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Overview

With each edition, Dr. Coon has found ways to take his text to new standards of relevance, readability, and innovation. And year after year, professors across the country find Coon's text to be the most effective tool available for getting their students enthused about psychology and eager to learn more. The new Eighth Edition is no exception. On every page, you'll see how Coon's fascination with psychology and his delight in his students' curiosity, insights, and interests has helped shape a revision that is remarkable in every way. Every study aid, every boxed "Highlight," and every piece of art has been crafted with the goal of getting students actively engaged and involved with the material—to give them a book they can experience, not just read.
Each chapter includes the latest research and developments in the field of psychology. In this Eighth Edition, Dennis Coon presents psychology in a way students find fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible. Built into every chapter are a number of features that help students grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and see for themselves how psychology relates to the practical problems of everyday life.
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An introductory text designed to promote interest and encourage critical thinking. Boxed readings bridge the gap between theory and practical applications, and discussions cover current controversies and cutting-edge topics. Pedagogical features include chapter overviews, glossaries, critical thinking and review questions, and summaries, as well as lists of web sites and other electronic learning resources. This eighth edition highlights human diversity, and contains new questions asking students to relate concepts, as well as other new pedagogical features, including updated study tips on using electronic media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780314204790
  • Publisher: West Group
  • Publication date: 11/28/1996
  • Edition description: 7TH
  • Edition number: 7
  • Pages: 723

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Psychology of Studying xxxiii
The SQ4R Method--How to Tame a Textbook xxxiii
Effective Note-Taking--Good Students, Take Note! xxxiv
Study Habits--Avoiding the Last-Minute Blues xxxv
Taking Tests--Are You "Test Wise"? xxxvii
Using Electronic Media--Netting New Knowledge xxxviii
Chapter 1 Psychology: The Search for Understanding 1
Psychology--Spotlight on Behavior 2
A Brief History of Psychology--Psychology's Family Album 8
Psychology Today--Five Views of Behavior 13
Psychologists--Guaranteed Not to Shrink 15
Scientific Research--How to Think Like a Psychologist 20
Naturalistic Observation--Psychology Steps Out! 23
Correlational Studies--In Search of the Perfect Relationship 24
The Psychology Experiment--Where Cause Meets Effect 26
The Clinical Method--Data by the Case 31
Survey Method--Here, Have a Sample 31
Summary--Science and Critical Thinking 32
Chapter 2 The Brain, Biology, and Behavior 44
Neurons--Building a "Biocomputer" 45
The Nervous System--Wired for Action 48
The Cerebral Cortex--My, What a Big Brain You Have! 55
The Subcortex--At the Core of the (Brain) Matter 62
The Endocrine System--Hormones and Behavior 65
Chapter 3 Child Development 75
Heredity and Environment--The Nurture of Nature 76
Childbirth--The First Journey 84
The Newborn Baby--The Basic Model Comes with Options 85
Social Development--Baby, I'm Stuck on You 92
Language Development--Fast-Talking Babies 97
Cognitive Development--How Do Children Learn to Think? 101
Moral Development--Growing a Conscience 106
Deprivation and Enrichment--In Search of Tender Loving Care 108
Chapter 4 From Birth to Death: Life-Span Development 118
The Cycle of Life--Rocky Road or Garden Path? 119
