This is a book about something that belongs to you. That’s true in and obvious sense, given that this textbook describes the mechanisms of behavior that we, as humans, all share. You have inherited, through the intricate machinery of your ancestor’s genes, a brain that once contemplated the African savannah and that now can comprehend the information age. You have also acquired, through your life’s experiences, a tremendous store of knowledge and memories that affect your thoughts and emotions in ways distinctive just to you. Your psychology, in that sense, belongs to you.
Chapter 1 The Science of Psychology
Chapter 2 The Ways and Means of Psychology
Chapter 3 Evolution, Heredity, and Behavior
Chapter 4 Biology of Behavior
Chapter 5 Learning and Behavior
Chapter 6 Sensation
Chapter 7 Perception
Chapter 8 Memory
Chapter 9 Consciousness
Chapter 10 Language
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