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Psychology : behaviour in context / Lyle E. Bourne, Jr., Nancy Felipe Russo.

By: Bourne, Lyle Eugene, 1932-.
Contributor(s): Russo, Nancy Felipe, 1943-.
Publisher: N.Y. : W. W. Norton, c1998Description: xx, 616 p. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0393972097.Subject(s): PsychologyDDC classification: 150
Contents:
Ch. 1 What Is Psychology? - Ch. 2 The Methods of Psychology. - Ch. 3 Biological Foundations of Behavior. - Ch. 4 Cultural and Social Foundations of Behavior. - Ch. 5 Sensation and Perception. - Ch. 6 Learning. - Ch. 7 Memory. - Ch. 8 Cognitive Processes. - Ch. 9 States of Consciousness. - Ch. 10. Motivation and Emotion. - Ch. 11 Developmental Psychology. - Ch. 12 Social Psychology. - Ch. 13. Health Psychology. - Ch. 14. Personality. - Ch. 15. Psychopathology. - Ch. 16 Treatment for Psychopathology. - Appendix: Statistical Analysis. - Glossary. - References. - Acknowledgements and Coyprights. - Name index. - Subject Index.
Summary: The authors' goal in this book is to set readers on the path toward psychological literacy. To this end, the authors attempt to tell the story of psychology, giving a sense of what psychologists know and do, how psychology has evolved as a scientific displine, and how to evaluate evidence related to psycholgical questions.- Preface.
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Ch. 1 What Is Psychology? - Ch. 2 The Methods of Psychology. - Ch. 3 Biological Foundations of Behavior. - Ch. 4 Cultural and Social Foundations of Behavior. - Ch. 5 Sensation and Perception. - Ch. 6 Learning. - Ch. 7 Memory. - Ch. 8 Cognitive Processes. - Ch. 9 States of Consciousness. - Ch. 10. Motivation and Emotion. - Ch. 11 Developmental Psychology. - Ch. 12 Social Psychology. - Ch. 13. Health Psychology. - Ch. 14. Personality. - Ch. 15. Psychopathology. - Ch. 16 Treatment for Psychopathology. - Appendix: Statistical Analysis. - Glossary. - References. - Acknowledgements and Coyprights. - Name index. - Subject Index.

The authors' goal in this book is to set readers on the path toward psychological literacy. To this end, the authors attempt to tell the story of psychology, giving a sense of what psychologists know and do, how psychology has evolved as a scientific displine, and how to evaluate evidence related to psycholgical questions.- Preface.