A favourite for its exploration of psychology's major theories alongside the evidence that supports and refutes them, with a unique functionalist, evolutionary, neuropsychological and cross-cultural perspective. The sixth edition includes over 530 new research citations and new topics directly relevant to students' lives. INDICE: PART I: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY - Foundations for the Study of Psychology - Methods of Psychology - PART II: THE ADAPTIVENESS OF BEHAVIOR - Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior - Basic Processes of Learning - PART III: PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF BEHAVIOR - The Neural Control of Behavior - Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion - PART IV: SENSATION ANDPERCEPTION - Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics - The Psychololgyof Vision - PART V: THE HUMAN INTELLECT - Memory and Consciousness - Reasoning and Intelligence - PART VI: GROWTH OF THE MIND AND PERSON - The Development of Thought and Language - Social Development - PART VII: THE PERSON IN A WORLDOF PEOPLE - Social Perception and Attitudes - Social Influences on Behavior -PART VIII: PERSONALITY AND DISORDERS - Personality - Mental Disorders - Treatment - Statistical Appendix - Glossary - References - Name Index - Subject Index -
- ISBN: 978-1-4292-5245-4
- Editorial: W.H. Freeman
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 768
- Fecha Publicación: 17/03/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés