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Psychology 12/13 / [Book] / edited by William Buskist.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Annual editionsPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2013.Edition: 43rd edDescription: xx, 236 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780078051128
Other title:
  • Psychology 2012/2013
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 150
Other classification:
  • 150
Contents:
Unit 1 : The science of psychology : The future of psychology: connecting mind to brain / Lisa Feldman Barrett -- The 10 commandments of helping students distinguish science from pseudoscience in psychology / Scott O. Lilienfeld -- Comprehensive soldier fitness and the future of psychology / Martin E.P. Seligman, Raymond D. Fowler -- Is psychology losing its foundations? / Donald A. Dewsbury.
Unit 2 : Biological bases of behavior : The left brain knows what the right hand is doing / Michael Price -- The brain's (dark energy) / Marcus E. Raichle -- Phantom pain and the brain / Sadie F. Dingfelder -- Reflections on mirror neurons / Temma Ehrenfeld.
Unit 3 : Perceptual processes : Uncanny sight in the blind / Beatrice de Gelder -- The color of sin: white and black are perceptual symbols of moral purity and pollution / Gary D. Sherman, Gerald L. Clore -- What dreams are made of / Marianne Szegedy-Maszak -- Increasing speed of processing with action video games / Matthew W. G. Dye, C. Shawn Green, Daphne Bavelier.
Unit 4 : Learning : Finding little Albert: a journey to John B. Watson's infant laboratory / Hall P. Beck, Sharman Levinson, Gary Irons -- Psychological science and safety: large-scale success at preventing occupational injuries and fatalities / E. Scott Geller -- The perils and promises of praise / Carol S. Dweck.
Unit 5 : Cognitive processes : The many lives of superstition / Eric Wargo -- The magical mystery four: how is working memory capacity limited and why? / Nelson Cowan -- Talk to the hand: new insights into the evolution of language and gesture / Eric Wargo -- Dangerous distraction / Amy Novotney.
Unit 6 : Emotion and motivation : Women at the top: powerful leaders define success at work + family in a culture of gender / Fanny M. Cheung, Diane F. Halpern -- Resisting temptation / Eric Wargo -- A nurturing relationship: mothers as eating role models for their daughters / Kindy R. Peaslee -- Why so mad? why everyone is so angry and why we must calm down / Andrew Santella.
Unit 7 : Development : A learning machine: plasticity and change throughout life / Leah Nelson -- The mind at midlife / Melissa Lee Phillips -- Social consequences of the Internet for adolescents: a decade of research / Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter -- Making relationships work: a conversation with psychologist John M. Gottman / Harvard Business Review -- Blessed are those who mourn - and those who comfort them / Dolores Puterbaugh.
Unit 8 : Personality processes : Can personality be changed? the role of beliefs in personality and change / Carol S. Dweck -- Evolutionary psychology and intelligence research / Satoshi Kanazawa -- Second nature / Kathleen McGowan.
Unit 9 : Social processes : Replicating Milgram / Jerry Burger -- The psychology and power of false confessions / Ian Herbert -- We're wired to connect / Mark Matousek.
Unit 10 : Psychological disorders : A new approach to attention defict disorder / Thomas E. Brown -- The kids aren't all right / Christopher Munsey -- The recession's toll on children / Amy Novotney -- Stigma: alive and well / Sadie F. Dingfelder -- ADHD among preschoolers / Brendan L. Smith.
Unit 11 : Psychological treatments : PTSD treatments grow in evidence, effectiveness / Tori DeAngelis -- When do meds make the difference? / Tori DeAngelis -- Placing the patient front and center / Tori DeAngelis.
Summary: The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Annual Editions volumes have a number of organizational features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of supporting World Wide Web sites; Learning Outcomes and a brief overview at the beginning of each unit; and a Critical Thinking section at the end of each article. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. Using Annual Editions in the Classroom is a general guide that provides a number of interesting and functional ideas for using Annual Editions readers in the classroom.
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Unit 1 : The science of psychology : The future of psychology: connecting mind to brain / Lisa Feldman Barrett -- The 10 commandments of helping students distinguish science from pseudoscience in psychology / Scott O. Lilienfeld -- Comprehensive soldier fitness and the future of psychology / Martin E.P. Seligman, Raymond D. Fowler -- Is psychology losing its foundations? / Donald A. Dewsbury.

Unit 2 : Biological bases of behavior : The left brain knows what the right hand is doing / Michael Price -- The brain's (dark energy) / Marcus E. Raichle -- Phantom pain and the brain / Sadie F. Dingfelder -- Reflections on mirror neurons / Temma Ehrenfeld.

Unit 3 : Perceptual processes : Uncanny sight in the blind / Beatrice de Gelder -- The color of sin: white and black are perceptual symbols of moral purity and pollution / Gary D. Sherman, Gerald L. Clore -- What dreams are made of / Marianne Szegedy-Maszak -- Increasing speed of processing with action video games / Matthew W. G. Dye, C. Shawn Green, Daphne Bavelier.

Unit 4 : Learning : Finding little Albert: a journey to John B. Watson's infant laboratory / Hall P. Beck, Sharman Levinson, Gary Irons -- Psychological science and safety: large-scale success at preventing occupational injuries and fatalities / E. Scott Geller -- The perils and promises of praise / Carol S. Dweck.

Unit 5 : Cognitive processes : The many lives of superstition / Eric Wargo -- The magical mystery four: how is working memory capacity limited and why? / Nelson Cowan -- Talk to the hand: new insights into the evolution of language and gesture / Eric Wargo -- Dangerous distraction / Amy Novotney.

Unit 6 : Emotion and motivation : Women at the top: powerful leaders define success at work + family in a culture of gender / Fanny M. Cheung, Diane F. Halpern -- Resisting temptation / Eric Wargo -- A nurturing relationship: mothers as eating role models for their daughters / Kindy R. Peaslee -- Why so mad? why everyone is so angry and why we must calm down / Andrew Santella.

Unit 7 : Development : A learning machine: plasticity and change throughout life / Leah Nelson -- The mind at midlife / Melissa Lee Phillips -- Social consequences of the Internet for adolescents: a decade of research / Patti M. Valkenburg, Jochen Peter -- Making relationships work: a conversation with psychologist John M. Gottman / Harvard Business Review -- Blessed are those who mourn - and those who comfort them / Dolores Puterbaugh.

Unit 8 : Personality processes : Can personality be changed? the role of beliefs in personality and change / Carol S. Dweck -- Evolutionary psychology and intelligence research / Satoshi Kanazawa -- Second nature / Kathleen McGowan.

Unit 9 : Social processes : Replicating Milgram / Jerry Burger -- The psychology and power of false confessions / Ian Herbert -- We're wired to connect / Mark Matousek.

Unit 10 : Psychological disorders : A new approach to attention defict disorder / Thomas E. Brown -- The kids aren't all right / Christopher Munsey -- The recession's toll on children / Amy Novotney -- Stigma: alive and well / Sadie F. Dingfelder -- ADHD among preschoolers / Brendan L. Smith.

Unit 11 : Psychological treatments : PTSD treatments grow in evidence, effectiveness / Tori DeAngelis -- When do meds make the difference? / Tori DeAngelis -- Placing the patient front and center / Tori DeAngelis.

The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Annual Editions volumes have a number of organizational features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of supporting World Wide Web sites; Learning Outcomes and a brief overview at the beginning of each unit; and a Critical Thinking section at the end of each article. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. Using Annual Editions in the Classroom is a general guide that provides a number of interesting and functional ideas for using Annual Editions readers in the classroom.

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