Psychology
by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, June Gruber
14th Edition
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781319426897 |
| eText ISBN | 9781319489847 |
| Publisher | Worth Publishers |
| Publishing Year | 2024 |
| Edition | 14th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 928 |
Psychology, 14th Edition, authored by David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall, and June Gruber, is an introductory psychology textbook that outlines the scientific study of human mind and behavior. Published by Worth Publishers in 2024, this text provides students and instructors with a structured presentation of fundamental psychological principles.
The material organizes its introductory scope across distinct thematic arcs. Initial sections examine biological mechanisms, consciousness, life span development, sensation, perception, learning mechanisms, and memory systems. Mid-text coverage transitions into cognitive processing, language acquisition, intelligence models, motivation drivers, emotional health, and stress responses.
Concluding sections explore social psychology, individual personality frameworks, psychological disorders, and clinical therapy methods. Organized into 16 core chapters subdivided into modules, this edition supports structured lesson planning across introductory academic terms.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science (Modules 1–3)
- • 1 The History and Scope of Psychology
- • 2 Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
- • 3 Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life
Chapter 2: The Biology of Mind (Modules 4–7)
- • 4 Neural and Hormonal Systems
- • 5 Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
- • 6 Brain Regions and Structures
- • 7 Damage Responses and Brain Hemispheres
Chapter 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind (Modules 8–10)
- • 8 Basic Consciousness Concepts
- • 9 Sleep and Dreams
- • 10 Drugs and Consciousness
Chapter 4: Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity (Modules 11–13)
- • 11 Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences
- • 12 Evolutionary Psychology: Explaining Human Nature and Nurture
- • 13 Cultural and Gender Diversity: Understanding Nature and Nurture
Chapter 5: Developing Through the Life Span (Modules 14–17)
- • 14 Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn
- • 15 Infancy and Childhood
- • 16 Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
- • 17 Adulthood
Chapter 6: Sensation and Perception (Modules 18–20)
- • 18 Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception
- • 19 Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing
- • 20 Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses
Chapter 7: Learning (Modules 21–23)
- • 21 Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning
- • 22 Operant Conditioning
- • 23 Biology, Cognition, and Learning
Chapter 8: Memory (Modules 24–26)
- • 24 Studying and Encoding Memories
- • 25 Storing and Retrieving Memories
- • 26 Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
Chapter 9: Thinking and Language (Modules 27–28)
- • 27 Thinking
- • 28 Language and Thought
Chapter 10: Intelligence (Modules 29–31)
- • 29 What Is Intelligence?
- • 30 Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics
- • 31 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Chapter 11: What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Belongingness, and Achievement (Modules 32–35)
- • 32 Basic Motivational Concepts
- • 33 Hunger
- • 34 Sexual Motivation
- • 35 Affiliation and Achievement
Chapter 12: Emotions, Stress, and Health (Modules 36–40)
- • 36 Introduction to Emotion
- • 37 Expressing Emotion
- • 38 Experiencing Emotion
- • 39 Stress and Illness
- • 40 Health and Coping
Chapter 13: Social Psychology (Modules 41–44)
- • 41 Social Thinking
- • 42 Social Influence
- • 43 Antisocial Relations
- • 44 Prosocial Relations
Chapter 14: Personality (Modules 45–47)
- • 45 Introduction to Personality and Psychodynamic Theories
- • 46 Humanistic Theories and Trait Theories
- • 47 Social-Cognitive Theories and the Self
Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders (Modules 48–53)
- • 48 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
- • 49 Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
- • 50 Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
- • 51 Schizophrenia
- • 52 Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders
- • 53 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 16: Therapy (Modules 54–56)
- • 54 Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies
- • 55 Evaluating Psychotherapies
- • 56 The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders
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