Table of Contents

PART I: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY Foundations for the Study of Psychology Methods of Psychology PART II: THE ADAPTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOR Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior Basic Processes of Learning PART III: PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF BEHAVIOR The Neural Control of Behavior Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion PART IV: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics The Psychololgy of Vision PART V: THE HUMAN INTELLECT Memory and Consciousness Reasoning and Intelligence PART VI: GROWTH OF THE MIND AND PERSON The Development of Thought and Language Social Development PART VII: THE PERSON IN A WORLD OF PEOPLE Social Perception and Attitudes Social Influences on Behavior PART VIII: PERSONALITY AND DISORDERS Personality Mental Disorders Treatment Statistical Appendix Glossary References Name Index Subject Index

About the Author

PETER GRAY is Professor of Psychology at Boston College, USA, where he has served his department as Department Chair, Undergraduate Program Director, and Graduate Program Director. He has published research in physiological, developmental, and educational psychology; published articles on innovative teaching methods; taught more than twenty different undergraduate courses, including, most regularly, introductory psychology; helped develop a university-wide program to improve students' study and learning skills; and developed a program of research practicum courses.