Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychology
1.1 Defining Psychology and Psychologists
1.2 Major Subfields of Psychology Today
1.3 Historical Approaches to the Study of Psychology
1.4 Research Methods
Quiz: Introduction to Psychology

Chapter 2 Biological Basis of Behavior
2.1 The Nervous System
2.2 The Brain
2.3 Hormones and the Endocrine System
Quiz: Biological Basis of Behavior

Chapter 3 Sensation
3.1 Psychophysics
3.2 Vision
3.3 Hearing
3.4 The Other Senses

Chapter 4 Perception
4.1 Depth Perception
4.2 Perceptual Organization
4.3 Perceptual Constancies
4.4 Perceptual Illusions
Quiz: Sensation–Perception

Chapter 5 States of Consciousness
5.1 Sleeping and Consciousness
5.2 Dreaming
5.3 Hypnosis
5.4 Meditation
5.5 Drugs
Quiz: States of Consciousness

Chapter 6 Conditioning and Learning
6.1 Classical Conditioning
6.2 Operant and Instrumental Conditioning
6.3 Observational Learning

Chapter 7 Human Memory
7.1 Encoding
7.2 Storage
7.3 Retrieval
7.3 Forgetting

Chapter 8 Language and Thought
8.1 Major Properties of Spoken Language
8.2 Language Development
8.3 Elements of Thought
8.4 Problem Solving
8.5 Decision Making
Quiz: Conditioning and Learning-Language and Thought