Psychology

For undergraduate courses in Introductory Psychology for two and four year institutions. A rigorous biological and evolutionary approach to introductory psychology text written by an international team of authors. Based on the connections between behavior and its biological underpinnings, Psychology: The Science of Behavior presents psychological behavior in the context of its adaptive significance. The Seventh Edition again combines a scholarly survey of research with real-world applications of research results to problems that confront us today. The authors apply the discovery method to take students inside the research process to foster a critical understanding of the logic and significance of empirical findingsGlossary CHAPTER 1 The Science of Psychology CHAPTER 2 The Ways and Means of Psychology CHAPTER 3 Evolution, Heredity, and Behavior CHAPTER 4 Biology of Behavior CHAPTER 5 Learning and Behavior CHAPTER 6 Memory CHAPTER 7 Sensation CHAPTER 8 Perception CHAPTER 9 Consciousness CHAPTER 10 Language CHAPTER 11 Intelligence and Thinking CHAPTER 12 Life-Span Development CHAPTER 13 Motivation, Emotions, and Health CHAPTER 14 Social Psychology CHAPTER 15 Personality CHAPTER 16 The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders CHAPTER 17 The Treatment of Psychological Disorders