Revised edition of the author's Psychology and your life with P.O.W.E.R learning, 3rd edition, 2018.

1st and 2nd editions published as: Psychology and your life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface xxv To the Student xli Chapter One: Introduction to Psychology Module 1 Psychologists at Work Module 2 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future Module 3 Research in Psychology Module 4 Critical Research Issues Chapter Two: Neuroscience and Behavior Module 5 Neurons: The Basic Elements of Behavior Module 6 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System: Communicating within the Body Module 7 The Brain Chapter Three: Sensation and Perception Module 8 Sensing the World Around Us Module 9 Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye Module 10 Hearing and the Other Senses Module 11 Perceptual Organization: Constructing Our View of the World Chapter Four: States of Consciousness Module 12 Sleep and Dreams Module 13 Hypnosis and Meditation Module 14 Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness Chapter Five: Learning Module 15 Classical Conditioning Module 16 Operant ConditioningModule 17 Cognitive Approaches to Learning Chapter Six: Thinking: Memory, Cognition, and Language Module 18 The Foundations of MemoryModule 19 Recall and Forgetting Module 20 Thinking, Reasoning, and Problem Solving Module 21 Language Chapter Seven: Motivation and Emotion Module 22 Explaining Motivation Module 23 Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring Module 24 Understanding Emotional Experiences Chapter Eight: Development Module 25 Nature, Nurture, and Prenatal Development Module 26 Infancy and ChildhoodModule 27 Adolescence: Becoming an Adult Module 28 Adulthood Chapter Nine: Personality and Individual Differences Module 29 Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality Module 30 Trait, Learning, Biological and Evolutionary, and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Module 31 Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes Us Distinctive Module 32 Intelligence Chapter Ten: Psychological Disorders Module 33 Normal versus Abnormal: Making the Distinction Module 34 The Major Psychological Disorders Module 35 Psychological Disorders in Perspective Chapter Eleven: Treatment of Psychological Disorders Module 36 Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Cognitive Approaches to Treatment Module 37 Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Group Approaches to Treatment Module 38 Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to TreatmentChapter Twelve: Social Psychology Module 39 Attitudes and Social Cognition Module 40 Social Influence and Groups Module 41 Prejudice and Discrimination Module 42 Positive and Negative Social Behavior Module 43 Stress and Coping Glossary G-1 References R-1 Name Index NI-1 Subject Index SI-1