6 edition of Introduction to scientific psychology found in the catalog.
Published
1998 by Plenum Press in New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-383) and index.
| Statement | Henry D. Schlinger, Jr. and Alan Poling. |
| Series | Applied clinical psychology |
| Contributions | Poling, Alan D. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | BF121 .S335 1998 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xix, 388 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 388 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL350618M |
| ISBN 10 | 0306457288 |
| LC Control Number | 98009986 |
The textbook uses an hierarchical organization of topics. Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Psychologists that use behaviorism are concerned mainly with muscular movements and glandular secretions. In contrast, the James-Lange theory does generate falsifiable hypotheses, such as the one described above. The assistants were asked to rate the various facial features in the photos, including skin smoothness, eye size, prominence of cheekbones, symmetry how similar the left and the right halves of the face areand other characteristics. Provided by: Lumen Learning.
It provides well-defined steps to standardize how scientific knowledge is gathered through a logical, rational problem-solving method. Prejudiceon the other hand, refers to how a person feels about an individual based on their group membership. Imagine, for example, that you are a fan of rugby. I also liked the mini sections called "Research Focus" and "Psychology in Real Life" that described what people are working on, or situations in real life that psychological findings where particularly useful.
Instructors can choose to use this book as is, or they can login to the Noba website and build their own textbook by picking and choosing which modules to include and where to place them in the book. What factors contribute to successful reconciliation? Nevertheless, none of us can escape social influence. With that said, it is unclear when or how often the modules will continue to be updated.
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These were largely considered taboo subjects at the time, and Freud provided a catalyst for them to be openly discussed in polite society. Humanistic psychology emerged in the s and has continued as a reaction to positivist and scientific approaches to the mind.
The fundamental attribution error can also emerge in other ways. These three groups make humans feel in certain ways Imagine, for example, that you are a fan of rugby.
The great thing Kaufman does here, is he breaks it down into very simple steps that can be applied to anything. Even when a hypothesis cannot be shown to be false, that does not necessarily mean it is not valid.
Other important early contributors to the field include Hermann Ebbinghaus —a pioneer in the experimental study of memory at the University of Berlin; and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlovwho investigated the learning process now referred to as classical conditioning.
Modularity rating: 5 One of the main strengths of this textbook is the modularity. For example, infants would not be able to explain why they are crying. All of this allows psychologists to gain a stronger understanding of how the human mind works.
While behavior is observable, the mind is not.
Cognitive psychology is radically different from previous psychological approaches in two key ways. Noba used to offer online quizzes for Introduction to scientific psychology book module through Cerego, which my students found a bit difficult to navigate.
It is important to keep in mind, however, that stereotypes, even if they are correct in general, likely Introduction to scientific psychology book not apply to every member of the group. His research explores the relation between conscious and unconscious forms of memory and the nature of distortions and errors in remembering.
High quality research often involves the ability to control the environment, as in the case of laboratory experiments. The biological perspective is the scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental states, very closely related to neuroscience.
To achieve verifiability, researchers must make sure to document their methods and clearly explain how their experiment is structured and why it produces certain results.
Introducing the id, the superego, and the ego, Freud advanced scientific understanding of the mind by exposing motivations invisible to our consciousness.
The book goes into some very interesting bodily behaviors which you should be able to apply to your advantage when in real-life situations with people. Over the last hundred years, we have seen dramatic shifts in political engagement, ethnic relations, and even the very definition of family itself.Ok, I picked this book up from the Saylor Academy's Introduction to Psychology course, as I was fascinated by the subject, and decided to self study.
This means that I am not a psychologist, so I would rather not comment on (my perception of) the content itself, but I will comment on what features from the book I liked, and what I got from it.3/5.
Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. The author wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level.4/4(19).
Introduction to Psychology. From Wikibooks, open books for an open world. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Research Methods in Psychology. Scientific Experiment; Field Study; Surveys; Case Studies; Criticisms of Psychology; Psychology/all books; Department:Social sciences/all books.Psychology derives from the roots psyche (meaning soul) and –ology (meaning pdf study of).
Thus, psychology is defined as the scientific study of mind and behavior.
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This sixth edition, completely revised and updated to reflect current issues and underlying theory in the field, has.
