Psychology
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TextPublication details: New Delhi Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd. 2015 Edition: 5thDescription: xii, 646 pISBN: 9789332558540Subject(s): PsychologyDDC classification: 150 Summary: This book tries to provide an in-depth introduction to the field of psychology. It introduces basic concepts, theories and methods used in psychology—the study of mental life and behavior. It adopts the stance of objective science committed to uncover the truth about human behavior. The text has been organized to help understand key concepts and ideas in a manner conducive to give an overview while keeping it interesting for the readers.
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Table of Content
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Evolution and Growth of Modern Psychology
Chapter-1 Psychology: A Science and a Perspective
Chapter-2 Biology, Culture, and Human Behavior
Chapter-3 Sensation and Perception: Making Contact with the World around Us
Chapter-4 States of Consciousness
Chapter-5 Learning: How We're Changed by Experience
Chapter-6 Memory: Of Things Remembered…. and Forgotten
Chapter-7 Cognition: Thinking, Deciding, Communicating
Chapter-8 Human Development I: The Childhood Years
Chapter-9 Human Development II: Adolescence, Adulthood, and Aging
Chapter-10 Motivation and Emotion
Chapter-11 Intelligence: Cognitive, Practical, and Emotional
Chapter-12 Personality: Uniqueness and Consistency in the Behavior of Individuals
Chapter-13 Health, Stress, and Coping
Chapter-14 Mental Disorders: Their Nature and Causes
Chapter-15 Therapies: Techniques for Alleviating Mental Disorders
Chapter-16 Social Thought and Social Behavior
This book tries to provide an in-depth introduction to the field of psychology. It introduces basic concepts, theories and methods used in psychology—the study of mental life and behavior. It adopts the stance of objective science committed to uncover the truth about human behavior. The text has been organized to help understand key concepts and ideas in a manner conducive to give an overview while keeping it interesting for the readers.
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