Mastering the World of Psychology

Provides the Most Student Support

Mastering the World of Psychology, 5/e, provides students with more support than ever before, thanks to the Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review Learning Method, or SQ3R, which is integrated throughout the text. SQ3R shows students the relationship between psychological theory and learning. It is the strongest and most comprehensive program for measuring progress and attaining successful outcomes in Introductory Psychology.

MyPsychLab is an integral part of the Wood/Wood/Boyd program. Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that measures students' success. With MyPsychLab, students can watch videos on psychological research and applications, participate in virtual classic experiments, and develop critical thinking skills through writing.

This title is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more. To learn more about pricing options and customization, click the Choices tab.

List of contents

In this Section:
1. Brief Table of Contents
2. Full Table of Contents
 

Brief Table of Contents:
 
Chapter 1:   Introduction to Psychology
Chapter 2:   Biology and Behavior
Chapter 3:   Sensation and Perception
Chapter 4:   Consciousness
Chapter 5:   Learning
Chapter 6:   Memory
Chapter 7:   Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
Chapter 8:   Human Development
Chapter 9:   Motivation and Emotion
Chapter 10:    Health and Stress
Chapter 11:    Personality Theory and Ass
Chapter 12:    Psychological Disorders
Chapter 13: Therapies
Chapter 14: Social Psychology

Full Table of Contents:
 
Chapter 1:   Introduction to Psychology
An Introduction to Mastering the World of Psychology
Psychology Then and Now
Thinking about Theories and Research
Descriptive Research Methods
The Experimental Method
Research Participants
 
Chapter 2:   Biology and Behavior
Discovering the Mysteries of the Nervous System
The Neurons and the Neurotransmitters
The Human Nervous System
A Closer Look at the Thinking Part of the Brain
Age, Gender, and the Brain
Beyond the Nervous System
 
Chapter 3:   Sensation and Perception
The Process of Sensation
Vision
Hearing and Balance
Smell, Taste, and Touch
Influences on Perception
Principles of Perception
Unusual Perceptual Experiences
 
Chapter 4:   Consciousness
What Is Consciousness?
Circadian Rhythms
Sleep
Dreams
Meditation and Hypnosis
Hypnosis
Psychoactive Drugs
 
Chapter 5:   Learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Cognitive Learning
 
Chapter 6:   Memory
The Structure of Human Memory
A Closer Look at Retrieval
Remembering as Reconstruction
Forgetting
Biology and Memory
Memory in Legal and Therapeutic Settings
 
Chapter 7:   Cognition, Language, and Intelligence
Cognition
Language
Intelligence
Explaining Differences in Intelligence
Beyond Intelligence
 
Chapter 8:   Human Development
Theories of Development
Prenatal Development and Infancy
Early and Middle Childhood
Adolescence.
Early and Middle Adulthood
Later Adulthood
 
Chapter 9:   Motivation and Emotion
Explaining Motivation
Hunger
Sexual Motivation
Emotion
 
Chapter 10:    Health and Stress
Sources of Stress
The Health-Stress Connection
Health and Illness
Lifestyle and Health
 
Chapter 11:    Personality Theory and Assessment
Psychoanalytic Theories
Humanistic Theories
Trait Theories
Social-Cognitive Theories
Personality Assessment
 
Chapter 12:    Psychological Disorders
Defining Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia
Somatic, Dissociative, Sexual, and Personality Disorders
Childhood Disorders
 
Chapter 13:    Therapies
Insight Therapies
Relationship Therapies
Behavior Therapies
Cognitive Behavior Therapies
Biomedical Therapies
Practical Issues in Psychotherapy
 
Chapter 14:    Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Attraction
Conformity, Obedience, and Compliance
Group Influence
Attitudes and Attitude Change.
Prosocial Behavior
Aggression
Prejudice and Discrimination

About the author

Samuel E. Wood received his doctorate from the University of Florida. He taught at West Virginia University and the University of Missouri–St. Louis and was a member of the doctoral faculty at both universities. From 1984 to 1996, he served as president of the Higher Education Center, a consortium of 14 colleges and universities in the St. Louis area. He was a cofounder of the Higher Education Cable TV channel (HEC-TV) in St. Louis and served as its president and CEO from its founding in 1987 until 1996. Dr. Wood passed away in 2008.
 
Ellen Green Wood received her doctorate in educational psychology from St. Louis University and was an adjunct professor of psychology at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. She has also taught in the clinical experiences program in education at Washington University and at the University of Missouri—St. Louis. In addition to her teaching, Dr. Wood has developed and taught seminars on critical thinking. She received the Telecourse Pioneer Award from 1982 through 1988 for her contributions to the field of distance learning.
 
Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychology from the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in the Houston Community College system since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chaired the psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston Community College–Central. She has coauthored three other Allyn and Bacon texts: with Helen Bee, Lifespan Development (Fourth Edition) and The Developing Child (Eleventh Edition); and with Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. A licensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professional meetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. She has also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschool to college.
 
Together, Sam, Ellen and Denise have more than 45 years of experience teaching introductory psychology to thousands of students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Mastering the World of Psychology, Fourth Edition is the direct result of their teaching experience.

Summary

Provides the Most Student Support
 
Mastering the World of Psychology, 5/e, provides students with more support than ever before, thanks to the Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review Learning Method, or SQ3R, which is integrated throughout the text. SQ3R shows students the relationship between psychological theory and learning. It is the strongest and most comprehensive program for measuring progress and attaining successful outcomes in Introductory Psychology.
 
MyPsychLab is an integral part of the Wood/Wood/Boyd program. Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that measures students’ success. With MyPsychLab, students can watch videos on psychological research and applications, participate in virtual classic experiments, and develop critical thinking skills through writing.
 
This title is available in a variety of formats – digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more. To learn more about pricing options and customization, click the Choices tab.
 

Product details

• Authors: Denise Boyd, Denise G. Boyd, Ellen Green Wood, Samuel E. Wood
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9780205968084
• ISBN: 978-0-205-96808-4
• No. of pages: 624
• Weight: 1270 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works