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Exploring Psychology

by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, June Gruber

13th Edition

Publisher: Worth Publishers

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Print ISBN9781319472764
eText ISBN9781319561482
PublisherWorth Publishers
Publishing Year2025
Edition13th Edition
LanguageEnglish
Pages585

Understanding the human mind has never been more critical than in today's fast-paced, digitally connected world. As students navigate an era of rapid technological change and shifting social dynamics, grasping the foundational principles of human behavior offers a vital anchor. This is precisely where Exploring Psychology 13th Edition steps in, delivering a masterfully updated introduction to the discipline. By bridging classic theories with contemporary global challenges, this revision ensures that the study of the mind remains deeply relevant to everyday life. It transforms abstract scientific concepts into personal revelations, encouraging readers to examine their own thoughts, social interactions, and emotional patterns with newfound clarity.

The text offers an expansive yet highly accessible journey through the diverse landscape of psychological science. David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, and June Gruber guide readers through the biological underpinnings of behavior, the intricacies of human development across the lifespan, and the complex nature of memory and cognition. Rather than presenting psychology as a collection of static facts, the authors emphasize the dynamic process of scientific inquiry. They encourage active critical thinking, prompting students to question assumptions and evaluate empirical evidence. From the neural pathways that shape our consciousness to the social forces that influence our decisions, the book covers the essential themes of the introductory curriculum with exceptional depth and sensitivity.

Designed for a diverse undergraduate audience, this edition introduces several key updates, including a stronger focus on mental health, diversity, and the latest findings in cognitive neuroscience. Instructors worldwide adopt Exploring Psychology 13th Edition for its signature conversational tone and highly effective learning tools, which include adaptive retrieval practices and integrated self-assessments. For students seeking a flexible and portable learning experience, the digital format of the Exploring Psychology 13th Edition PDF provides seamless access to these resources across multiple devices. This ensures that whether studying in a traditional classroom or on the go, learners can easily engage with the material, master core concepts, and successfully apply psychological insights to their academic and personal pursuits.

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

    • • The History and Scope of Psychology
    • • Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
  2. Chapter 2: The Biology of Mind

    • • Neural and Hormonal Systems
    • • Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
    • • Brain Regions and Structures
    • • Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres
    • • Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior
  3. Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

    • • Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts
    • • Sleep and Dreams
    • • Drugs and Their Effects
  4. Chapter 4: Developing Through the Life Span

    • • Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn
    • • Infancy and Childhood
    • • Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
    • • Adulthood
  5. Chapter 5: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

    • • Gender Development
    • • Human Sexuality
  6. Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception

    • • Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception
    • • Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing
    • • Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses
  7. Chapter 7: Learning

    • • Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning
    • • Operant Conditioning
    • • Biology, Cognition, and Learning
  8. Chapter 8: Memory

    • • Studying and Encoding Memories
    • • Storing and Retrieving Memories
    • • Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
  9. Chapter 9: Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

    • • Thinking
    • • Language and Thought
    • • Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics
    • • Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
  10. Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion

    • • Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement
    • • Hunger
    • • Theories and Physiology of Emotion
    • • Expressing and Experiencing Emotion
  11. Chapter 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

    • • Stress and Illness
    • • Health and Happiness
  12. Chapter 12: Social Psychology

    • • Social Thinking and Social Influence
    • • Antisocial Relations
    • • Prosocial Relations
  13. Chapter 13: Personality

    • • Classic Perspectives on Personality
    • • Contemporary Perspectives on Personality
  14. Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders

    • • Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders
    • • Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
    • • Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
    • • Schizophrenia
    • • Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders
    • • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  15. Chapter 15: Therapy

    • • Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies
    • • Evaluating Psychotherapies
    • • The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders

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