Exploring Psychology
13th Edition
Published on 15. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
880 pages
978-1-319-58992-9 (ISBN)
Description
Exploring Psychology excels as the top choice for introductory psychology courses due to its up-to-date research, engaging writing and focus on critical thinking. Authored by Myers, DeWall, and Gruber, it blends cutting-edge psychological science with a diverse range of perspectives, making complex concepts accessible and relevant. This approach helps students apply psychological principles to real-life situations, enhancing their understanding and fostering personal development. The textbook's thorough and consistent review process ensures depth and coherence, while its relatable presentation helps students become better learners, friends, co-workers, and parents.
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Edition
Thirteenth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1908 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-319-58992-9 (9781319589929)
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Previous edition
David Myers | DeWall C. Nathan
Exploring Psychology (International Edition)
Book
02/2022
12th Edition
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
€100.46
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Content
Chapter 1: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
- The History and Scope of Psychology
- Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions
- Neural and Hormonal Systems
- Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
- Brain Regions and Structures
- Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres
- Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior
- Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts
- Sleep and Dreams
- Drugs and Their Effects
- Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn
- Infancy and Childhood
- Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
- Adulthood
- Gender Development
- Human Sexuality
- Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception
- Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing
- Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses
- Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning
- Operant Conditioning
- Biology, Cognition, and Learning
- Studying and Encoding Memories
- Storing and Retrieving Memories
- Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
- Thinking
- Language and Thought
- Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics
- Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
- Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement
- Hunger
- Theories and Physiology of Emotion
- Expressing and Experiencing Emotion
- Stress and Illness
- Health and Happiness
- Social Thinking and Social Influence
- Antisocial Relations
- Prosocial Relations
- Classic Perspectives on Personality
- Contemporary Perspectives on Personality
- Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders, and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
- Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies
- Evaluating Psychotherapies
- The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders