Includes index

Contents: Approaches to psychology: The Field of psychology -- Methods of psychology -- Brain, body, and awareness: Brain, body, and behavior -- Sensation and perception -- Motivation and emotion -- Consciousness -- Cognitive processes: Principles of learning -- Information processing and memory -- Intelligence and creativity -- Human development: Infancy and childhood -- Adolescence -- Adulthood and aging -- Gender differences -- Personality, adjustment, and conflict: Theories of personality -- Measuring personality and personal abilities -- Conflict, stress, and coping -- Psychological disorders: Mental disorders -- Treatment and therapy -- Sociocultural influences and self: Sociocultural influences and relationships -- Sociocultural influences: Attitudes and beliefs.