Psychology: an introduction. /
Benjamin Lahey.
- 11th ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, 2011.
- xxxiv, 597 p. : ill. ( col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction and foundations: introduction to psychology -- Research methods in psychology -- Biological foundations of behavior -- Interplay of nature and nurture -- Awareness: Sensation and perception -- States of consciousness -- Learning and cognition: Basics principles of learning -- Memory -- Cognition, language and intelligence -- Developmental psychology: Developmental psychology -- The self: Motivation and emotion -- Personality -- Health and adjustment: Stress and health -- Abnormal behavior -- Therapies -- Social context: Social psychology -- Psychology applied to the environment and to professions --