Table of Contents
Introduction to the History and Science of Psychology
Module 1: The History and Scope of Psychology
Module 2: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
Module 3: Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
Neuroscience and Behavior
Module 4: Neural and Hormonal Systems
Module 5: The Brain
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Module 6: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
Module 7: Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture
Development Through the Life Span
Module 8: Prenatal Development and the Newborn
Module 9: Infancy and Childhood
Module 10: Adolescence
Module 11: Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues
Sensation and Perception
Module 12: Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Module 13: Vision
Module 14: Hearing
Module 15: Other Senses
Module 16: Perceptual Organization
Module 17: Perceptual Interpretation
States of Consciousness
Module 18: Waking and Sleeping Rhythms
Module 19: Hypnosis
Module 20: Drugs and Consciousness
Learning
Module 21: Classical Conditioning
Module 22: Operant Conditioning
Module 23: Learning by Observation
Memory
Module 24: Introduction to Memory
Module 25: Encoding: Getting Information In
Module 26: Storage: Retaining Information
Module 27: Retrieval: Getting Information Out
Module 28: Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Module 29: Thinking
Module 30: Language and Thought
Module 31: Introduction to Intelligence
Module 32: Assessing Intelligence
Module 33: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Motivation and Work
Module 34: Introduction to Motivation
Module 35: Hunger
Module 36: Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong
Module 37: Motivation at Work
Emotion
Module 38: Introduction to Emotion
Module 39: Experienced Emotion
Module 40: Expressed Emotion
Stress and Health
Module 41: Stress and Illness
Module 42: Coping With Stress
Module 43: Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors
Personality
Module 44: Psychoanalytic Perspective
Module 45: Humanistic Perspective
Module 46: Contemporary Research on Personality
Psychological Disorders
Module 47: Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 48: Anxiety Disorders
Module 49: Dissociative and Personality Disorders
Module 50: Mood Disorders
Module 51: Schizophrenia
Therapy
Module 52: The Psychological Therapies
Module 53: Evaluating Psychotherapies
Module 54: The Biomedical Therapies
Social Psychology
Module 55: Social Thinking
Module 56: Social Influence
Module 57: Antisocial Relations
Module 58: Prosocial Relations
Appendix A: Careers in Psychology, Dr. Jennifer Lento, University of San Diego
Appendix B: Answers to Test-Yourself Questions
