Psychology in perspective
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Psychology in perspective
Prentice Hall, 2001
3rd ed
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For Introduction to Psychology courses.
Psychology in Perspective, 3/e, responds to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061, which calls upon all scientists to teach for depth of understanding rather than breadth of coverage. The authors have reorganized the traditional material according to the five major perspectives in the field: biological, learning, cognitive, sociocultural, and psychodynamic. They offer an unbiased presentation of each perspective's strengths, limitations, and misuses, and, drawing on the metaphor of the "blind men and the elephant," they emphasize the importance of understanding all five approaches in order to grasp the "big picture" of human experience.
Table of Contents
I. INVITATION TO PSYCHOLOGY.
1. Explaining Human Behavior.
2. Studying Human Behavior.
II. THE BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.
3. The Evolution and Genetics of Behavior.
4. Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain.
Essay #1: Evaluating the Biological Perspective.
III. THE LEARNING PERSPECTIVE.
5. Behavioral Learning.
6. Social and Cognitive Learning.
Essay #2: Evaluating the Learning Perspective.
IV. THE COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE.
7. Thinking and Reasoning.
8. Memory.
Essay #3: Evaluating the Cognitive Perspective.
V. THE SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
9. The Social Context.
10. The Cultural Context.
Essay #4: Evaluating the Sociocultural Perspective.
VI. THE PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE.
11. The Inner Life.
Essay #5: Evaluating the Psychodynamic Perspective.
VII. PUTTING THE PERSPECTIVES TOGETHER.
12. Mental Disorders and Their Treatment.
Essay #6: The Whole Elephant.
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