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Welcome to Psychology
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology Overview
1.1 What Is Psychology?
1.2 History of Psychology
1.3 Contemporary Psychology
1.4 Careers in Psychology
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Overview
2.1 Why is Research Important
2.2 Correlational Research Methods
2.3 Analyzing Findings and Experimental Design
2.4 Ethics
Chapter 3: Biological Basis of Behavior Overview
3.1 Human Genetics
3.2 Cells of the Nervous System
3.3 Parts of the Nervous System
3.4 The Brain & Spinal Cord
3.5 The Endocrine System
Chapter 4: States of Consciousness Overview
4.1 What is Consciousness?
4.2 Sleep & Why We Sleep
4.3 Stages of Sleep
4.4 Sleep Problems & Disorders
4.5 Substance Use & Abuse
4.6 Other States of Consciousness
Chapter 5: Sensation & Perception Overview
5.1 Sensation versus Perception
5.2 Waves & Wavelengths
5.3 Vision
5.4 Hearing
5.5 The Other Senses
5.6 The Gestalt Principles of Perception
5.7 Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Perception
1. Chapter 6: Learning Overview
6.1 What is Learning?
6.2 A Short History of Behaviorism
6.3 Classical Conditioning
6.4 Operant Conditioning
6.5 Observational Learning (Modeling)
6.6 Learning to Unlearn - Behavioral Principles in Clinical Psychology
6.7 Learning Principles in Everyday Behavior
Chapter 7: Cognition & Intelligence Overview
7.1 What is Cognition?
7.2 Language
7.3 Problem-Solving
7.4 What are Intelligence & Creativity?
7.5 Measures of Intelligence
7.6 The Source of Intelligence
Chapter 8: Memory Overview
8.1 How Memory Functions
8.2 Parts of the Brain Involved in Memory
8.3 Problems with Memory
8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
Chapter 9: Motivation & Emotion Overview
9.1 Motivation
9.2 Hunger & Eating
9.3 Sexual Behavior
9.4 Emotion
Chapter 10: Personality Overview
10.1 What is Personality?
10.2 Freud & the Psychodynamic Perspective
10.3 Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, & Horney
10.4 Learning Approaches to Personality
10.5 Humanistic Approaches to Personality
10.6 Biological Approaches to Personality
10.7 Trait Theories
10.8 Cultural Understanding of Personality
10.9 Personality Assessment
Chapter 11: Social Psychology Overview
11.1 What is Social Psychology?
11.2 Self-Presentation
11.3 Attitudes & Persuasion
11.4 Conformity, Compliance, & Obedience
11.5 Prejudice & Discrimination
11.6 Aggression
11.7 Prosocial Behavior
Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders Overview
12.1 What are Psychological Disorders?
12.2 Diagnosing & Classifying Psychological Disorders
12.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
12.4 Anxiety Disorders
12.5 Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders
12.6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
12.7 Mood Disorders
12.8 Schizophrenia
12.9 Dissociative Disoders
12.10 Personality Disorders
12.11 Disorders in Childhood
Chapter 13: Therapy & Treatment Overview
13.1 Mental Health Treatment: Past & Present
13.2 Types of Treatment
13.3 Treatment Modalities
13.4 Substance-Related & Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
13.5 The Sociocultural Model & Therapy Utilization
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