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Chapter 1:  Introduction to Psychology
page 5, Scientific Method
page 7, Critical Thinking and Science
page 9, Survey Tools
page 10, Experimental Method
page 13, Problems and Biases in Experimental Research
page 16, Correlational Methods
page 19, American Psychological Association Homepage
page 21, Animal Research
page 22, Wilhelm  Wundt and the Founding of Psychology
page 24, Gestalt
page 25, Psychoanalysis
page 27, Women in Psychology
page 31, Specialties in Psychology

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Chapter 2: Biology and Behavior
page 39, Structure and Function of a Neuron
page 41, Neurotransmitters
page 43, Endorphins
page 45, Whole Brain Atlas
page 47, Major Structures of the Brain
page 50, Cerebral Hemispheres
page 54, Aphasia
page 56, Brain Specialization
page 58, Split-Brain Research
page 60, Brain Scans and Their Uses
page 62, Brain Damage
page 66, Endocrine System

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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
page 76, Signal Detection
page 79, The Human Eye
page 83, How Vision Works
page 84, Color Blindness
page 87, The Anatomy and Function of the Ear
page 88, Hearing Loss
page 90, Aromatherapy
page 92, Taste Sensitivity
page 95, Pain Institutes and Chronic Pain
page 98, Gestalt Perceptual Principles
page 102, Depth Perception and Stereograms
page 105, Illusions
page 108, Subliminal Perception and ESP

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Chapter 4:  States of Consciousness
page 117, Circadian Rhythms
page 118, Jet Lag
page 119, Melatonin
page 121, REM and Sleep Research
page 124, Sleep Deprivation
page 126, Dreams
page 129, Sleep Problems
page 130, Sleep Apnea
page 133, Hypnosis
page 135, Culture and Altered States
page 137, Drug Use
page 139, Nicotine and Smoking
page 141, Alcohol
page 143, Marijuana
page 145, Drugs and the Brain

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Chapter 5: Learning
page 153, Ivan Pavlov and Classical Conditioning
page 157, Features of Classical Conditioning
page 159, John B. Watson
page 161, Cognition and Classical Conditioning
page 162, Taste Aversions
page 166, B. F. Skinner
page 168, Key Procedures and Processes in Operant Conditioning
page 170, Reinforcement in Operant Conditioning
page 176, Punishment and Consequences
page 178, Avoiding the Obnoxious
page 180, Token Economies
page 181, Insight and Latent Learning
page 182, Observational Learning
page 184, Learning and Aggression

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Chapter 6: Memory
page 191, Memory Systems
page 193, Short-Term Memory
page 195, Episodic Memory
page 200, Hermann Ebbinghaus
page 205, Misplaced Memories
page 206, Memory Reconstruction
page 208, Eyewitness Testimony
page 210, Recovered Memory
page 212, Cultural Influences and Memory
page 215, Drugs and Memory
page 217, Memory Loss Cases
page 219, Improving Memory

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Chapter 7: Cognition and Language
page 231, Pet Scans and Brain Activity
page 233, Reasoning Processes
page 234, Decision Making Processes
page 236, Heuristic Strategies
page 239, Problem Solving
page 241, Functional Fixedness
page 242,
page 245, Language Structure
page 247, Animal Language
page 249, Bilingual Experience 

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Chapter 8: Intelligence and Creativity
page 257, Multiple Intelligence
page 258, Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
page 261, On-Line Intelligence Tests
page 262, Reliability and Validity
page 264, Mental Retardation
page 270, Race and IQ Controversy, The Bell Curve
page 273, Culture and Achievement
page 274, Emotional Intelligence
page 277, Creativity
page 279, Creative People

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Chapter 9: Child Development
page 286, Nature-Nurture Controversy
page 289, Genes and Development
page 291, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
page 294, Cognitive and Learning Capabilities of Infants
page 297, Temperament
page 299, Attachment in Humans
page 302, Jean Piaget
page 307, Lev Vygotsky
page 310, Language Development
page 314, Erik Erikson
page 316, Parenting Styles

