
Martha Lally & Suzanne Valentine-French · College of Lake County
Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. You will no doubt discover in the course of studying that the field examines change across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development, including the impact of family and peers.
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PSY-103: Adult Development
Rising Scholar Program · Lake Tahoe Community College
This course completes the psychology series on human development which started with Child and Adolescent Development. The course covers the developmental sequence from young adulthood to late adulthood. These stages of adult development will be studied from physical, social, emotional, and cognitive perspectives. The course will also include issues of death and bereavement. Please return to the Lake Tahoe Community College Rising Scholar Program if found.
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Instruction in Functional Assessment
Marcie Desrochers and Moira Fallon · The College at Brockport, State University of New York
Instruction in Functional Assessment introduces learners to functional assessment (FA), which includes a variety of assessment approaches (indirect, observational, and experimental) for identifying the cause of an individual’s challenging behavior for the purpose of designing effective treatments. FA is mandated by federal law and is a recognized empirically based approach to treatment of individuals with challenging behaviors.
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Mind, Body, World - Foundations of Cognitive Science
Michael R. W. Dawson · University of Alberta
In the contents: 1.02: A Fragmented Psychology · 9.03: Psychology Revolution and Environment
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Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences
Linda R. Cote, Rupa G. Gordon, Chrislyn E. Randell, Judy Schmitt, and Helena Marvin · LibreTexts
Introduction to Statistics in the Psychological Sciences provides an accessible introduction to the fundamentals of statistics, and hypothesis testing as need for psychology students. The textbook introduces the fundamentals of statistics, an introduction to hypothesis testing, and t Tests. Related samples, independent samples, analysis of variance, correlations, linear regressions and chi-squares are all covered along with expanded appendices with z, t, F correlation, and a Chi-Square table.
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PSYC 40: Lifespan Development
Michelle Pilati · Foothill College
In the contents: 2.03: Research Methods in Psychology
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Applied Developmental Systems Science
Skinner, Kindermann, & Roeser · Portland State University
In the contents: 18.07: Does the field of psychology have meta-theories · 23.02: What are we talking about now Have we left the realm of psychology and landed in philosophy · 25.04: What are some examples of emergence in psychology
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Introduction to General Chemistry
Muhammad Arif Malik · Hampton University
The purpose of this book is to teach introductory concepts of chemistry to undergraduates in one semester, assuming no prior knowledge of chemistry. It is intended for health sciences, like pre-nursing, psychology, kinesiology, and non-science majors. This book will hopefully give enough knowledge to prepare the students to understand basic chemistry used in their professional subjects, take additional chemistry courses if needed and appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life.
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The Science of Sleep
Sheryl Shook · Kapi'olani Community College
The Science of Sleep teaches us the vital importance of sleep and how it determines our mental and physical health. It explores the neuroscience of sleep and cultural, social, and political aspects of how people view sleep and are affected by sleep.
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Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
Muhammad Arif Malik · Hampton University
This book aims to teach undergraduates introductory concepts of organic and biochemistry in one semester, assuming introductory general chemistry knowledge. It is intended for health sciences, like pre-nursing, psychology, kinesiology, and non-science majors. This book will hopefully provide enough knowledge to prepare the students to understand basic organic and biochemistry used in their professional subjects and appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life. Homework is associated.
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Personality Theory in a Cultural Context
Mark D. Kelland · Lansing Community College
In the contents: 1.03: Personality as a Discipline within the Field of Psychology · 2.02: Cultural Studies in the Field of Psychology · 4.03: Adler's Individual Psychology
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Lifespan Development A Psychological Perspective
Martha Lally & Suzanne Valentine-French · College of Lake County
Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. You will no doubt discover in the course of studying that the field examines change across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development, including the impact of family and peers.
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An Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Garett Foster · University of Missouri St. Lousi
We are constantly bombarded by information, and finding a way to filter that information in an objective way is crucial to surviving this onslaught with your sanity intact. This is what statistics, and logic we use in it, enables us to do. Through the lens of statistics, we learn to find the signal hidden in the noise when it is there and to know when an apparent trend or pattern is really just randomness.
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Our Lives - An Ethnic Studies Primer
Guadalupe Capozzi, Silas Cha, & Daryl Johnson · CC ECHO
This book is an introduction or primer to ethnic studies and is not a complete or comprehensive review of the literature. We identified and included major concepts, theories, perspectives, and voices in ethnic studies with research from anthropology, history, political science, psychology, and sociology to offer an inclusive approach for critical inquiry.
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Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders
Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr. · Washington State University
In the contents: 01: What is Abnormal Psychology · 02: Models of Abnormal Psychology
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The Whole Child: Development in the Early Years (Budzyna and Buckley)
Deirdre Budzyna and Doris Buckley · Northern Essex Community College
The Whole Child is a textbook for Child Psychology or Child Growth and Development that is both comprehensive and concise. Students do not need a lengthy volume to digest, but they do need a strong understanding of how a young child develops. Only with this understanding can developmentally appropriate practice emerge in the classroom and in other places that are loving and caring spaces for young children.
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The Meaning of Love
Richard Garlikov · Troy University
This book explores the philosophical views on the meaning of love. The text explores a variety of topics used to define love, including attraction, relationship satisfaction, emotional, and ethical considerations. The author takes a rational, logical, analytic, and scrutinizing look at experiences and other forms of literature on the subject of love.