PSYCHOLOGY & SOCIOLOGY - McGraw-Hill Books

Introductory to PsychologyModule 38 Adolescence: Becoming an AdultModule 39 AdulthoodChapter 13 PersonalityModule 40 Psychodynamic Approaches to PersonalityModule 41 Trait, Learning, Biological, Evolutionary, and HumanisticApproaches to PersonalityModule 42 Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes UsDistinctiveChapter 14 Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-BeingModule 43 Stress and CopingModule 44 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-BeingModule 45 Promoting Health and WellnessChapter 15 Psychological DisordersModule 46 Normal Versus Abnormal: Making the DistinctionModule 47 The Major Psychological DisordersModule 48 Psychological Disorders in PerspectiveChapter 16 Treatment of Psychological DisordersModule 49Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and CognitiveApproaches to TreatmentModule 50 Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and GroupApproaches to TreatmentModule 51iomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to TreatmentChapter 17 Social PsychologyModule 52 Attitudes and Social CognitionModule 53 Social InfluenceModule 54 Prejudice and DiscriminationModule 55 Positive and Negative Social BehaviorAppendix Going by the Numbers: Statistics in Psychology A-1Module 56 Descriptive Statistics A-3Module 57 Measures of Variability A-7Module 58 Using Statistics to Answer Questions: Inferential Statisticsand Correlation A-11Glossary G-1References R-1Credits C-1Name Index I-1Subject Index I-15NEW2009 / Softcover / 752 pagesISBN: 978-0-07-353198-4ISBN: 978-0-07-128000-6 [IE]Available: July 2008http://www.mhhe.com/lahey10eInternational EditionPSYCHOLOGY: ANINTRODUCTION10th EditionBenjamin B Lahey, University of ChicagoA contemporary take on a time tested classic. Students will masterthe central concepts of psychology with the new 10th edition ofPsychology from Benjamin Lahey. A new chapter on the Interplayof Nature and Nurture highlights the 10th edition’s new organizationand streamlined content . Lahey weaves scholarship based onempirical research throughout the text, ensuring an accurate portraitof contemporary psychology. The text’s student-friendly writing, newchapter openers, and fresh applications make the material morerelevant to students than ever before, and the proven learning systemensures that all students will grasp the concepts presented in thebook. Lahey’s hallmark emphasis on diversity and culture remainsintegrated throughout the text, making this the text for a well roundedintroduction to all areas of psychology.NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew chapter, Chapter 4: Interplay of Nature and Nurture. Updated research throughout. Newly incorporated researchreflects groundbreaking work on many key topics especially inthe Biological Foundations of Behavior and Social Psychologychapters. Dynamic PPTs--the latest addition to our instructor toolkit formaking professors stars in the classroom. In response to facultycomments on campus, in reviews, and at symposia as well asfeedback from observations of Intro classrooms, the DynamicPowerPoints go beyond the standard book-specific fare. We haveraised the bar with more than 80 of these concept-based PowerPointdecks available to adopters of any of our Intro books.CONTENTSPart 1: Introduction And FoundationsChapter 1: Introduction to PsychologyChapter 2: Research Methods in PsychologyChapter 3: Biological Foundations in BehaviorChapter 4: The Interplay of Nature and NurturePart 2: AwarenessChapter 5: Sensation and PerceptionChapter 6: States of ConsciousnessPart 3: Learning And CognitionChapter 7: Basic Principles of LearningChapter 8: MemoryChapter 9: Cognition, Language, and IntelligencePart 4: Developmental PsychologyChapter 10: Developmental PsychologyPart 5: The SelfChapter 11: Motivation and EmotionChapter 12: Personality Theories and Assessment10