TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weiten,Wayne
AU  - Halpern,Diane F.
TI  - Psychology: themes and variations 
SN  - 0534367143 [hardbound]
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Belmont, CA
PB  - Wadsworth Thomson Learning
KW  - Psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents : Chapter 1 The evolution of psychology -- Chapter 2 The research enterprise in psychology -- Chapter 3 The biological bases of behavior -- Chapter 4 Sensation and perception -- Chapter 5 Variations in consciousness -- Chapter 6 Learning -- Chapter 7 Human memory -- Chapter 8 Language and thought -- Chapter 9 Intelligence and psychological testing -- Chapter 10 Motivation and emotion -- Chapter 11 Human development across the life span -- Chapter 12 Personality: theory, research, and assessment -- Chapter 13 Stress, coping, and health -- Chapter 14 Psychological disorders -- Chapter 15 Treatment of psychological disorders -- Chapter 16 Social Behavior; Adult
N2  - "Since the First Edition of this book appeared, professors have praised its visual presentation of concepts, accessible writing style, and solid research-based scholarship. PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS is about the ideas and concepts behind the research studies. His straightforward style gets students to contemplate open-ended questions, examine their assumptions, and apply psychological concepts to their own lives. Wayne Weiten surveys psychology's broad range of content with three aims: to illuminate the process of research and its intrinsic relationship to application; to show both the unity and diversity of the subject, and to invite students to the study of psychology by respecting their ability to master its fundamental concepts. Integrative themes--including empiricism, theoretical diversity, sociohistorical contexts, multifactorial causation, cultural heritage, heredity and environment, and subjectivity of experience--are woven throughout the text to provide connections among the different areas of research in psychology. The book's dynamic, teaching-oriented illustration program further enhances these themes. Weiten reinforces concepts through exercises that appear at the end of every chapter. At the same time, the author presents topics in a hierarchical manner, giving students handles they can use to prioritize concepts within the chapter." --Provided by the publisher
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