Understanding Psychology

NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyPsychLab(R) does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyPsychLab search for 0134115791 / 9780134115795 Understanding Psychology plus MyPsychLab with eText - Access Card Package, 11/e Package consists of: * 0133908925 / 9780133908923 Understanding Psychology, 11/e * 0205206514 / 9780205206513 MyPsychLab with eText -- Valuepack Access Card -- for Understanding Psychology, 11/e MyPsychLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. For courses in Introductory Psychology A thematic approach focused on the enduring issues in psychology Understanding Psychology, now in its eleventh edition, continues to present a scientific, accurate, and thorough overview of the essential concepts of psychology. Throughout the text, authors Charles Morris and Albert Maisto write clearly and accessibly about the discipline and its concrete, real-life applications. By highlighting five enduring issues that cut across and unite all subfields of psychology - Person-Situation, Nature-Nurture, Stability-Change, Diversity-Universality, and Mind-Body - Understanding Psychology helps students see the surprising unity and coherence of this diverse and exciting science. Also available with MyPsychLab(R) This title is also available with MyPsychLab - an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyPsychLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. Understanding Psychology, Eleventh Edition is also available via REVEL(TM), an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn.1. The Science of Psychology 2. The Biological Basis of Behavior 3. Sensation and Perception 4. States of Consciousness 5. Learning 6. Memory 7. Cognition and Mental Abilities 8. Motivation and Emotion 9. Life-Span Development 10. Personality 11. Stress and Health Psychology 12. Psychological Disorders 13. Therapies 14. Social Psychology Appendix A: Measurement and Statistical Methods Appendix B: Psychology Applied to Work