Toc: Cover......Page 1Title Page......Page 2Copyright Page......Page 3Brief Contents......Page 4Contents......Page 6To the Student …......Page 18About the Authors......Page 241 Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science......Page 261.1: Psychology: It's More Than You Think......Page 271.1.2: Applied Psychological Specialties......Page 281.2: Thinking Critically About Psychology and Pseudo-Psychology......Page 291.2.1: What Is Critical Thinking?......Page 30Do It Yourself! Psychological Science or Psychobabble?......Page 32Key Question: What Are Psychology's Six Main Perspectives?......Page 331.3.2: Two Variations on the Biological Theme......Page 341.4: The Founding of Scientific Psychology......Page 35Do It Yourself! An Introspective Look at the Necker Cube......Page 361.4.5: The Modern Cognitive Perspective......Page 371.5.1: The Behavioral Perspective Focuses on the Observable and Measurable......Page 381.5.3: The Sociocultural Perspective Links Us to Others......Page 391.5.4: The Whole-Person Perspectives Revives Emphasis on the Whole......Page 40Do It Yourself! Applying Psychology's Perspectives......Page 41Key Question: How Do Psychologists Develop New Knowledge?......Page 421.7.1: Develop a Hypothesis......Page 431.7.2: Collect Objective Data......Page 441.8.1: Experiments......Page 451.8.2: Correlational Studies......Page 461.8.4: Naturalistic Observations......Page 491.9.1: Controlling Biases......Page 501.9.2: Ethical Issues in Psychological Research......Page 51Do It Yourself! Is This Research Ethical?......Page 52Psychology Matters: The Perils of Pseudo-Psychology......Page 54Critical Thinking Applied: Do Childhood Vaccinations Increase Risk of Autism?......Page 55Summary: Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science......Page 562 Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature......Page 58CHAPTER PROBLEM: What does Jill's experience teach us about how our brain is organized and about its amazing ability to adapt?......Page 592.1: Evolution and Natural Selection......Page 602.1.2: Evolutionary Explanations for Psychological Processes......Page 612.2: Genetics and Inheritance......Page 622.2.2: Genetic Explanations for Psychological Processes......Page 632.3.2: More About the Genome......Page 642.3.3: How Life Experiences Change the Epigenome......Page 65Psychology Matters: Choosing Your Children's Genes......Page 66Key Question: How Does the Body Communicate Internally?......Page 672.4.1: Types of Neurons......Page 682.4.2: How Neurons Work......Page 692.4.3: Glial Cells: A Support Group for Neurons......Page 712.4.4: Neural Plasticity......Page 722.5: The Nervous System......Page 732.5.2: The Peripheral Nervous System......Page 742.6.1: How Does the Endocrine System Respond in a Crisis?......Page 76Psychology Matters: How Psychoactive Drugs Affect the Nervous System......Page 772.7: Windows on the Brain......Page 782.7.4: Which Scanning Method Is Best?......Page 792.8: Three