Problems of Childhood--Why Parents Get Gray Hair 123
Serious Childhood Problems--Off to a Bad Start 125
Adolescence--The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 130
Vocational Choice--Charting a Course in the World of Work 134
Challenges of Adulthood--Charting Life's Ups and Downs 136
Aging--Will You Still Need Me When I'm 64? 139
Death and Dying--The Curtain Falls 145
Chapter 5 Sensation and Reality 157
General Properties of Sensory Systems--What You See Is What You Get 158
Psychophysics--Life at the Limit 160
Vision--Catching Some Rays 163
Color Vision--There's More to It than Meets the Eye 168
Dark Adaptation--Let There Be Light! 170
Hearing--Good Vibrations 173
Smell and Taste--The Nose Knows When the Tongue Can't Tell 177
Adaptation, Attention, and Gating--Tuning In and Tuning Out 183
Chapter 6 Perceiving the World 191
Perceptual Constancies--Taming an Unruly World 192
Perceptual Grouping--Getting It All Together 193
Depth Perception--What If the World Were Flat? 199
Pictorial Cues for Depth--A Deep Topic 201
Perceptual Learning--What If the World Were Upside Down? 206
Motives and Perception--May I Have Your ... Attention! 211
Perceptual Expectancies--On Your Mark, Get Set 214
Extrasensory Perception--Do You Believe in Magic? 216
Chapter 7 States of Consciousness 226
States of Consciousness--The Many Faces of Awareness 227
Sleep--A Nice Place to Visit 227
Biological Rhythms 229
Sleep Needs and Patterns 230
Stages of Sleep--The Nightly Roller Coaster Ride 232
REM Sleep--In the Theater of Dreams 234
Hypnosis--Look into My Eyes 238
Meditation--The Twenty-Minute Vacation 241
Drug-Altered Consciousness--The High and the Low of It 244
Uppers--Amphetamines, Cocaine, Caffeine, Nicotine 244
Downers--Sedatives, Tranquilizers, and Alcohol 251
Marijuana--What's in the Pot? 254
Chapter 8 Conditioning and Learning 265
What Is Learning--Does Practice Make Perfect? 266
Classical Conditioning--Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell? 267
Elements of Classical Conditioning--Teach Your Little Brother to Salivate 269
Classical Conditioning in Humans--An Emotional Topic 271
Operant Conditioning--Can Pigeons Play Ping-Pong? 273
Operant Reinforcers--What's Your Pleasure? 278
Partial Reinforcement--Las Vegas, a Human Skinner Box? 283
Stimulus Control--Red Light, Green Light 285
Punishment--Putting the Brakes on Behavior 287
Cognitive Learning--Beyond Conditioning 290
Modeling--Do as I Do, Not as I Say 292
Chapter 9 Memory 301
Stages of Memory--Do You Have a Mind Like a Steel Trap? Or a Sieve? 302
Short-Term Memory--Do You Know the Magic Number? 305
Long-Term Memory--Where the Past Lives 306
Measuring Memory--The Answer Is on the Tip of My Tongue 311
Forgetting--Why We, Uh, Let's See; Why We, Uh ... Forget! 317
Memory Formation--Some "Shocking" Findings 323
Improving Memory--Keys to the Memory Bank 326
Chapter 10 Cognition, Intelligence, and Creativity 335
What Is Thinking?--It's All in Your Head! 336
Mental Imagery--Does a Frog Have Lips? 337
Concepts--I'm Positive, It's a Whatchamacallit 340
Language--Don't Leave Home without It 341
Problem Solving--Getting an Answer in Sight 347
Artificial Intelligence--I Compute, therefore I Am 351
Human Intelligence--The IQ and You 353
Creative Thinking--Down Roads Less Traveled 363
Intuitive Thought--Mental Shortcut? Or Dangerous Detour? 367
Chapter 11 Motivation and Emotion 377
Motivation--Forces That Push and Pull 378
Primary Motives and Homeostasis--Keeping the Home Fires Burning 380
Hunger--Pardon Me, That's Just My Hypothalamus Growling 381
Primary Motives Revisited--Thirst, Sex, and Pain 388
Stimulus Drives--Skydiving, Horror Movies, and the Fun Zone 390
Learned Motives--The Pursuit of Excellence 392
Motives in Perspective--A View from the Pyramid 395
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation--Pleasure or Obligation? 396
Dissecting an Emotion--How Do You Feel? 398
