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All chapters conclude with "Using Psychology to Learn Psychology,""Chapter Summary," "Review Test," and "If You're Interested." 1. Mind,Behavior, and Science. What Is Psychology, and What Are Its Roots? WhatAre the Perspectives Psychologists Use Today? What Do Psychologists Do?How Do Psychologists Develop New Knowledge? 2. Biopsychology. How AreGenes and Behavior Linked? How Does the Body Communicate Internally?How Does the Brain Produce Behavior and Mental Processes? 3. States ofMind. What Is the Nature of Consciousness? What Are the Cycles ofEveryday Consciousness? What Other Forms Can Consciousness Take? 4.Psychological Development. How Do Psychologists Explain Development?What Capabilities Does the Newborn Possess? What Are the DevelopmentalTasks of Childhood? What Developmental Changes Occur in Adolescence andAdulthood? 5. Sensation and Perception. How Does Stimulation BecomeSensation? How Are the Senses Alike? And How Are They Different? Howthe Other Senses Are Like Vision and Hearing. What Is the RelationshipBetween Perception and Sensation? 6. Learning and Remembering. How DoesClassical Conditioning Explain Learning? How Do We Learn New Behaviors byOperant Conditioning? How Does Cognitive Psychology Explain Learning?How Does Memory Work? 7. Memory. What Is Memory? How Do We FormMemories? How Do We Retrieve Memories? How Does Memory Work? 8.Thinking and Intelligence. What Are the Components of Thought? WhatAbilities Do Good Thinkers Possess? How Is Intelligence Measured? WhatAre the Components of Intelligence? How Do Psychologists Explain IQDifferences Among Groups? 9. Emotion and Motivation. What Do OurEmotions Do for Us? Where Do Our Emotions Come From? How Much ControlDo We Have Over Our Emotions? Motivation: What Makes Us Act as We Do?How Are Achievement, Hunger, and Sex Alike? Different? 10. Stress, Health,and Well-Being. Is It the Stress or the Stressor? How Does StressAffect Us Physically? How Do We Respond Psychologically to Stress? HowCan We Cope Effectively with Stress? 11. Personality. What Forces ShapeOur Personalities? What Patterns Are Found in Personality? What"Theories" Do People Use to Understand Each Other? 12. Psychopathology.What Is Mental Disorder? How Are Mental Disorders Classified? What Arethe Consequences of Labeling? 13. Therapies for Mental Disorder. WhatIs Therapy? How Do Psychologists Treat Mental Disorders? How Do theBiomedical Therapies Approach Mental Disorders? 14. Social Psychology.How Does the Situation Affect Our Behavior? What Influences Our Judgmentsof Others? What Are the Roots of Violence and Terrorism? A PersonalEndnote. Appendix. Glossary. References.