Psychology In Modules (High School)
Ninth Edition ©2010
Why Myers?
David Myers has become the world’s best-selling introductory psychology author by serving the needs of instructors and students so well. Each Myers textbook offers an impeccable combination of up-to-date research, well-crafted pedagogy, and effective media and su...
David Myers has become the world’s best-selling introductory psychology author by serving the needs of instructors and students so well. Each Myers textbook offers an impeccable combination of up-to-date research, well-crafted pedagogy, and effective media and su...
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Why Myers?
David Myers has become the world’s best-selling introductory psychology author by serving the needs of instructors and students so well. Each Myers textbook offers an impeccable combination of up-to-date research, well-crafted pedagogy, and effective media and supplements. Most of all, each Myers text demonstrates why this author’s style works so well for students, with his signature compassionate, companionable voice, and superb judgment about how to communicate the science of psychology and its human impact.
Why Modules?
This modules-based version of Myers’ best-selling, full-length text, Psychology (breaking down that book’s 16 chapters into 59 short modules) is yet another example of the author’s ability to understand what works in the classroom.
It comes from Myers’ experiences with students who strongly prefer textbooks divided into briefer segments instead of lengthier chapters, and with instructors who appreciate the flexibility offered by the modular format.
Modular organization presents material in smaller segments. Students can easily read any module in a single sitting.
Self-standing modules. Instructors can assign modules in their own preferred order. The modules make no assumptions about what students have previously read. Illustrations and key terms are repeated as needed.
This modular organization of short, stand-alone text units enhances teacher flexibility. Instead of assigning the entire Sensation and Perception chapter, instructors can assign the module on vision, the module on hearing, and/or the module on the other senses in whatever order they choose.
David Myers has become the world’s best-selling introductory psychology author by serving the needs of instructors and students so well. Each Myers textbook offers an impeccable combination of up-to-date research, well-crafted pedagogy, and effective media and supplements. Most of all, each Myers text demonstrates why this author’s style works so well for students, with his signature compassionate, companionable voice, and superb judgment about how to communicate the science of psychology and its human impact.
Why Modules?
This modules-based version of Myers’ best-selling, full-length text, Psychology (breaking down that book’s 16 chapters into 59 short modules) is yet another example of the author’s ability to understand what works in the classroom.
It comes from Myers’ experiences with students who strongly prefer textbooks divided into briefer segments instead of lengthier chapters, and with instructors who appreciate the flexibility offered by the modular format.
Modular organization presents material in smaller segments. Students can easily read any module in a single sitting.
Self-standing modules. Instructors can assign modules in their own preferred order. The modules make no assumptions about what students have previously read. Illustrations and key terms are repeated as needed.
This modular organization of short, stand-alone text units enhances teacher flexibility. Instead of assigning the entire Sensation and Perception chapter, instructors can assign the module on vision, the module on hearing, and/or the module on the other senses in whatever order they choose.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction to the History and Science of Psychology
Module 1 The Story of Psychology
Module 2 Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
Module 3 Research Strategies: How Psychologists
Ask and Answer Questions
Module 1 The Story of Psychology
Module 2 Thinking Critically With Psychological Science
Module 3 Research Strategies: How Psychologists
Ask and Answer Questions
The Biology of Mind
Module 4 Neural and Hormonal Systems
Module 5 Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures
Module 6 The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain
Module 4 Neural and Hormonal Systems
Module 5 Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures
Module 6 The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain
Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind
Module 7 The Brain and Consciousness
Module 8 Sleep and Dreams
Module 9 Hypnosis
Module 10 Drugs and Consciousness
Module 7 The Brain and Consciousness
Module 8 Sleep and Dreams
Module 9 Hypnosis
Module 10 Drugs and Consciousness
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity
Module 11 Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
Module 12 Environmental Influences on Behavior Developing Through the Life Span
Module 13 Prenatal Development and the Newborn
Module 14 Infancy and Childhood
Module 15 Adolescence
Module 16 Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues Sensation and Perception
Module 17 Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Module 18 Vision
Module 19 Hearing
