{"product_id":"introductory-psychology-in-modules-9780367418274","title":"Introductory Psychology in Modules","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroductory Psychology in Modules: Understanding Our Heads, Hearts, and Hands\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique and comprehensive introduction to psychology. It consists of 36 short modules that keep students engaged with humor, a narrative style, and hands-on activities that facilitate interactive learning and critical thinking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach stand-alone module focuses on a major topic in psychology, from the brain, sensation, memory, and cognition to human development, personality, social psychology, and clinical psychology. The modular format also allows a deep dive into important topics that have less coverage in other introductory psychology textbooks. This includes cross-cultural psychology, stereotypes and discrimination, evolutionary psychology, sex and gender, climate change, health psychology, and sport psychology. This truly modular format  ideal for both face to face and virtual learning  makes it easy for instructors to customize their readings and assign exactly what they wish to em\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What a super text - tons of fun, comprehensive, easy to follow, and very cleverly structured. I wish I could have learned psychology from a book like this.\" -- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam von Hippel, The University of Queensland, Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. History of and Methods in Psychology:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1) Psychology and the Four Ways of Knowing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2) Seven Windows on the History of Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3) Doing Good Science: Internal Validity in Psychological Research \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4) Doing Relevant Science: External Validity and Archival Research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. The Brain: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5) Six Important Features of the Human Brain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6) The Structure and Function of Key Brain Regions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Genetics \u0026amp; Evolution: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7) Genetics – Our Biological Origins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8) Evolutionary Psychology: How the Past Informs the Present \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Sensation \u0026amp; Perception: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9) How the World Gets Inside You: Sensation and Perception \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10) Four Windows on Human Perception\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. Learning: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11) Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12) Operant Conditioning: Learning the Consequences of Our Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVI. Motivation, Emotion, and More: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13) Motivation: The Psychology of Wants and Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14) Emotions: Are You Feeling It?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15) Sex, Gender, and Sexuality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVII. Memory and Cognition: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16) Memory: Making the Past the Present \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17) Consciousness (or the Lack Thereof)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18) Exploring the \"Snap\" in Snap Judgment: Judgment and Decision Making\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19) Look Who’s Talking: Language and Reasoning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20) Intelligence and the Insularity of Genius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIII. Lifespan Human Development: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21) Human Prenatal Development and Birth \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22) Critical and Sensitive Periods in Human Development \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23) Cognitive Development: Going from the Concrete to the Abstract\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24) Psychosocial Development: Navigating Challenges Across the Lifespan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25) Adult Development: Getting There – and then Hanging in There \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIX. Social, Personality, and Cultural Psychology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26) Social Psychology: The Power of the Situation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27) Stereotypes and Social Perception \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28) Six Lenses on Human Aggression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29) Is there an \"I\" in Altruism? Human Prosocial Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30) Personality: Our Uniqueness and Why it Matters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31) Culture: How Psychology Varies with Geography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eX. Clinical Psychology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32) Everybody Hurts: Understanding Psychological Disorders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33) Getting Well: Treatment of Psychological Disorders \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXI. Applied Psychology: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34) Health Psychology: How the Psychological Becomes the Physical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35) Mind Games, in a Good Way: Sport Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36) Saving the Planet: Psychology and Climate Change\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017892200791,"sku":"9780367418274","price":52.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367418274.jpg?v=1750775011","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introductory-psychology-in-modules-9780367418274","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}