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Description

1 online resource : illustrations

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

The Science of Psychology -- Biology and Human Potential -- Sensation, Perception and Human Potential -- Emotion, Motivation and Human Potential -- Direct Learning and Human Potential -- Indirect Learning and Human Potential -- Cognition, Intelligence and Human Potential -- Lifespan Development of Human Potential -- Personality and Human Potential -- Social Influences on the Development of Human Potential -- Problems in the Development of Human Potential -- The Science of Psychology and Human Potential.

Summary

"All introduction to psychology textbooks share the objectives of presenting psychology as an empirical science by providing a survey of the different content areas. It would be difficult to differentiate among them based upon an examination of their tables of contents. Introductory material describing the early history of the discipline and research methods is followed by chapters dedicated to "psychology as a natural science" (e.g., biological psychology, perception, learning, and cognition) and "psychology as a social science" (e.g., developmental psychology, personality, abnormal psychology, and social psychology). Psychology: The Science of Human Potential shares these objectives and conforms to this traditional format. The first chapter provides an overview of the textbook and reviews the history of psychology and its methodology. Psychology is described as a science studying how hereditary (nature) and experiential (nurture) variables interact to influence the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of individuals. The remainder of the text will be organized in sections entitled "Mostly Nature" (Biological Psychology; Sensation & Perception; Motivation & Emotion), "Mostly Nurture" (Direct Learning; Indirect Learning (i.e., observational learning and language); Cognition), and "Nature/Nurture" (Human Development; Personality; Social Psychology; Maladaptive Behavior; Professional Psychology and Human Potential)."--Author's description

Terms Of Use

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Local Note

Promoted: Local to Global Cooperative Open Textbook Library

Subject

Psychology -- Textbooks.

Nature and nurture.

Nature and nurture.

Psychology.

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Textbooks.

Textbooks.