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C-10Appendix C: APA Goals and Outcomes8.1 Interact effectively and sensitively with people fromdiverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives.• In Discovering Psychology, Fifth Edition, the Hockenburys oftenand consistently present perspectives based on people’s diversebackgrounds and various cultural perspectives, and the topics ofIntegrated Cultural Coverage are listed on p. xxix.• In addition to the discussions within the text narrative,Hockenbury & Hockenbury focuses on cultural perspectives in theCulture and Human Behavior in-text box feature thataccompanies the main text narrative. A listing of the topics ofthose in-text box features is found on pp. xxviii–xxx.• Gender-related topics and issues are discussed throughout thechapters of Discovering Psychology. A listing of topics forIntegrated Gender Coverage can be found on p. xxxi.8.2 Examine the sociocultural and international contextsthat influence individual differences.• Hockenbury & Hockenbury often and consistently presentsperspectives based on people’s diverse backgrounds andperspectives. The specific topics of Integrated Cultural Coverageare listed on p. xxix.• In addition to the discussions within the text narrative,Hockenbury & Hockenbury focuses on cultural perspectives in theCulture and Human Behavior in-text boxes that accompany themain text narrative. A listing of the topics of those in-text boxfeatures is found on pp. xxvii-xxx.8.3 Explain how individual differences influence beliefs,values, and interactions with others and vice versa.• Gender-related topics and issues are discussed throughout thechapters of Discovering Psychology and a listing of topics forIntegrated Gender Coverage can be found on p. xxxi.• Individual differences as they affect human interactions isexplored in the Chapter 11 (Social Psychology) Culture andHuman Behavior in-text box feature titled “Explaining Failureand Murder: Culture and Attributional Biases” on p. 465 and indiscussions within Chapter 8 (Motivation and Emotion) oncompetence and achievement motivation on pp. 342–344 andculture and emotional expression on p. 346.8.4 Understand how privilege, power, and oppressionmay affect prejudice, discrimination, and inequity.• See “Understanding Prejudice,” a section of Chapter 11 (SocialPsychology), on pp. 469–472.8.5 Recognize prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviorsthat might exist in themselves and others.• See the section titled “Attribution” on pp. 463–466 and “TheSocial Psychology of Attitudes” on pp. 466–469, both of whichare part of Chapter 11 (Social Psychology).9.1 Reflect on their experiences and find meaning inthem.a. Identify their personal and professional valuesb. Demonstrate insightful awareness of their feelings,emotions, motives, and attitudes based on psychologicalprinciples• (9.1a) The questions that Hockenbury & Hockenbury poses at theconclusion of each in-text box feature on Critical Thinking invitestudents to consider how the material reflects on their own lives.For example, personal and professional values are explored asstudents respond to a concluding question in “‘His’ and ‘Her’Brains?” on p. 75: “Why is the notion that sex differences mightbe due to brain differences so appealing to many people?”• (9.1b) Insight based on psychological principles is the focus of theconcluding questions of the Critical Thinking in-text box featuretitled “Freud Versus Rogers on Human Nature” on p. 435: “…arepeople naturally good, as Rogers claimed? If people existed in atruly free and nurturing environment, would they invariablymake constructive choices that would benefit both themselvesand society as a whole?”