Looseleaf for Fundamentals of Psychology: Perspectives and Connections

by Gregory J. Feist, Erika Rosenberg

Overview

Feist and Rosenberg's text is a brief introduction to psychology designed to move students beyond what may seem obvious to them and have them reevaluate the thoughts and beliefs they bring to the course. The accessible approach to science helps students challenge their assumptions, understand research, and recognize that in Psychology, no one perspective tells the whole story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781260307429
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/14/2019
Pages:	1376
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.60(h) x 1.06(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gregory Feist (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Associate Professor of Psychology in Adult Development at San Jose State University. Dr. Feist is widely published in the psychology of creativity, the psychology of science, and the development of scientific talent. One of his major goals is establishing the psychology of science as a healthy and independent study of science, along the lines of the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. His teaching efforts have been recognized by outstanding teaching awards at both the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Berkeley.

Erika Rosenberg (Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco) served on the faculties at the University of Delaware and the College of William and Mary and currently is a researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Rosenberg is an emotions researcher, health psychologist, and teacher of meditation. Her research on emotion has examined how feelings are revealed in facial expressions, how social factors influence emotional signals, and how anger affects cardiovascular health. Her current research interests include collaborative studies that integrate Western psychology with Buddhist practices for improving emotional and cognitive functioning.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Psychology2 Conducting Research in Psychology
3 The Biology of Behavior
4 Sensing and Perceiving Our World
5 Human Development
6 Consciousness
7 Memory
8 Learning
9 Language, Thought, and Intelligence
10 Motivation and Emotion
11 Stress and Health
12 Personality: The Uniqueness of the Individual
13 Social Behavior
14 Psychological Disorders
15 Treatment of Psychological Disorders