Chapter 2—How Psychologists Do Research



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Chapter 1 — What Is Psychology?

Psychology, Pseudoscience, and Popular Opinion

Psych Reading 1.1 pg.5 The Appeal of Pseudoscience

Thinking Critically and Creatively about Psychology

Psych Activity 1.2 pg.7 Analyzing Arguments

Psych Reading 1.3 pg.9 Thinking Critically About Mystical Messages

Psych Reading 1.4 pg.9 Stories versus Statistics

Psych Activity 1.5 pg.14 Critical Thinking: I Know It's a Good Thing, But What Is It?

Chapter 2—How Psychologists Do Research

Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts

Live! Psych pg.42 2.1 The Experimental Method

Correlational Studies: Looking for Relations

Live! Psych pg.49 2.2 Correlational Studies

Experiments: Hunting for Causes

Live! Psych pg.49 2.3 Observational: Lab vs. Naturalistic

Psych Simulation pg.50 Nicotine Impairs Driving Ability

Evaluating the Findings

Live! Psych pg.57 2.4 Descriptive vs. Inferencial

Chapter 3—Genes, Evolution, and Environment

Unlocking the Secrets of Genes

Live Psych! Pg.72 3.1 Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA

The Genetics of Similarity

Live Psych! Pg.73 3.2 Evolution and Natural Selection

Observations in Child Development (video) pg.76 Associative Play

Observations in Child Development (video) pg.76 Cooperative Play

Observations in Child Development (video) pg.76 Onlooker Play

Observations in Child Development (video) pg.76 Parallel Play

Chapter 4 -- The Brain: Source of Mind and Self 

The Nervous System: A Basic Blueprint

Psych Simulation pg.107 CNS & PNS

Psych Simulation pg.107 ANS

Communication in the Nervous System 

Psych Simulation pg.111 The Structure of a Neuron

Psych Reading pg.113 How Critical Are the First Years of Life?

Psych Simulation pg.114 Neurotransmitter Crossing a Synapse

Psych Activity pg.114 Action at the Synapse

Live! Psych pg.115 4.1 Neurons and Neural Impulses

Live! Psych pg.117 4.2 Nervous System Chemicals and Their Effects

A Tour through the Brain

Psych Activity pg.122 The Human Brain

Psych Simulation pg.124 The Limbic System

Live! Psych pg.128 4.3 Major Brain Structures and Functions

Psych Simulation pg.128 Lobes of the Cerebral Cortex

The Two Hemispheres of the Brain

Live! Psych pg.129 4.4 Hemispheric Specialization

Psych Simulation pg.130 Visual Pathways

Live! Psych pg.132 Experiment: Hemispheric Specialization

Two Stubborn Issues in Brain Research

Psych Activity pg.137 Sex Differences in the Brain

Psych Reading pg.139 Biological Politics and the Study of Gender

Chapter 5—Body Rhythms and Mental States

The Rhythms of Sleep

Live!Psych pg.152 5.1 Stages of Sleep

Psych Reading pg.152 Are We Chronically Sleep-Deprived?

Exploring the Dream World

Psych Activity pg.160 5.3 Investigating Dreams

Psych Reading pg.161 5.4 The Meaning of Dreams

Consciousness-Altering Drugs

Live!Psych pg.163 5.2 Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects

Chapter 6—Sensation and Perception

Our Sensational Senses

Live!Psych pg.185 Experiment: Just Noticeable Difference/Weber’s Law

Live!Psych pg.188 Experiment: Selective Attention

Live!Psych pg.188 Experiment: Divided Attention

Vision

Psych Simulation pg.190 The Retinal Image

Live!Psych pg.191 6.1 Structures of the Human Eye

Live!Psych pg.195 6.2 Gestalt Principles

Psych Activity pg.196 Investigating Depth Perception

Live!Psych pg.196 6.3 Depth and Dimension

Live!Psych pg.200 6.4 Perceptual Illusions

Hearing

Psych Simulation pg.203 An Ear on the World

Live!Psych pg.204 6.5 Structures of the Human Ear

Other Senses

Psych Simulation pg.206 Taste

Psych Activity pg.208 Investigating Olfaction: The Nose Knows

Perceptual Powers: Origins and Influences

Live!Psych pg.214 Experiment: Ambiguous Figures

Chapter 7—Learning and Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Live!Psych pg.226 7.1 Classical Conditioning Process

