Psychology today: an introduction. /
Bootzin, Richard R.
Psychology today: an introduction. / Richard R. Bootzin. - 6th ed. - New York: Random House Inc, 1986. - x,757p: ill, 26cm.
Includes index and glossary
Contents: About psychology: Understanding psychology: an introduction -- Doing psychology: Methodology -- Biological and perceptual processes: The brain and behavior -- Biological perspectives on behavior: Genetics and evolution -- Sensation and the senses -- Perception -- Varieties of consciousness -- Feeling and activation: Emotions -- motivation -- Human sexuality -- Human development through the life span: Early development -- Cognitive development -- Acquiring and using language -- Personality and social development -- Personality and individual differences: Psychoanalytic theories of personality -- Humanistic, behavioristic and trait theories of personality -- Psychological assessment -- Health psychology, behavior disorders and therapy: Health psychology -- `Psychological disorders -- Theories of abnormality -- Approaches to treatment -- Social psychology: Attitudes and attitude change -- Interpersonal perception and attitudes -- Social influence and group processes -- Industrial/organizational psychology.
039434359
BF121.P85
Psychology today: an introduction. / Richard R. Bootzin. - 6th ed. - New York: Random House Inc, 1986. - x,757p: ill, 26cm.
Includes index and glossary
Contents: About psychology: Understanding psychology: an introduction -- Doing psychology: Methodology -- Biological and perceptual processes: The brain and behavior -- Biological perspectives on behavior: Genetics and evolution -- Sensation and the senses -- Perception -- Varieties of consciousness -- Feeling and activation: Emotions -- motivation -- Human sexuality -- Human development through the life span: Early development -- Cognitive development -- Acquiring and using language -- Personality and social development -- Personality and individual differences: Psychoanalytic theories of personality -- Humanistic, behavioristic and trait theories of personality -- Psychological assessment -- Health psychology, behavior disorders and therapy: Health psychology -- `Psychological disorders -- Theories of abnormality -- Approaches to treatment -- Social psychology: Attitudes and attitude change -- Interpersonal perception and attitudes -- Social influence and group processes -- Industrial/organizational psychology.
039434359
BF121.P85