Helping students become scientifically literate.   Psychological Science: Modeling Scientific Literacy helps students view psychology as a practical, modern science–and gives them the tools to better understand their world.   Organized around a scientific literacy model, the text’s content and features encourage scientific inquiry, prompting students to ask a series of scientific-minded questions about each topic. All aspects of the book–the topics covered, learning objectives, quizzes, even the modular format–have been developed to enable students to categorize the overwhelming amount of information they encounter, and to ignite their interest in psychological science.   To ensure that scientific literacy is at the core, content and features are organized around a scientific literacy model asking students: o        What do we know about this? o        How can science help to explain this? o        Can we critically evaluate the evidence? o        Why is this relevant?   Teaching & Learning Experience Personalize Learning — The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking — Features have been carefully chosen to reinforce the development of complex thinking skills. Engage Students — Substantial end-of-chapter materials and the new MyPsychLab Video Series provide an interactive educational experience for students. YouTube links direct students to highly relevant and engaging video content. Explore Research — Research methodology is included and explored throughout the text to improve students’ scientific literacy skills. Understand Culture and Diversity - A Biopsychosocial Perspectives feature reminds students that behavior is affected by biology, individual thoughts and experiences, and social and cultural factors. Support Instructors - An Annotated Instructor’s Edition, Test Bank (both print and computerized), Interactive PowerPoints, and the new MyPsychLab Video Series are just some of the resources available which provide instructors with the ultimate supplements package. Note: MyPsychLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyPsychLab, please visit: www.mypsychlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyPsychLab (at no additional cost). Valuepack ISBN-10: 0205743684 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205743681   VIDEO: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ab/krause_ips_1/video.html

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IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE   BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter 1: Introducing Psychological Science Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology Module 1.2: How Psychology Became a Science Module 1.3: Putting Psychology to Work: Careers in Psychology and Related Fields   Chapter 2: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research Module 2.1:  Principles of Scientific Research Module 2.2: Scientific Research Designs Module 2.3: Ethics in Psychological Research Module 2.4: A Statistical Primer   Chapter 3: Biological Psychology Module 3.1: Genetic and Evolutionary Perspectives on Behavior Module 3.2: How the Nervous System Works: Cells and Neurotransmitters Module 3.3: Structure and Organization of the Nervous System   Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception Module 4.1: Sensation and Perception at a Glance  Module 4.2: The Visual System Module 4.3: The Auditory System Module 4.4: Touch and the Chemical Senses   Chapter 5: Consciousness Module 5.1:  Biological Rhythms of Consciousness: Wakefulness and Sleep Module 5.2: Altered States of Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Disorders Module 5.3: Drugs and Consciousness Experience   Chapter 6: Learning Module 6.1: Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning: Learning through Consequences Module 6.3: Cognitive and Observational Learning   Chapter 7: Memory Module 7.1: Memory Systems Module 7.2: Encoding and Retrieving Memories Module 7.3 Constructing and Reconstructing Memories   Chapter 8: Thought and Language Module 8.1: The Organization of Knowledge Module 8.2: Problem Solving, Judgment, and Decision Making Module 8.3: Language   Chapter 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities Module 9.1: Measuring Aptitude and Intelligence Module 9.2: Understanding Intelligence Module 9.3: Heredity, Environment and Intelligence   Chapter 10: Lifespan Development Module 10.1: Methods, Concepts and Prenatal Development Module 10.2: Infancy and Childhood Module 10.3: Adolescence Module 10.4:  Adulthood and Aging   Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion Module 11.1: Hunger & Eating Module 11.2: Sexual Motivation Module 11.3: Social and Achievement Motivation Module 11.4: Emotion   Chapter 12: Personality Module 12.1: Contemporary Approaches to Personality  Module 12.2: Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality Module 12.3: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality   Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders Module 13.1: Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders