Exploring Psychology, Eighth Edition in Modules is the modular version of the #1 bestselling brief introduction to psychology: David Myers's Exploring Psychology. All the Myers hallmarks are here-the captivating writing, coverage based on the latest research, helpful pedagogical support-in a format that delivers the utmost in student accessibility and teaching flexibility.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction to the History and Science of Psychology
Module 1 The History and Scope of Psychology Module 2 Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
Biology and Behavior
Module 3 Neural and Hormonal Systems Module 4 The Brain Module 5 The Nature of Behavior Module 6 The Nurture of
Behavior and the Interplay of Nature and Nurture
The Developing Person
Module 7 Development Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn Module 8 Infancy and Childhood Module 9 Adolescence
Module 10 Adulthood
Sensation and Perception
Module 11 Introduction to Sensation and Perception: Vision Module 12 The Other Senses Module 13 Perceptual Organization
Module 14 Perceptual Interpretation
States of Consciousness
Module 15 Waking and Sleeping Rhythms Module 16 Hypnosis Module 17 Drugs and Consciousness
Memory
Module 21 Information Processing Module 22 Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Module 23 Thinking Module 24 Language and Thought Module 25 Intelligence
Motivation
Module 26 Introduction to Motivation: Hunger Module 27 Sexual Motivation Module 28 Motivation at Work
Emotions, Stress, and Health
Module 29 Theories and Physiology of Emotion Module 30 Expressed and Experienced Emotion Module 31 Stress and Illness
Module 32 Promoting Health
Personality
Module 33 Historic Perspectives on Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Module 34 Contemporary Perspectives
on Personality: Trait and Social Cognitive Module 35 Contemporary Perspectives on Personality: The Self and the
Modern Unconscious