Psychology
Douban
Themes and Variations
Wayne Weiten
résumé
Weiten's PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, 8E International Edition maintains this book's strengths while addressing market changes with new learning objectives, a complete updating, and a fresh new design. The text continues to provide a unique survey of psychology that meets three goals: to demonstrate the unity and diversity of psychology's subject matter, to illuminate the research process and its link to application, and to make the text challenging and thought-provoking yet easy from which to learn. Weiten accomplishes the successful balance of scientific rigor and a student-friendly approach through the integration of seven unifying themes, an unparalleled didactic art program, real-life examples, and a streamlined set of learning aids that help students see beyond research to big-picture concepts. Major topics typically covered in today's courses are included, such as evolutionary psychology, neuropsychology, biological psychology, positive psychology, applied psychology, careers, and multiculturalism and diversity.
contents
1. The Evolution of Psychology.
2. The Research Enterprise in Psychology.
3. The Biological Bases of Behavior.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Variations in Consciousness.
6. Learning.
7. Human Memory.
8. Language and Thought.
9. Intelligence and Psychological Testing.
10. Motivation and Emotion.
11. Human Development Across the Life Span.
12. Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment.
13. Stress, Coping, and Health.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Treatment of Psychological Disorders.
16. Social Behavior.
Appendix A: Answers to Concept Checks.
Appendix B: Statistical Methods.
Appendix C: Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Appendix D: Careers in Psychology.
Appendix E: Critical Thinking About Internet Research Sources: What Students Need to Know.
Glossary.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