Physiology and Emotion--Arousal, Sudden Death, and Lying 400
Expressing Emotions--Making Faces and Talking Bodies 404
Theories of Emotion--Several Ways to Fear a Bear 406
The Facial Feedback Hypothesis 408
Chapter 12 Health, Stress, and Coping 416
Health Psychology--Here's to Your Good Health 417
Stress--Thrill or Threat? 422
Frustration--Blind Alleys and Lead Balloons 426
Conflict--Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No, Well, Maybe 428
Psychological Defense--Mental Karate? 431
Learned Helplessness--Is There Hope? 433
Stress and Health--Unmasking a Hidden Killer 437
Chapter 13 Personality 454
Do You Have Personality? 455
The Trait Approach--Describe Yourself in 18,000 Words or Less 459
Psychoanalytic Theory--Id Came to Me in a Dream 465
Learning Theories of Personality--Habit I Seen You Before? 469
Humanistic Theory--Peak Experiences and Personal Growth 474
Carl Rogers's Self Theory 476
Personality Theories--Overview and Comparison 479
Personality Assessment--Psychological Yardsticks 479
Projective Tests of Personality--Inkblots and Hidden Plots 485
Sudden Murderers--A Research Example 486
Chapter 14 Abnormal Psychology 493
Normality--What Is Normal? 494
Classifying Mental Disorders--Problems by the Book 496
Personality Disorders--Blueprints for Maladjustment 502
Sexual Deviance--Trench Coats, Whips, Leather, and Lace 504
Anxiety-Based Disorders--When Anxiety Rules 506
Four Pathways to Anxiety and Disorder 512
Psychosis--Life in the Shadow of Madness 514
Delusional Disorders--An Enemy behind Every Tree 516
Schizophrenia--Shattered Reality 518
Mood Disorders--Peaks and Valleys 524
Treatment--Medical Approaches 529
Community Mental Health Programs--Hope and Help for Many 534
Chapter 15 Therapies 542
Psychotherapy--Getting Better by the Hour 543
Origins of Therapy--Bored Skulls and Hysteria on the Couch 543
Psychoanalysis--Expedition into the Unconscious 545
Humanistic Therapies--Restoring Human Potential 548
Behavior Therapy--Healing by Learning 553
Aversion Therapy--A Little Pain Goes a Long Way 554
Desensitization--Who's Afraid of a Big, Bad Hierarchy? 555
Operant Principles--All the World Is a Skinner Box? 559
Non-Reinforcement and Extinction--Time Out in the Attention Game 559
Reinforcement and Token Economies--The Target Is Health 560
Cognitive Therapy--Think Positive! 561
Group Therapy--People Who Need People 564
Psychotherapy--An Overview 566
Chapter 16 Gender and Sexuality 580
Sexual Development--Circle One: XX or XY? 581
Sexual Behavior--Mapping the Erogenous Zone 591
Sexual Orientation--Who Do You Love? 595
Human Sexual Response--Sexual Interactions 597
Attitudes and Sexual Behavior--Choice, Risk, and Responsibility 600
Chapter 17 Social Behavior 615
Humans in a Social Context--People, People, Everywhere 616
Personal Space--Invisible Boundaries 618
The Need for Affiliation--Come Together 620
Interpersonal Attraction--Social Magnetism 621
Love--Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment 625
Social Perception--Behind the Mask 628
Social Influence--Follow the Leader 631
Obedience--Would You Electrocute a Stranger? 633
Compliance--A Foot in the Door 635
Attitude Change--Why the "Seekers" Went Public 641
Prejudice--Attitudes That Injure 647
Intergroup Conflict--The Roots of Prejudice 648
Aggression--The World's Most Dangerous Animal 653
Prosocial Behavior--Helping Others 657
Chapter 18 Applied Psychology 0
Industrial/Organizational Psychology--Psychology at Work 1
Communication at Work--Getting the Message Across 8
Environmental Psychology--Life in the Big City 10
Educational Psychology--An Instructive Topic 19
Psychology and Law--Judging Juries 20
Sports Psychology--The Athletic Mind 23
Space Psychology--Life on the High Frontier 25
Appendix Statistics
Glossary
References
Subject Index
Name Index
Credits
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