Psychology : Modular For Active Learning -with Concept Modules - 11th edition

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying. The SQ4R Method--How to Tame a Textbook. Effective Note-Taking--Good Students, Take Note!. Study Strategies--Making a Habit of Success. Self-Regulated Learning--Academic All-Stars. Procrastination--Avoiding the Last-Minute Blues. Taking Tests--Are You "Test Wise"?. Using Electronic Media--Netting New Knowledge.

1. Introducing Psychology and Research Methods. Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology. Module 1.2: Critical Thinking and the Scientific Method in Psychology. Module 1.3: History and Contemporary Perspectives. Module 1.4: Psychologists and Their Specialties. Module 1.5: The Psychology Experiment. Module 1.6: Nonexperimental Research Methods. Module 1.7: Psychology in Action: Psychology in the Media.

2. Brain and Behavior. Module 2.1: Neurons and the Nervous System. Module 2.2: Brain Research. Module 2.3: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex. Module 2.4: Subcortex and Endocrine System. Module 2.5: Psychology in Action: Handedness--Are You Dexterous or Sinister?.

3. Human Development. Module 3.1: The Interplay of Heredity and Environment. Module 3.2: The Neonate and Early Maturation. Module 3.3: Social Development in Childhood. Module 3.4: Language Development in Childhood. Module 3.5: Cognitive Development in Childhood. Module 3.6: Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Moral Development. Module 3.7: Challenges Across the Lifespan. Module 3.8: Psychology in Action: Effective Parenting--Raising Healthy Children.

4. Sensation and Perception. Module 4.1: Sensory Systems and Selective Attention. Module 4.2: Vision. Module 4.3: Hearing, the Chemical Senses and the Somesthetic Senses. Module 4.4: Perceptual Constancies and Perceptual Grouping. Module 4.5: Depth Perception. Module 4.6: Perception and Objectivity. Module 4.7: Extrasensory Perception. Module 4.8: Psychology in Action: Becoming a Better Eyewitness to Life.

5. States of Consciousness. Module 5.1: Altered States and Sleep. Module 5.2: Sleep Disturbances and Dreaming. Module 5.3: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Sensory Deprivation. Module 5.4: Psychoactive Drugs. Module 5.5: Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dream.

6. Conditioning and Learning. Module 6.1: Learning and Classical Conditioning. Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning. Module 6.3: Partial Reinforcement and Stimulus Control. Module 6.4: Punishment. Module 6.5: Cognitive Learning and Imitation. Module 6.6: Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management--A Rewarding Project.

7. Memory. Module 7.1: Memory Systems. Module 7.2: STM and LTM. Module 7.3: Measuring Memory. Module 7.4: Forgetting. Module 7.5: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory. Module 7.6: Psychology in Action: Mnemonics--Memory Magic.

8. Intelligence, Cognition, Language, and Creativity. Module 8.1: Intelligence. Module 8.2: Imagery, Concepts, and Language. Module 8.3: Problem Solving. Module 8.4: Creative Thinking and Intuition. Module 8.5: Psychology in Action: Culture, Race, IQ, and You.

9. Motivation and Emotion. Module 9.1: Overview of Motivation. Module 9.2: Hunger, Thirst, Pain, and Sex. Module 9.3: Arousal, Achievement, and Growth Needs. Module 9.4: Emotion and Physiological Arousal. Module 9.5: Emotional Expression and Theories of Emotion. Module 9.6: Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence--The Fine Art of Self-Control.

10. Personality. Module 10.1: Overview of Personality, Trait Theories. Module 10.2: Psychoanalytic Theory. Module 10.3: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories. Module 10.4: Humanistic Theories. Module 10.5: Personality Assessment. Module 10.6: Psychology in Action: Barriers and Bridges--Understanding Shyness.

11. Health, Stress, and Coping. Module 11.1: Health Psychology. Module 11.2: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict. Module 11.3: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression. Module 11.4: Stress and Health. Module 11.5: Psychology in Action: Stress Management--Winning the Stress Game.

12. Psychological Disorders. Module 12.1: Normality and Psychopathology. Module 12.2: Pers