Psychology: A Concise Introduction 6th Edition by Richard A. Griggs, ISBN-13: 978-1319122621

Psychology: A Concise Introduction 6th Edition by Richard A. Griggs, ISBN-13: 978-1319122621

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• Publisher: ‎ Worth Publishers; Sixth edition (November 22, 2019)
• Language: ‎ English
• 576 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1319122620
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1319122621

This exceptionally concise volume offers a rich survey of the field’s fundamental research and concepts. Richard Griggs has updated the book throughout, especially in the chapters on neuroscience, sensation and perception, learning, social psychology, and abnormal psychology—all while maintaining the book’s trademark brevity.

Table of Contents:

About this Book
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Brief Contents
Contents
About the Authors
Preface
Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
The Four Major Research Perspectives
Perspectives Emphasizing Internal Factors
Perspectives Emphasizing External Factors
Research Methods Used by Psychologists
Descriptive Methods
Correlational Studies
Experimental Research
How to Understand Research Results
Descriptive Statistics
Frequency Distributions
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter Concept Check Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 2 Neuroscience
The Neuron
The Structure of a Neuron
How Neurons Communicate
Neurotransmitters, Drugs, and Poisons
The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
The Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System
The Endocrine Glandular System
Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System
The Brain
Going Up the Brain Stem
Processing in the Cerebral Cortex
Specializations of the Left and Right Hemispheres
Consciousness and the Sleeping Brain
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception
How the Physical World Relates to the Psychological World
The Detection Question
The Difference Question
The Scaling Question
How We See and How We Hear
How the Eye Works
How We See Color
How the Ear Works
How We Distinguish Pitch
How We Make Sense of What We See
Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing
Perceptual Organization and Perceptual Constancy
Depth Perception
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 4 Learning
Learning Through Classical Conditioning
The Elements and Procedures of Classical Conditioning
General Learning Processes in Classical Conditioning
Learning Through Operant Conditioning
Learning Through Reinforcement and Punishment
General Learning Processes in Operant Conditioning
Partial-Reinforcement Schedules in Operant Conditioning
Motivation, Behavior, and Reinforcement
Biological and Cognitive Aspects of Learning
Biological Preparedness in Learning
Latent Learning and Observational Learning
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 5 Memory
Three-Stage Model of Memory
Sensory Memory
Short-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Encoding Information into Memory
How We Encode Information
How to Improve Encoding
Retrieving Information from Memory
How to Measure Retrieval
Why We Forget
The Reconstructive Nature of Retrieval
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 6 Thinking and Intelligence
Problem Solving
Blocks to Problem Solving
Solution Strategies
Thinking Under Uncertainty
Judging Probability
Hypothesis Testing
Intelligent Thinking
Intelligence Tests
Controversies About Intelligence
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Answers to Problems
Chapter 7 Developmental Psychology
Prenatal Development and Infancy
Prenatal Development
How We Develop During Infancy
How We Think Throughout Our Lives
How We Learn Language
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Approach to Development
How Intelligence Changes in Adulthood
Moral Development and Social Development
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning
Attachment and Parenting Styles
Theory of Mind
Erikson’s Psychosocial Stage Theory of Development
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 8 Personality Theories and Assessment
The Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality
Freudian Classical Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality
Neo-Freudian Theories of Personality
The Humanistic Approach and the Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality
The Humanistic Approach to Personality
The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality
Trait Theories of Personality and Personality Assessment
Trait Theories of Personality
Personality Assessment
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 9 Social Psychology
How Others Influence Our Behavior
Why We Conform
Why We Comply
Why We Obey
How Groups Influence Us
How We Think About Our Own and Others’ Behavior
How We Make Attributions
How Our Behavior Affects Our Attitudes
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter ConceptCheck Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Chapter 10 Abnormal Psychology
The Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Labeling People with Mental Disorders
Six Major Categories of Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Personality Disorders
The Treatment of Mental Disorders
Biomedical Therapies
Psychotherapies
Study Guide
Chapter Key Terms
Key Terms Exercise
Practice Test Questions
Chapter Concept Check Answers
Answers to Key Terms Exercise
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
Back Cover

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