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Year: 2,017
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Edition: Second Canadian Edition
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City: Toronto
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Pages: 3,252
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Language: English
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Topic: 198
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Toc: An Introduction to Psychological Science......Page 3An Introduction to Psychological Science......Page 4Brief Contents......Page 10Contents......Page 11About the Authors......Page 56About the Canadian Authors......Page 58From the Authors......Page 60What’s New in the Second Canadian Edition?......Page 64Content and Features......Page 69For Instructors......Page 76List of Reviewers......Page 84Chapter 1 Introducing Psychological Science......Page 86Module 1.1 The Science of Psychology......Page 88Learning Objectives......Page 89The Scientific Method......Page 92Hypotheses: Making Predictions......Page 93Theories: Explaining Phenomena......Page 96The Biopsychosocial Model......Page 97Know . . .......Page 100Analyze . . .......Page 101Building Scientific Literacy......Page 102What do we know about timing and studying?......Page 104How can science explain the effect of timing on study success?......Page 105Can we critically evaluate this evidence?......Page 106Critical Thinking, Curiosity, and a Dose of Healthy Skepticism......Page 109Apply . . .......Page 115Module 1.1 Summary......Page 116Apply Activity......Page 118Module 1.2 How Psychology Became a Science......Page 120Learning Objectives......Page 121Psychology’s Philosophical and Scientific Origins......Page 123Influences from the Ancients: Philosophical Insights into Behaviour......Page 124Influences from Physics: Experimenting with the Mind......Page 129Influences from Evolutionary Theory: The Adaptive Functions of Behaviour......Page 131Influences from Medicine: Diagnoses and Treatments......Page 133The Influence of Social Sciences: Measuring and Comparing Humans......Page 139Know . . .......Page 141Apply . . .......Page 142The Beginnings of Contemporary Psychology......Page 143Structuralism and Functionalism: The Beginnings of Psychology......Page 144The Rise of Behaviourism......Page 149Radical Behaviourism......Page 153Humanistic Psychology Emerges......Page 155The Brain and Behaviour......Page 157The Cognitive Revolution......Page 158Social and Cultural Influences......Page 163Module 1.2b Quiz: The Beginnings of Contemporary Psychology......Page 166Apply . . .......Page 167Psychology of Women......Page 168Comparing Cultures......Page 170The Neuroimaging Explosion......Page 172Psychology in the Real World......Page 174Know . . .......Page 177Module 1.2 Summary......Page 178Apply Activity......Page 180Chapter 2 Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research......Page 182Module 2.1 Principles of Scientific Research......Page 184Learning Objectives......Page 185Five Characteristics of Quality Scientific Research......Page 188Scientific Measure