Psychology. /
Carole Wade, Carol Tavris
- 9th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2008.
- xiii, 672 p. : ill. (col.);
Includes bibliography and index
Contents: An invitation to psychology: What is psychology? -- How psychologists do research -- Biology and Behavior: Genes, evolution and environment -- The Brain: source of mind and self -- Body rhythms and mental states -- Sensation and perception -- The Environment and behavior: Learning and conditioning -- Behavior in social and cultural context -- Thinking and feeling: Thinking and intelligence -- Memory -- Emotion -- Motivation -- The Developing person: Theories of personality -- Development over the life span -- Health and disorder: Health, stress and coping -- Psychological disorders -- Approaches to treatment and therapy --