Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. What is psychology? The goals of psychologists. Psychology then and now. 2. Scientific methods in psychology. The scientific evaluation of evidence. Conducting psychological research. Measuring and analyzing results. 3. Biological psychology. Genes and behavior. The nervous system and behavior. 4. Sensation and perception. Vision. The nonvisual senses. Interpreting sensory stimuli. 5. States of consciousness. Sleep and dreams. Hypnosis. Drugs and their effects. 6. Learning. Behaviorism. Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning. Other kinds of learning. 7. Memory. Types of memory. Improving memory. Memory loss. Memory as reconstruction. 8. Cognition and language. Thinking and mental processes. Expertise, problem solving, and error. Language. 9. Intelligence and its measurement. Intelligence and intelligence tests. Evaluating intelligence tests. 10. Human development. Studying early development. The development of thinking and reasoning. Social and emotional development. The effects of temperament, family, gender, and cultural. 11. Motivation. General principles of motivation. Hunger motivation. Sexual motivation. Achievement motivation. 12. Emotions, health, and stress. Emotional behaviors. Anger and violence. Health psychology. Coping with stress. 13. Personality. Personality theories. Personality traits. Personality assessment. 14. Social psychology. Attitudes and changing attitudes. Social perception and cognition. Interpersonal attraction. Interpersonal influence. The power of the social situation. 15. Abnormality, therapy, and social issues. Psychotherapy. Social and legal issues in the treatment of people with disorders. 16. Specific disorders and treatments. Anxiety and avoidance disorders. Substance-related disorders. Mood disorders. Schizophrenia.