Chapter 1 Principles of Psychology
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1.1 Psychology's Roots
1.2 The Rise of Empiricism
1.3 The Modern Synthesis
1.4 A Preview of the Text: Four Principles of Psychology
Chapter 2 Psychology as a Science
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2.1 What Constitutes A Science?
2.2 How Do We Scientifically Study Behavior?
Chapter 3 The Neuroscience of Behavior
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3.1 The Structure Of The Nervous System: A Microscopic View
3.2 The Nervous System At Work: The Body Electric
3.3 Understanding The Nervous System: Divide and Conquer
3.4 How We Study The Brain
Chapter 4 Genes, Environment, and Behavior
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4.1 Genes at Work
4.2 The Regulation of Genes
4.3 Single Gene Effects on Behavior
4.4 Multiple Gene Effects on Behavior
4.5 The Interaction of Genes and Experience
Chapter 5 Developmental Psychology
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5.1 The Brain
5.2 The Developing Mind
5.3 Adolescence: Developing Identity
5.4 Adulthood and Beyond
Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception
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6.1 The Developing Brain
6.2 Touch and Pain
6.3 Vision
6.4 Hearing
6.5 Taste and Smell
Chapter 7 Consciousness
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7.1 Consciousness
7.2 Sleep and Dreams
7.3 Hypnosis and Meditation
7.4 Psychoactive Drugs
Chapter 8 Learning
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8.1 Predicting the Future
8.2 Rewarding Behavior
8.3 Observational Learning
Chapter 9 Memory
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9.1 The Stages of Memory Formation
9.2 The Vulnerability of Memory
9.3 Different Forms of Memory
Chapter 10 Language and Cognition
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10.1 Language
10.2 Decomposing Mental Processes
10.3 Decision Making and Problem Solving
Chapter 11 Intelligence
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11.1 History and Development of Intelligence Tests
11.2 The Many Facets of Intelligence
11.3 The Controversy over Group Differences in IQ
Chapter 12 Motivation and the Regulation of Behavior
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12.1 Motivation
12.2 Hunger
12.3 Sexual Behavior
12.4 Social Motivation
Chapter 13 Emotions, Stress, and Health
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13.1 Emotions
13.2 Stress and Health
Chapter 14 Personality
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14.1 The Quest for Personality
14.2 The Rejection of Personality Types and the Pursuit of
Traits
14.3 Biological Influences on Personality
14.4 Social Influences on Personality
Chapter 15 Social Psychology
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15.1 Social Perception
15.2 Social Influences on Behavior
15.3 Friendship and Romance
15.4 Aggression
15.5 Persuasion and Authority
Chapter 16 Clinical Psychology
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16.1 Modern Classification of Psychological Disorders
16.2 Anxiety Disorders and Depression
16.3 Personality Disorders
16.4 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
S. Marc Breedlove is the Rosenberg Professor of Neuroscience at
Michigan State University. He has written over 100 scientific
articles investigating the role of hormones in shaping the
developing and adult nervous system, publishing in journals that
include Science, Nature, Nature Neuroscience, and the Proceedings
of the National Academy of Science. Breedlove is also passionate
about teaching, both in the
classroom, and in the greater community through interviews with the
Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Newsweek,
as well as broadcast programs such as All Things Considered, Good
Morning America, and Sixty Minutes. After teaching popular
Hormones and Behavior and Biological Psychology courses during his
20 years at Berkeley, Breedlove co-authored textbooks on each
subject that are still in print today. Having taught Introductory
Psychology at Berkeley and at Michigan State University since 2001,
he began working on a text that emphasizes a research perspective
and overarching concepts while maintaining a reader-friendly
writing style. Breedlove is a Fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science and the
Association for Psychological Science.
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student friendly."
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text that emphasizes brain and experience in behavior. It is well
written and engaging."
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