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Year: 2,007
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Issue: 2011 12 30
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Toc: Cover Page......Page 1Title Page......Page 4Copyright Page......Page 5About the Authors......Page 6Brief Contents......Page 10Preface......Page 28Contents......Page 12CHAPTER 1: The Science of Psychology......Page 38THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY......Page 39Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science......Page 40Psychology’s Broad Scope: A Levels of-Analysis Framework......Page 41Psychology’s Intellectual Roots......Page 43Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism......Page 44The Psychodynamic Perspective: The Forces Within......Page 45The Behavioral Perspective: The Power of the Environment......Page 46The Humanistic Perspective: Self-Actualization and Positive Psychology......Page 47The Cognitive Perspective: The Thinking Human......Page 48The Sociocultural Perspective: The Embedded Human......Page 50RESEARCH CLOSE-UP Love and Marriage in Eleven Cultures......Page 51The Biological Perspective: The Brain, Genes, and Evolution......Page 52An Example: Understanding Depression......Page 55Summary of Major Themes......Page 56BENEATH THE SURFACE What Did You Expect?......Page 57A Global Science and Profession......Page 58Psychology and Public Policy......Page 59APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE How to Enhance Your Academic Performance......Page 60CHAPTER 2: Studying Behavior Scientifically......Page 64SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES IN PSYCHOLOGY......Page 65Gathering Evidence: Steps in the Scientific Process......Page 66Two Approaches to Understanding Behavior......Page 68Defining and Measuring Variables......Page 70ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN RESEARCH......Page 72Ethical Standards in Human Research......Page 73Descriptive Research: Recording Events......Page 74Correlational Research: Measuring Associations Between Events......Page 78