Psychology : Contexts and Applications
by Halonen, Jane S.Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-07-24
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary
A significant revision of Jane Halonen and John Santrock's groundbreaking textbook representing psychology as a science while emphasizing its real world contextual dimensions, this edition has expanded its scope to incorporate information about applications and skills related to the discipline. Streamlined by more than 100 pages, making it more accessible and affordable, the text provides students with a proven pedagogical program designed to facilitate comprehension. Despite significant changes in design and structure, the paramount goals for this text remain true. First, to present the field of psychology as a science in as solid and interesting way as possible, and secondly to engage and challenge students with real world information that will motivate them to learn.
Author Biography
John Santrock received his PH.D from the University of Minnesota in 1973. He has held teaching positions at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Dallas. John Santrock is a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology. His research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes.
Table of Contents
Prechapter - Learning to Learn in PsychologyChapter 1 - The Scope and Methods of PsychologyChapter 2 - Biological Foundations and the BrainChapter 3 - Sensation and PerceptionChapter 4 - States of ConsciousnessChapter 5 - LearningChapter 6 - MemoryChapter 7 - Thinking, Language, and IntelligenceChapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 2 - Biological Foundations and the BrainChapter 3 - Sensation and PerceptionChapter 4 - States of ConsciousnessChapter 5 - LearningChapter 6 - MemoryChapter 7 - Thinking, Language, and IntelligenceChapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 4 - States of ConsciousnessChapter 5 - LearningChapter 6 - MemoryChapter 7 - Thinking, Language, and IntelligenceChapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 6 - MemoryChapter 7 - Thinking, Language, and IntelligenceChapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 8 - Human DevelopmentChapter 9 - Motivation and EmotionChapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 10 - PersonalityChapter 11 - Abnormal PsychologyChapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 12 - TherapiesChapter 13 - Health, Stress, and CopingChapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 14 - Social PsychologyChapter 15 - Human Commonality and DiversityChapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Chapter 16 - Applied Psychology Appendix: Analyzing the Data Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
Credits Name Index Subject Index
Subject Index
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