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Psychology : the science of behavior / Neil R. Carlson ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Allyn & Bacon, c2010.Edition: 7th edDescription: xxv, 644 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780205685578
  • 0205547869
  • 9780205547869
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150   22
Contents:
The Science of Psychology -- The Ways and Means of Psychology -- Evolution, Heredity, and Behavior -- Biology of Behavior -- Learning and Behavior -- Sensation -- Perception -- Memory -- Consciousness -- Language -- Intelligence and Thinking -- Life-Span Development -- Motivation, Emotions, and Health -- Personality -- Social Psychology -- The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders -- The Treatment of Psychological Disorders
Summary: Based on the connections between behavior and its biological underpinnings, Psychology: The Science of Behavior presents psychological behavior in the context of its adaptive significance. The Seventh Edition again combines a scholarly survey of research with real-world applications of research results to problems that confront us today. The authors apply the discovery method to take students inside the research process to foster a critical understanding of the logic and significance of empirical findings.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-615) and indexes.

The Science of Psychology -- The Ways and Means of Psychology -- Evolution, Heredity, and Behavior -- Biology of Behavior -- Learning and Behavior -- Sensation -- Perception -- Memory -- Consciousness -- Language -- Intelligence and Thinking -- Life-Span Development -- Motivation, Emotions, and Health -- Personality -- Social Psychology -- The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders -- The Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Based on the connections between behavior and its biological underpinnings, Psychology: The Science of Behavior presents psychological behavior in the context of its adaptive significance. The Seventh Edition again combines a scholarly survey of research with real-world applications of research results to problems that confront us today. The authors apply the discovery method to take students inside the research process to foster a critical understanding of the logic and significance of empirical findings.

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