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Psychology, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (January 2, 2019) © 2020

  • Amy J. Marin Phoenix College
  • Roger R. Hock Mendocino College
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Psychology provides exactly what you need to be successful in the Introductory Psychology course. Building on a foundation of inviting, straightforward writing, authors Amy Marin and Roger Hock immerse you in interactive learning at every turn.

The 2nd Edition offers even more support for each reader's individual needs. A new introductory chapter, Your Turn to Prepare for Success, outlines the psychological principles you can apply to be successful in the course. New Choose Your Example features allow you to see psychological principles at work through a specific lens of your choosing. And new Current Connections features examine how current research continues to build on the concepts uncovered and explored in classic studies.

I. Brief TOC

Introduction: Your Turn to Prepare for Success
1. The Science of Psychology
2. Biology and Behavior
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory
7. Cognitive Processes
8. Motivation and Emotion
9. Lifespan Development
10. Personality
11. Social Psychology
12. Sexuality and Gender
13. Health Psychology
14. Psychological Disorders
15. Therapy


II. Detailed TOC

Introduction: Your Turn to Prepare for Success
0.1: Getting to Know You
0.2: How to Study for Your Psychology Class
0.3: Improving Your Memory
0.4: The Power of Sleep
0.5: The Hidden Rules of College
0.6: Keeping Calm Under Stress
0.7: Getting the Most Out of Revel
 
1. The Science of Psychology
1.1: What Is Psychology?
1.2: Approaches to Human Behavior
1.3: Conducting Research in Psychology
1.4: Experimental Methods
1.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
2. Biology and Behavior
2.1: Biological Models of Behavior
2.2: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems
2.3: The Brain
2.4: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
3. Sensation and Perception
3.1: Principles of Sensation
3.2: Your Sensory Equipment
3.3: Perception
3.4: Perceptual Interpretation
3.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
4. Consciousness
4.1: States of Consciousness
4.2: Sleep
4.3: Dreams
4.4: Hypnosis and Meditation
4.5: Drug-Altered Consciousness
4.6: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
5. Learning
5.1: Rudimentary Learning
5.2: Classical Conditioning
5.3: Operant Conditioning
5.4: Cognitive Learning
5.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
6. Memory
6.1: Memory’s Three Tasks
6.2: The Biology of Memory
6.3: Forgetting
6.4: Improving Your Memory
6.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
7. Cognitive Processes
7.1: Thinking
7.2: Language
7.3: Intelligence
7.4: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
8. Motivation and Emotion
8.1: Theories of Motivation
8.2: Motivation in Action: Hunger and Achievement
8.3: Explaining Emotions
8.4: Emotional Experience and Expression
8.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
9. Lifespan Development
9.1: The Science of Development 340
9.2: Prenatal and Newborn Development
9.3: Infancy and Childhood
9.4: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
9.5: Adulthood
9.6: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
10. Personality
10.1: What Is Personality?
10.2: Approaches to Personality I
10.3: Approaches to Personality II
10.4: Personality Assessment
10.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
11. Social Psychology
11.1: Social Influence
11.2: Social Cognition
11.3: Group Processes
11.4: Relating to Others
11.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
12. Sexuality and Gender
12.1: The Biology of Sex
12.2: The Psychology of Gender
12.3 Sexual Orientation
12.4 Sexual Behaviors
12.5 Sexual Responsibility
12.6: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
13. Health Psychology
13.1: Introducing Health Psychology
13.2: Health Behavior
13.3: Stress
13.4: Coping with Stress
13.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
14. Psychological Disorders
14.1: Understanding Abnormality
14.2: Origins and Developmental Disorders
14.3: Mood and Anxiety Disorders
14.4: Dissociative, Somatic, Impulse Control, and Personality Disorders
14.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now
 
15. Therapy
15.1: Historical Treatment of Abnormality
15.2: Biological Therapies
15.3: Psychotherapies
15.4: Other Approaches to Therapy
15.5: Studies that Changed Psychology: Then and Now

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