Module 13.2: Personality and Dissociative Disorders Module 13.3: Anxiety and Mood Disorders Module 13.4: Schizophrenia   Chapter 14: Therapies Module 14.1: Treating Psychological Disorders Module 14.2: Psychological Therapies Module 14.3: Biomedical Therapies   Chapter 15: Social Psychology Module 15.1: Social Cognition Module 15.2: Social Influences Module 15.3: Helping and Harming Others    Chapter 16: Health, Stress and Coping Module 16.1: Behavior and Health Module 16.2: Stress and Illness Module 16.3: Coping and Well-Being   Chapter 17: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Module 17.1: Personnel Psychology: Hiring and Maintaining an Effective Workforce Module 17.2: Attitudes and Affect at Work Module 17.3: Leadership, Teamwork, and the Organization   COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter 1: Introducing Psychological Science   Module 1.1: The Science of Psychology The Scientific Method Building Scientific Literacy Module Summary   Module 1.2: How Psychology Became a Science Psychology’s Philosophical and Scientific Origins The Beginnings of Contemporary Psychology Module Summary   Module 1.3: Putting Psychology to Work: Careers in Psychology and Related Fields Professions in Psychology Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 2: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research   Module 2.1:  Principles of Scientific Research The Five Characteristics of Quality Scientific Research Risky Paths to Truth: Anecdotes, Authority and Common Sense Module Summary   Module 2.2: Scientific Research Designs Descriptive Research Correlational Research Experimental Research Module Summary   Module 2.3: Ethics in Psychological Research Promoting Welfare of Research Participants Ethical Collection, Storage, and Reporting of Data Module Summary   Module 2.4: A Statistical Primer Descriptive Statistics Hypothesis Testing: Evaluating the Outcome of the Study Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 3: Biological Psychology   Module 3.1: Genetic and Evolutionary Perspectives on Behavior Heredity and Behavior Evolutionary Insights into Human Behavior Module Summary   Module 3.2: How the Nervous System Works: Cells and Neurotransmitters Neural Communication The Chemical Messengers: Neurotransmitters and Hormones Module Summary   Module 3.3: Structure and Organization of the Nervous System Divisions of the Nervous System The Brain and Its Structures Windows to the Brain: Measuring and Observing Brain Activity Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception   Module 4.1: Sensation and Perception at a Glance Sensing the World around Us Perceiving the World around Us Module Summary   Module 4.2: The Visual System The Human Eye The Visual Experience Module Summary   Module 4.3: The Auditory System Sound and the Structures of the Ear The Perception of Sound Module Summary   Module 4.4: Touch and the Chemical Senses The Sense of Touch The Chemical Senses: Taste and Smell Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 5: Consciousness Module 5.1:  Biological Rhythms of Consciousness: Wakefulness and Sleep What Is Sleep? Why We Need Sleep Theories of Dreaming Disorders and Problems with Sleep Module Summary   Module 5.2: Altered States of Consciousness: Hypnosis, Meditation, and Disorders Hypnosis Meditation and Déjà Vu Disorders of Consciousness Module Summary   Module 5.3: Drugs and Consciousness Experience Commonly Abused Illegal Drugs Legal Drugs and Their Effects on Consciousness Habitual Drug Use Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 6: Learning Module 6.1: Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association Pavlov’s Dogs: Classical Conditioning of Salivation  Processes of Classical Conditioning Applications of Classical Conditioning Learning without Awareness Module Summary   Module 6.2: Operant Conditioning: Learning through Consequences Processes of Operant Conditioning Applications of Operant Conditioning Module Summary   Module 6.3: Cognitive and Observational Learning Cognitive Perspectives on Learning Observational Learning Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 7: Memory Module 7.1: Memory Systems The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model The Working Memory Model:  An Active STM System Long-Term Memory Systems: Declarative and Procedural Memories The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Module Summary   Module 7.2: Encoding and Retrieving Memories Encoding and Retrieval Emotional Memories Forgetting and Remembering Module Summary   Module 7.3 Constructing and Reconstructing Memories How Memories Are Organized and Constructed False Memories: Constructing Memories of What Never Happened Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 8: Thought and Language Module 8.1: The Organization of Knowledge Concepts and Categories Culture and Categories Module Summary   Module 8.2: Problem Solving, Judgment, and Decision Making Defining and Solving Problems Judgment and Decision Making Module Summary   Module 8.3: Language What Is Language? Language