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Chapter 10: Adolescence and Adulthood
page 326, Early- and Late-Maturing Adolescents
page 328, Moral Reasoning
page 331, Parents and Teenagers
page 332, Teenage Sexuality
page 334, Identity Versus Role Confusion
page 338, Seasons of Life and the Mid-Life Crisis
page 341, Cognitive Ability and Adulthood
page 344, Career Choice
page 347, Aging and Intelligence
page 348, Alzheimer's Disease
page 351, Death and Dying

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Chapter 11: Motivation and Emotion
page 359, Theories of Motivation
page 362, Sensory Deprivation
page 364, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
page 367, Health and Body Weight
page 369, Set-Point Theory
page 371, Anorexia Nervosa
page 373, Thematic Apperception Test
page 375, Motivation at Work
page 377, Emotion
page 380, The Polygraph
page 381, Expressing Emotions
page 388, Experiences of Happiness

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Chapter 12: Human Sexuality and Gender
page 398, Parents and Gender Identity
page 402, Gender Differences
page 405, Gender Stereotyping and Androgyny
page 407, Kinsey Research
page 408, Attitudes Toward Sexuality
page 411, Sexual Behavior
page 412, Child Sexual Abuse
page 414, Sexual Orientation
page 417, Sexual Dysfunction
page 420, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
page 422, AIDS and HIV

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Chapter 13: Personality Theory and Assessment
page 431, Sigmund Freud
page 437, Critics of Freud
page 439, Carl Jung
page 441, Alfred Adler
page 443, Gordon Allport and Early Trait Theories
page 445, The Big Five
page 448, Albert Bandura
page 450, Carl Rogers
page 453, Research Methods for Personality
page 454, Personality and Culture
page 457, MMPI
page 459, MBTI

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Chapter 14: Health and Stress
page 469, General Adaptation Syndrome
page 471, The Cognitive Theory of Stress
page 473, Everyday Stress
page 475, Stress at Work
page 477, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
page 478, Coping with Stress
page 482, Daily Hassles
page 484, Coronary Heart Disease
page 486, Coping with Cancer
page 489, Stress and the Immune System
page 490, Factors that Reduce Stress
page 493, Smoking and Health
page 494, Alcohol and Health
page 496, Exercise and Health

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Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders
page 503, Definitions of Abnormality
page 504, Views of Abnormality
page 508, Schizophrenia
page 511, Genetics and Schizophrenia
page 513, Depression
page 517, Suicide
page 520, Panic Disorders
page 522, Phobias
page 524, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Causes
page 526, Conversion Disorders
page 527, Multiple Personality
page 528, Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
page 530, Antisocial Personality Disorder

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Chapter 16: Therapies
page 539, Psychoanalysis
page 540, Humanistic Therapy
page 542, Interpersonal Therapy
page 547, Classical Conditioning for Behavior Change
page 549, Observational Therapy and Participant Modeling
page 551, Rational-Emotive Therapy
page 554, Drug Therapies
page 557, Electroconvulsive Therapy
page 559, Does Therapy Work?
page 562, Therapy and Differences

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Chapter 17: Social Psychology
page 572, Attribution
page 574, Physical Attractiveness and Relationship
page 576, Selecting a Mate
page 578, Conformity
page 580, Milgram and Obedience
page 582, Managing Compliance Techniques
page 584, Group Process in Decision Making
page 587, Cognitive Dissonance
page 589, The Power of Persuasion
page 590, Prejudice and Discrimination
page 593, Job Discrimination
page 596, The Bystander Effect
page 599, Biology and Aggression
page 601, Crowding
page 602, The Media and Aggression

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Appendix
page 608, Measures of Central Tendency
page 611, Measures of Variability: The Normal Curve
page 612, The Correlation Coefficient
page 615, Statistical Significance