| Edition |
12th ed. |
| Description |
xxi, 776 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Introduction to psychology / Rita L. Atkinson ... [et al.]. 11th ed. c1993. |
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Includes glossary, p.: [684]-709 and indexes, p.: [752]-776. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, p.: [710]-745. |
| Contents |
Psychology as a scientific and human endeavor: Nature of psychology -- Biological and developmental processes: Neurobiological basis of psychology; Psychological development -- Consciousness and perception: Sensory processes; Perception; Consciousness and its altered states -- Learning, remembering, and thinking: Learning and conditioning; Memory; Thought and language -- Motivation and emotion: Basic motives; Emotion -- Personality and individuality: Individual differences; Personality -- Stress, psychopathology, and therapy: Stress, health, and coping; Abnormal psychology; Methods of therapy -- Social behavior: Social cognition and affect; Social interaction and influence |
| Summary |
Instructors have come to know that they can rely on this textbook to provide a critical analysis of the major issues in historical and contemporary psychology in a manner that students find engaging and comprehensible. -Pref |
| Subject |
Psychology
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| Added Author |
Atkinson, Rita L.
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Hilgard, Ernest Ropiequet, 1904-
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| Added Title |
Introduction to psychology. |
| ISBN |
0155015540 |
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