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An Introduction to Psychology:
The Science of Mind and Behavior

by Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D.
Scottsdale Community College

© 2006 by Jeffry Ricker


Table of Contents


NOTE: Because I am overhauling the textbook, the section titles below may differ from the section titles (and content) in the links below.

Section 1

Theoretical Approaches in Psychology

Section 1-1: Psychology & Human Nature
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Section 1-2: Explaining Mind & Behavior
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Section 1-3: Testing Theories
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Section 1-4: Altered States of Consciousness
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Section 1-5: Sleeping & Dreaming
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Section 2

The Biological Approach

Section 2-1: Systematically Observing the Brain
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Section 2-2: Studying the Cerebral Cortex
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Section 2-3: Experimental Studies of the Brain
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Section 2-4: Evolution, Genetics, & the Brain
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Section 3

The Behavioristic & Cognitive Approaches

Section 3-1 : Verifiability & Behaviorism
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Section 3-2: Classical Conditioning
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Section 3-3: Operant Conditioning
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Section 3-4: Conditioning & the Cognitive Approach
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Section 4

The Cognitive & Sociocognitive Approaches

Section 4-1: The Standard Model of Memory
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Section 4-2: Working Memory & Long-Term Memory
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Section 4-3: Long-Term Memory & Forgetting
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Section 4-4: Social Influences on Memory
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Section 5

Social & Cultural Approaches

Section 5-1: The Power of the Situation
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Section 5-2: Validity, Research Ethics, & Social Roles
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Section 5-3: The Cognitive Unconscious
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Section 5-4: Attributional Theories
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Glossary

References


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