Stephanie Cacioppo (The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Me, John Cacioppo (University of Chicago), Laura Freberg (San Luis Ob California Polytechnic State University

Discovering Psychology

The Science of Mind

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Psychology has insights relevant to all majors, all people. As a hub science, it also provides foundational material for many other scientific disciplines. Cacioppo/Freberg/Cacioppo's DISCOVERING PSYCHOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF MIND, 4th edition, presents a cohesive understanding of the field, highlighting connections within psychology as well as between psychology and other disciplines. The fourth edition includes a new emphasis on social connectivity and loneliness, interpersonal relationships and myth busting, while author Dr. Stephanie Cacioppo brings additional insight as a licensed clinician. Smart and engaging writing, illuminating visuals and sound science illustrate the depth, breadth and diversity of this exciting field. Up-to-date coverage offers insight into the latest research, while hands-on activities help you sharpen your critical thinking skills. Also available: MindTap.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Wadsworth Publishing
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 816
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 232mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1860g
• ISBN-13: 9780357363232
• ISBN-10: 035736323X
• Artikelnr.: 58120929

Autorenporträt

John T. Cacioppo was the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor and director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. A former chair of the Psychology Section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he also was a past president of several scientific societies, including the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for Social Neuroscience, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, and the Society for Psychophysiological Research. His numerous awards include the Troland Award from the National Academy of Sciences, the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Scientific Impact Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the Society for Psychophysiological Research, and the Campbell Award and the Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Dr. Cacioppo was a member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; chair of the Board of Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences at the National Research Council and a member of the National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate; and a former member of both the Council for the NIH Center for Scientific Review and the Council for the National Institute on Aging.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Science of Mind (The Discipline of Psychology).2. The Measure of Mind (The Scientific Methods of Psychology).3. The Evolving Mind (Nature and Nurture Intertwined).4. The Biological Mind (The Physical Basis of Behavior).5. The Perceiving Mind (Sensation and Perception).6. The Aware Mind (Elements of Consciousness).7. The Feeling Mind (Emotion and Motivation).8. The Adaptive Mind (Learning).9. The Knowing Mind (Memory).10. The Thinking Mind (Thinking, Language, and Intelligence).11. The Developing Mind (Life Span Development).12. The Individual Mind (Personality and The Self).13. The Connected Mind (Social Psychology).14. The Troubled Mind (Psychological Disorders).15. Healing the Troubled Mind (Therapy).16. The Healthy Mind (Stress and Coping, Health Psychology, and Positive Psychology).