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Tables of Contents for Psychology With Infotrac
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The Evolution of Psychology
1
29
Personal Application Improving Academic Performance
Critical Thinking Application Developing Critical Thinking Skills: An Introduction
The Research Enterprise in Psychology
30
28
Personal Application Finding and Reading Journal Articles
Critical Thinking Application The Perils of Anecdotal Evidence: ``I Have a Friend Who...''
The Biological Bases of Behavior
58
36
Personal Application Evaluating The Concept of ``Two Minds in One''
Critical Thinking Application Building Better Brains: The Perils of Extrapolation
Sensation and Perception
94
40
Personal Application Appreciating Art and Illusion
Critical Thinking Application Recognizing Contrast Effects: It's All Relative
Variations in Consciousness
134
32
Personal Application Addressing Practical Questions About Sleep and Dreams
Critical Thinking Application is Alcoholism a Disease? The Power of Definitions
Learning
166
34
Personal Application Achieving Self-Control Through Behavior Modification
Critical Thinking Application Manipulating Emotions: Pavlov and Persuasion
Human Memory
200
32
Personal Application Improving Everyday Memory
Critical Thinking Application Understanding the Fallibility of Eyewitness Accounts
Language and Thought
232
30
Personal Application Understanding Pitfalls in Reasoning About Decision Making
Critical Thinking Application Shaping Thought With Language: ``Only a Naive Moron Would Believe That''
Intelligence and Psychological Testing
262
30
Personal Application Understanding Creativity
Critical Thinking Application The Intelligence Debate, Appeals to Ignorance, and Reification
Motivation and Emotion
292
32
Personal Application Exploring the Ingredients of Happiness
Critical Thinking Application Analyzing Arguments: Making Sense Out of Controversy
Human Development Across The Life Span
324
36
Personal Application Understanding Gender Differences
Critical Thinking Application Are Father's Essential to Children's Well-Being?
Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment
360
34
Personal Application Understanding Personality Assessment
Critical Thinking Application Hindsight in Everyday Analyses of Personality
Stress, Coping, and Health
394
30
Personal Application Improving Coping and Stress Management
Critical Thinking Application Thinking Rationally about Health Statistics and Decisions
Psychological Disorders
424
34
Personal Application Understanding Eating Disorders
Critical Thinking Application Working with Probabilities in Thinking About Mental Illness
Treatment of Psychological Disorders
458
32
Personal Application Looking For a Therapist
Critical Thinking Application From Crisis to Wellness---But Was is the Therapy?
Social Behavior
490
Personal Application Understanding Prejudice
Critical Thinking Application Analyzing Credibility and Social Influence Tactics
Appendix A Answers to Concept Checks
A-1
Appendix B Statistical Methods
A-8
Appendix C URLs For Recommended Web Links
A-16