Pychology in Perpective takes a bold new approach to the introductory psychology course, providing a unifying conceptual framework of ideas rather that the traditional encyclopedia of facts and topics.
It organizes the sprawling subject matter of psychology into the five major theoretical perspectives-biological, learning, cognitive, sociocultural, and psychodynamic-that guide research and practice today. It shows how psychologists in each perspective go about their business: the questions they ask, the assumptions they make, and the methohs they use. However, like the blind men of the old fable who couldn't "see" a whole elephant because each man touched only one part of it, each perspective describes only a part of the picture of psychology. That's why the final chapter demonstrates the importance of considering all the perspectives in understanding human behavior.
Chapter 1 Explaining Humam Behavior
Chapter 2 Studying Humam Behavior
Chapter 3 The Genetics of Behavior
Chapter 4 Neurons, Hormones, and Neurotransmitters
Chapter 5 Evaluating the Bioloogical Perspective
Chapter 6 Behavioral Learning
Chapter 7 Social and Cognitive Learning
Chapter 8 Evaluating the Learning Perspective
Chapter 9 Thing and Reasoning
Chapter 10 Memory
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