Live!Psych pg.228 Experiment: Shaping

Operant Conditioning

Live!Psych pg.246 7.2 Operant Conditioning Process

Learning and the Mind

Live!Psych pg.253 Experiment: Latent Learning

Chapter 8—Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Social Influences on Beliefs

Live!Psych pg.272 8.1 Attributions

Live!Psych pg.275 Experiment: Mere Exposure

Individuals in Groups

Live!Psych pg.280 8.2 Conformity

Psych Activity pg.283 Predicting Our Own Social Behaviour

Us versus Them: Group Identity and Conflict

Psych Reading pg.286 Are We Sugarcoating Culture? Thinking Critically About the Study of Diversity

Psych Activity pg.288 Investigating Social Judgments

Group Conflict and Prejudice

Live!Psych pg.289 8.3 Prejudice

Chapter 9—Thinking and Intelligence

Thought: Using What We Know

Live!Psych pg.307 Experiment: Mental Rotation

Barriers to Reasoning Rationally

Psych Activity pg.320 Understanding Mental Models

Live!Psych pg.322 9.1 Barriers to Rational Thinking

Measuring Intelligence: The Psychometric Approach

Psych Reading pg.328 Another Explanation for Differences in Intellectual Performance: Stereotype Threat

Dissecting Intelligence: The Cognitive Approach

Psych Reading pg.331 The Growing Popularity of "Emotional Intelligence"

Chapter 10—Memory

Memory and the Power of Suggestion

Psych Activity pg.352 Student Activity: Test Your Memory

Psych Reading pg.352 Creating False Memories

Psych Reading pg.355 The Day-care Sex-Abuse Scandals

In Pursuit of Memory

Live!Psych pg.356 10.1 Measuring Memory

Live!Psych pg.357 10.2 Information-Processing Model of Memory

The Three-Box Model of Memory

Live!Psych pg.360 Experiment: Digit Span

Live!Psych pg.363 Experiment: Serial Position Effects

How We Remember

Live!Psych pg.371 Experiment: Depth of Processing

Live!Psych pg.371 10.3 Mnemonics

Why We Forget

Live!Psych pg.372 10.4 Theories of Forgetting

Psych Reading pg.376 Recovered Memory Experiences

Chapter 11—Emotion

Elements of Emotion 2: The Mind

Live!Psych pg.389 11.1 Facial Expressions of Emotion

Live!Psych pg.391 Experiment: Transfer of Emotions

Psych Reading pg.392 Is Embarrassment a Distinct Emotion?

Psych Reading pg.395 Emotion, Memory, and the Brain

Chapter 12—Motivation

The Hungry Animal: Motives to Eat

Patients as Educators Videos pg.424 Bulimia: The Case of Ann

The Social Animal: Motives to Love

Psych Reading pg.430 Sexual Orientation

Chapter 13—Theories of Personality

Genetic Influences on Personality

Psych Reading pg.464 Nature vs. Nurture: Genes Win Again!