Module 20 Other Senses
Module 21 Perceptual Organization
Module 22 Perceptual Interpretation
Module 11 Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology
Module 12 Environmental Influences on Behavior Developing Through the Life Span
Module 13 Prenatal Development and the Newborn
Module 14 Infancy and Childhood
Module 15 Adolescence
Module 16 Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues Sensation and Perception
Module 17 Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Module 18 Vision
Module 19 Hearing
Module 20 Other Senses
Module 21 Perceptual Organization
Module 22 Perceptual Interpretation
Learning
Module 23 Classical Conditioning
Module 24 Operant Conditioning
Module 25 Learning by Observation
Module 23 Classical Conditioning
Module 24 Operant Conditioning
Module 25 Learning by Observation
Memory
Module 26 Introduction to Memory
Module 27 Encoding: Getting Information In
Module 28 Storage: Retaining Information
Module 29 Retrieval: Getting Information Out
Module 30 Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory
Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
Module 31 Thinking
Module 32 Language and Thought
Module 33 Introduction to Intelligence
Module 34 Assessing Intelligence
Module 35 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Module 31 Thinking
Module 32 Language and Thought
Module 33 Introduction to Intelligence
Module 34 Assessing Intelligence
Module 35 Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence
Motivation and Work
Module 36 Introduction to Motivation
Module 37 Hunger
Module 38 Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong
Module 39 Motivation at Work
Module 36 Introduction to Motivation
Module 37 Hunger
Module 38 Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong
Module 39 Motivation at Work
Emotions, Stress, and Health
Module 40 Introduction to Emotion
Module 41 Expressed Emotion
Module 42 Experienced Emotion
Module 43 Stress and Health
Module 44 Promoting Health
Module 40 Introduction to Emotion
Module 41 Expressed Emotion
Module 42 Experienced Emotion
Module 43 Stress and Health
Module 44 Promoting Health
Personality
Module 45 The Psychoanalytic Perspective
Module 46 The Humanistic Perspective
Module 47 Contemporary Research on Personality
Psychological Disorders
Module 48 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 49 Anxiety Disorders
Module 50 Dissociative, Personality, and Somatoform Disorders
Module 51 Mood Disorders
Module 52 Schizophrenia
Module 48 Introduction to Psychological Disorders
Module 49 Anxiety Disorders
Module 50 Dissociative, Personality, and Somatoform Disorders
Module 51 Mood Disorders
Module 52 Schizophrenia
Therapy
Module 53 The Psychological Therapies
Module 54 Evaluating Psychotherapies
Module 55 The Biomedical Therapies
Module 53 The Psychological Therapies
Module 54 Evaluating Psychotherapies
Module 55 The Biomedical Therapies
Social Psychology
Module 56 Social Thinking
Module 57 Social Influence
Module 58 Antisocial Relations
Module 59 Prosocial Relations
Module 56 Social Thinking
Module 57 Social Influence
Module 58 Antisocial Relations
Module 59 Prosocial Relations
Appendix A: Careers in Psychology by Jennifer Zwolinski, University of San Diego
Appendix B: Answers to Test Yourself Questions
Appendix B: Answers to Test Yourself Questions
Authors
David G. Myers
David G. Myers
David Myers received his B.A. in chemistry from Whitworth University, and his psychology Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections. Hope College students have invited him to be their commencement speaker and voted him “outstanding professor.” His research and writings have been recognized by the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, an Honored Scientist award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, an award for Distinguished Service on Behalf of Social-Personality Psychology , a Presidential Citation from APA Division 2, election as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and three honorary doctorates.
With support from National Science Foundation grants, Myers' scientific articles have appeared in three dozen scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science, and the American Psychologist. In addition to his scholarly writing and his textbooks for introductory and social psychology, he also digests psychological science for the general public. His writings have appeared in four dozen magazines, from Today's Education to Scientific American. He has authored five general audience books, including The Pursuit of Happiness and Intuition: Its Powers and Perils. And he blogs about psychology and life at TalkPsych.com.
David Myers has chaired his city’s Human Relations Commission, helped found a thriving assistance center for families in poverty, and spoken to hundreds of college, community, and professional groups worldwide.
Drawing on his experience, he also has written articles and a book (A Quiet World) about hearing loss, and he is advocating a transformation in American assistive listening technology (see HearingLoop.org). For his leadership, he has received awards from the American Academy of Audiology, the hearing industry, and the Hearing Loss Association of America.
David and Carol Myers met and married while undergraduates, and have raised sons Peter and Andrew, and a daughter, Laura. They have one grandchild, Allie.
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