Myers David G. Psychology

Hope College Holland, Michigan, - Printed in the United States of America. 2010. - 910 p.Abstract.
About the Author.
David Myers received his psychology Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections. Hope College students have invited him to be their commencement speaker and voted him outstanding professor.
Myers’ scientific articles have, with support from National Science Foundation grants, appeared in more than two dozen scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science, and the American Psychologist. In addition to his scholarly writing and his textbooks for introductory and social psychology, he also digests psychological science for the general public. His writings have appeared in three dozen magazines, from Today’s Education to Scientific American. He also has authored five general audience books, including The Pursuit of Happiness and Intuition: Its Powers and Perils. David Myers has chaired his city’s Human Relations Commission, helped found a thriving assistance center for families in poverty, and spoken to hundreds of college and community groups. Drawing on his experience, he also has written articles and a book (A Quiet World) about hearing loss, and he is advocating a transformation in American assistive listening technology (see hearingloop.org). He bikes to work year-round and plays daily pick-up basketball. David and Carol Myers have raised two sons and a daughter.P r o lo g u e.
The Story of Psychology.
Thinking Critically With Psychological Science.
The Need for Psychological Science.
The Biology of Mind.
Near-Death Experiences.
Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind.
The Brain and Consciousness.
Developmental Similarities Across Groups.
Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity.
Behavior Genetics: Predicting Individual Differences.
Developing Through the Life Span.
Close-up: Living in a Silent World.
Close-up: Autism and Mind-Blindness.
Perceptual Organization.
Adulthood.
Sensation and Perception.
Sensing the World: Some Basic Principles.
Contrasting Classical and Operant Conditioning.
Learning by Observation.
Learning,
How Do We Learn?
Classical Conditioning.
Memory.
The Phenomenon of Memory.
Thinking and Language.
Language Influences Thinking.
Memory Construction.
Thinking and Language.
Intelligence.
Principles of Test Construction.
The Dynamics of Intelligence.
Motivation and Work.
Detecting Emotion.
Gender, Emotion, and Nonverbal Behavior.
Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology.
Emotions, Stress, and Health.
Theories of Emotion.
Personality.
The Psychoanalytic Perspective.
Thinking critically about: How to Be a Successful.
Understanding Antisocial Personality Disorder.
Rates of Psychological Disorders.
Psychological Disorders.
Social Relations.
Therapy.
The Psychological Therapies.
For More Information.
Social Psychology.
Social Thinking.
Attributing Behavior to Persons or to Situations.Appendix A.
Careers in Psychology.
Preparing for a Career in Psychology.
Appendix B
Answers to Test Yourself Questions Situation?