World Of Psychology-portable Edition -6 Bks. - 07 edition

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Edition/Copyright: 07
Cover: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Published: 03/30/2006

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BOOKLET 1: FOUNDATIONS AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING

1. Introduction to Psychology. 1.1 Psychology: An Introduction. The Scientific Method. The Goals of Psychology. How to Think Like a Scientist. 1.2 Descriptive Research Methods. Naturalistic and Laboratory Observation. The Case Study. Survey Research. 1.3 The Experimental Method. Experiments and Hypothesis Testing. Independent and Dependent Variables. Experimental and Control Groups. Sources of Bias in Experimental Research. Limitations of the Experimental Method. 1.4 The Correlational Method. The Correlation Coefficient. Strengths and Weaknesses of Correlational Studies. 1.5 Participants in Psychological Research. Participant-Related Bias in Psychological Research. Protecting Research Participantsrsquo; Rights. The Use of Animals in Research. 1.6 Exploring Psychology's Roots. The Founding of Psychology. Structuralism. Functionalism. Women and Minorities in Psychology. 1.7 Schools of Thought in Psychology. Behaviorism. Psychoanalysis. Humanistic Psychology. Cognitive Psychology. 1.8 Current Trends in Psychology. Evolutionary Psychology. Biological (Physiological) Psychology. The Sociocultural Approach. Psychological Perspectives and Eclecticism. 1.9 Psychologists at Work. Specialties in Psychology. Majoring in Psychology. Study Guide Practice Test

2. Biology And Behavior. 2.1 The Neurons and the Neurotransmitters. The Neurons. Neurotransmitters. The Variety of Neurotransmitters. 2.2 The Central Nervous System. The Spinal Cord. The Brainstem. The Cerebellum. The Midbrain. The Thalamus and Hypothalamus. The Limbic System. 2.3 The Cerebrum. Components of the Cerebrum. The Frontal Lobes. The Parietal Lobes. The Occipital Lobes. The Temporal Lobes. 2.4 The Cerebral Hemispheres.

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