Live!Psych pg.464 13.1 Heritability and Personality

Psychodynamic Influences on Personality

Psych Simulation pg.476 The Structure of Personality

Chapter 14—Development over the Lifespan

From Conception through the First Year

Observations in Child Development Video pg.495 Prenatal Development

Psych Simulation pg.497 Physical and Perceptual Abilities

Observations in Child Development Video pg.497 Babinski Reflex

Observations in Child Development Video pg.497 Grasping Reflex

Observations in Child Development Video pg.497 Moro Reflex

Observations in Child Development Video pg.497 Suckling Reflex

Observations in Child Development Video pg.498 Synaptic Development

Observations in Child Development Video pg.499 Separation Anxiety

Observations in Child Development Video pg.500 Stranger Anxiety

Observations in Child Development Video pg.500 Social Referencing: Cautious

Observations in Child Development Video pg.500 Social Referencing: Positive

Cognitive Development

Observations in Child Development Video pg.503 Self Awareness at 12 months

Psych Reading pg.503 Babies, Phonetics, and Mastering Language

Observations in Child Development Video pg.503 Self Awareness at 15 months

Observations in Child Development Video pg.504 Habituation/Dishabituation

Observations in Child Development Video pg.504 Habituation/Dishabituation

Observations in Child Development Video pg.504 Object Permanence

Live!Psych pg.505 14.1 Conservation

Observations in Child Development Video pg.505 Preoperational Thinking

Observations in Child Development Video pg.505 Conservation of Number

Observations in Child Development Video pg.505 Practical Application of Conservation

Observations in Child Development Video pg.505 Concrete Operational

Observations in Child Development Video pg.506 Preoperational

Observations in Child Development Video pg.506 Concrete Operational

Observations in Child Development Video pg.506 Scaffolding

Observations in Child Development Video pg.506 Scaffolding

Observations in Child Development Video pg.508 Preschool

Observations in Child Development Video pg.508 Concrete Operational

Observations in Child Development Video pg.508 Concrete Operational

Observations in Child Development Video pg.508 Formal Operational

Gender Development

Psych Reading pg.513 Opposite Sexes?

Observations in Child Development Video pg.513 Gender Typing: Grade School

Observations in Child Development Video pg.513 Gender Typing: Preschool

Psych Reading pg.515 Challenging the Nuture Assumption

Psych Reading pg.515 The Paradox of Gender

Adolescence

Observations in Child Development Video pg.518 Physical Growth

Psych Reading pg.519 Adolescent Violence

Observations in Child Development Video pg.520 Imaginary Audience

Observations in Child Development Video pg.520 Invincibility Fable

Chapter 15—Health, Stress, and Coping

The Physiology of Stress

Live!Psych pg.543 15.1 Stress and Selye’s Syndrome

Live!Psych pg.544 15.2 The Brain and the Body Under Stress

The Psychology of Stress

Live!Psych pg.548 Experiment: Stress and Health

Coping with Stress

Psych Reading pg.556 Thinking Critically about Alternative Medicine

Chapter 16—Psychological Disorders

Defining and Diagnosing Disorder

Live!Psych pg.570 Experiment: Psychological Disorders

Patients as Educators Video pg.572 Gender Identity Disorder

Patients as Educators Video pg.572 Domestic Abuse

Psych Reading pg.574 The Politics of Diagnosis

Anxiety Disorders

Patients as Educators Video pg.581 Panic Disorder

Patients as Educators Video pg.582 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Mood Disorders

Patients as Educators Video pg.584 Bipolar Disorder

Psych Reading pg.584 Manic Depressive Illness and Creativity

Patients as Educators Video pg.586 Depression

Psych Activity pg.586 Recognizing Mood Disorders

Personality Disorders

Patients as Educators Video pg.590 Antisocial Personality Disorder

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Psych Reading pg.600 Emotional Epidemics

Schizophrenia

Patients as Educators Video pg.605 Schizophrenia

Chapter 17—Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Biological Treatments for Mental Disorders

Psych Simulation pg.614 Drugs used in the treatment of Psychological Disorders

Psych Reading pg.615 Can you be cured by a placebo?

Psych Reading pg.616 Medicating the Mind

Psych Reading pg.617 The Limits of Medication

Kinds of Psychotherapy

Psych Simulation pg.619 Goals and Methods of Therapy

Psych Reading pg.628 Thinking Critically about Psychotherapy

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