Psychology : themes and variations / Wayne Weiten.

"Briefer edition, 8th edition, International edition."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1.The Evolution of Psychology. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Improving Academic Performance. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Introduction. 2.The Research Enterprise in Psychology. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Finding and Reading Journal Articles. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence: "I Have a Friend Who ..." 3.The Biological Bases of Behavior. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Evaluating The Concept of "Two Minds in One" CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Building Better Brains: The Perils of Extrapolation. 4.Sensation and Perception. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Appreciating Art and Illusion. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Recognizing Contrast Effects: It's All Relative. 5.Variations in Consciousness. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreams. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitions. 6.Learning. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modification. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov and Persuasion. 7.Human Memory. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Improving Everyday Memory. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts. 8.Cognition and Intelligence. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Measuring and Understanding Creativity. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reification. 9.Motivation and Emotion. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Analyzing Arguments: Making Sense Out of Controversy. 10.Human Development Across the Life Span. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Understanding Gender Differences. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Are Fathers Essential to Children's Well-Being? 11.Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Understanding Personality Assessment. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personality. 12.Stress, Coping, and Health. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Improving Coping and Stress Management. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Thinking Rationally About Health Statistics and Decisions. 13.Psychological Disorders. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Understanding Eating Disorders. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illness. 14.Treatment of Psychological Disorders. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Looking for a Therapist. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: From Crisis to Wellness-But Was It the Therapy? 15.Social Behavior. PERSONAL APPLICATION: Understanding Prejudice. CRITICAL THINKING APPLICATION: Who Can You Trust? Analyzing Credibility and Social Influence Tactics. Appendix A.Answers to Concept Checks. Appendix B. Statistical Methods. Appendix C. Careers in Psychology. Appendix D. Behavior and Sustainability.