Psychology

by Boundless

The Boundless Psychology textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that covers the intriguing subject of Psychology. Boundless works with subject matter experts to select the best open educational resources available on the web, review the content for quality, and create introductory, college-level textbooks designed to meet the study needs of university students.This textbook The Science of Psychology -- Introduction to Psychology, History of Psychology, Modern Psychology, Careers and Subfields in PsychologyResearching Psychology -- The Scientific Method, Types of Research Studies, Methods of Collecting Data, Ethical Considerations, Analyzing Data and Drawing ConclusionsBiological Foundations of Psychology -- Genetic Basis of Psychology, Brain AdaptationThe Brain and Behavior -- Neurons, The Nervous System, The Brain, The Endocrine SystemSensation and Perception -- Sensation, Sensory Processes, The Basics of Perception, Advanced Topics in PerceptionStates of Consciousness -- Introducing Consciousness, Sleep and Dreaming, How Psychoactive Drugs Impact the Brain, Other Ways to Impact ConsciousnessLearning -- Introduction to Learning, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Cognitive Approaches to Learning, The Biological Basis of Learning, Educational PsychologyMemory -- Introduction to Memory, Memory Models, Memory and The Brain, Process of Encoding Memories, Storage of Memories, Accessing Memories, The Process of Forgetting, Memory DistortionsThinking -- Introduction to ThinkingLanguage -- Introduction to LanguageIntelligence -- Introduction to Intelligence, Measuring Intelligence, Extremes of IntelligenceMotivation -- Introduction to Motivation, Approaches to Explaining Motivation, Hunger Motivation, Sexual MotivationEmotion -- EmotionHuman Development -- Introduction to Human Development, Theories of Human Development, Prenatal Development, Infancy and Childhood, Adolescence, AdulthoodGender and Sexuality -- Introduction to Gender and SexualityPersonality -- Introduction to Personality, Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality, The Humanistic Perspective, The Trait Perspective, Personality Perspective, The Social Cognitive Perspective, Biological Perspectives, Other Influences on Personality, Assessing PersonalityStress and Health Psychology -- Foundations of Health Psychology, Models for Positive Change, Stress, Managing Behaviors that Impact Physical and Mental Health, Improving Habits and Managing StressPsychological Disorders -- Introduction to Psychological Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Childhood Disorders, Other DisordersTreating Psychological Disorders -- Treatment Approaches, Considerations and Evaluations of Treatment Approaches, Biological Therapies, PreventionSocial Psychology -- Introducing Social Psychology, Social Cognition, Social Influence, Positive and Negative Social BehaviorsWorkplace Psychology -- Workplace Psychology

Genres: Psychology

Kindle Edition

Published December 16, 2013