1.The Science of Psychology. What Is Psychology?
The Rise of Psychology as a Science.
Major Trends in the Development of Psychology.
2.The Ways and Means of Psychology. The Scientific Method in Psychology.
Ethics.
Understanding Research Results.
3.Evolution, Heredity, and Behavior. The Development of Evolutionary Theory.
Natural Selection and Evolution.
Heredity And Genetics.
Sociobiology.
4.Biology of Behavior. The Brain and Its Components.
Study of the Brain.
Control of Behavior.
Control of Internal Functions and Automatic Behavior.
Drugs and Behavior.
5.Learning and Behavior. Habituation.
Classical Conditioning.
Operant Conditioning.
Conditioning of Complex Behaviors.
6.Sensation. Sensory Processing.
Vision.
Audition.
Gustation.
Olfaction.
The Somatosenses.
7.Perception. Brain Mechanisms of Visual Perception.
Perception of Form.
8.Memory. Sensory Memory.
Short Term or Working Memory.
Learning and Encoding in Long-Term Memory.
Organization of Long-Term Memory.
Remembering.
9.Consciousness. Consciousness as a Social Phenomenon.
Selective Attention.
Consciousness and the Brain.
Hypnosis.
Sleep.
10.Language. Speech and Comprehension.
Reading.
Language Acquisition by Children.
11.Intelligence and Thinking. Theories of Intelligence.
Intelligence Testing.
The Roles of Heredity and Environment.
Thinking.
12.Lifespan Development. Prenatal Development.
Physical and Perceptual Development in Infancy and Childhood.
Cognitive Development in Childhood.
Social Development in Childhood.
Development of Gender Roles.
Moral Development.
Adolescence.
Adulthood and Old Age.
13.Motivation and Emotion. What is Motivation?
Eating.
Sexual Behavior.
Aggressive Behavior.
The Nature of Emotion.
Expression and Recognition of Emotions.
Feelings of Emotion.
14.Personality. Trait Theories of Personality.
Psychobiological Approaches.
The Social Learning Approach.
The Psychodynamic Approach.
The Humanistic Approach.
Assessment Of Personality.
15.Social Psychology. Social Cognition.
Attitudes and Their Formation.
Prejudice.
Social Influences and Group Behavior.
Interpersonal Attraction and Loving.
16.Lifestyle, Stress, and Health. Cultural Evolution: Lifestyle Choices and Consequences.
Healthy and Unhealthy Lifestyles.
Unhealthy Lifestyles Are Preventable: Self-Control.
Stress and Health.
Coping with Everyday Stress.
17.The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders. Classification and Diagnosis.
Anxiety, Somatoform, and Dissociative Mental Disorders.
Personality Disorders.
Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders.
Schizophrenic Disorders.
Mood Disorders.
18.Treatment. Mental Disorders and Psychotherapy.
Insight Therapies.
Behavior and Cognitive-Behavior Therapies.
Group Therapy and Community Psychology.
Biological Treatments.
Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychotherapy.
Selecting a Therapist.
