TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weiten,Wayne
TI  - Psychology: themes and variations 
SN  - 9780495811350
AV  - BF121 .W382 2011
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth Cengage Learning
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - "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
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