Development, Evolution, and the Brain Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 9: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities Module 9.1: Measuring Aptitude and Intelligence Achievement and Aptitude Approaches to Intelligence Testing Module Summary   Module 9.2: Understanding Intelligence Intelligence as a Single, General Ability Intelligence as Multiple, Specific Abilities The Flynn Effect: Is Everyone Getting Smarter? Module Summary   Module 9.3: Heredity, Environment and Intelligence Intelligence and Heredity Environmental Influences on Intelligence Group Similarities and Differences in Test Scores Beyond the Test:  Personal Beliefs Impact IQ Scores Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 10: Lifespan Development Module 10.1: Methods, Concepts and Prenatal Development Measuring Developmental Trends: Methods and Patterns Prenatal to Newborns: From One Cell to Billions Module Summary   Module 10.2: Infancy and Childhood Physical Changes in Infancy and Childhood Cognitive Changes: Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory Social Development: Attachment, Personality, and Reading Others Module Summary   Module 10.3: Adolescence Physical Changes in Adolescence Cognitive Development: Thinking and Moral Reasoning Social Development: Identity and Relationships Module Summary   Module 10.4:  Adulthood and Aging Physical Changes in Adulthood Cognitive Development: Wisdom and Change Social Development: Intimacy and Commitment Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion Module 11.1: Hunger & Eating Physiological Aspects of Hunger Psychological Aspects of Hunger Disorders of Eating Module Summary   Module 11.2: Sexual Motivation Human Sexual Behavior: Psychological and Biological Influences Sexual Orientation: Biology and Environment Module Summary Module 11.3: Social and Achievement Motivation The Need to Belong Achievement Motivation Module Summary    Module 11.4: Emotion Biology of Emotion The Psychological Experience of Emotions:  Competing Theories The Role of Culture in Emotions Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 12: Personality Module 12.1: Contemporary Approaches to Personality The Trait Perspective Behaviorist and Social-Cognitive Perspectives Module Summary   Module 12.2: Cultural and Biological Approaches to Personality Culture and Personality  How Genes Affect Personality The Role of Evolution in Personality  The Brain and Personality Module Summary   Module 12.3: Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality The Psychodynamic Perspective Alternatives to the Psychodynamic Approach Humanistic Perspectives Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 13: Psychological Disorders Module 13.1: Defining and Classifying Psychological Disorders Defining Abnormal Behavior Mental Health in the Public Sphere Module Summary   Module 13.2: Personality and Dissociative Disorders Defining and Classifying Personality Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Module Summary   Module 13.3: Anxiety and Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Module Summary   Module 13.4: Schizophrenia Symptoms and Types of Schizophrenia Explaining Schizophrenia Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 14: Therapies Module 14.1: Treating Psychological Disorders Barriers to Psychological Treatment Mental Health Providers and Settings Evaluating Treatments Module Summary   Module 14.2: Psychological Therapies Insight Therapies Cognitive, Behavioral, and Group Therapies Can Therapy Be Harmful? Module Summary   Module 14.3: Biomedical Therapies Drug Treatments Technological and Surgical Methods Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 15: Social Psychology Module 15.1: Social Cognition Person Perception Stereotypes Prejudice and Discrimination Module Summary   Module 15.2: Social Influences Norms, Role, and Conformity Group Influence and Authority Attitudes and Actions Module Summary   Module 15.3: Helping and Harming Others  Empathy, Altruism, and Helping Aggression Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 16: Health, Stress and Coping Module 16.1: Behavior and Health Smoking Obesity Psychosocial Influences on Health Quick Quiz Module Summary   Module 16.2: Stress and Illness Physiology of Stress Stress, Immunity, and Illness Stress, Personality, and Illness Module Summary   Module 16.3: Coping and Well-Being Coping Perceived Control  Mediation, Relaxation, and Biofeedback Nutrition and Exercise Module Summary Chapter In Focus   Chapter 17: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Module 17.1: Personnel Psychology: Hiring and Maintaining an Effective Workforce Job Analysis:  Understanding the Requirements for the Job Selection: Hiring the Right People Performance Appraisal Module Summary   Module 17.2: Attitudes and Affect at Work Employee Affect, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction Workplace Aggression Module Summary   Module 17.3: Leadership, Teamwork, and the Organization Finding and Producing Effective Leaders Working in Teams Module Summary Chapter In Focus