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A fusion of the full-length and briefer versions that preceded it, Weiten's PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS, 11th Edition combines a superb thematic organization with practical applications and examples that help students see beyond research to big-picture concepts. Often described as a challenging text that is easy to learn from, the book surveys psychology's broad range of content while illuminating the process of research and its relationship to application, showing both the unity and diversity of psychology's subject matter and helping students master the basic concepts and principles of psychology with as little struggle as possible. Weiten's themes provide unifying threads across chapters that help students to see the connections among different research areas in psychology. A dynamic, teaching-oriented illustration program further enhances these themes. Available with MindTap.
- Responding to the increasing trend toward brevity in textbooks, this book is a fusion of the full-length and briefer versions that preceded it -- combining the best of both. Using the briefer version as a starting point, the author further condensed and streamlined the coverage and then imported a variety of key topics that formerly appeared only in the full-length version. The length of this edition is much closer to recent editions of the briefer version.
- Almost 1,300 new reference citations reflect the latest research and advances in the field. New coverage includes COVID-19, the Open Science Collaboration project on the reproducibility of psychological research, the internet controversy over "the dress" perceived as white/gold by some and blue/black by others, the "social jet lag" produced by the mismatch of sleep times on workdays versus days off, the link between media violence and increased aggression across a variety of cultures, research showing retrieval of a specific memory reinstates patterns of neural activity seen during learning, factors that influence the likelihood of choice overload and the link between higher IQ and longevity.
- New information is included on loss aversion, cross-cultural universality of basic emotions, gender differences in the Big Five traits, benefits and costs of social media use, culture and kissing, health repercussions of HIV, synaptic pruning and schizophrenia, personality and eating disorders, smartphones and depression, stereotypes associated with lower social class, recent FDA rulings related to ECT, cultural humility in therapy, need for culturally sensitive treatment for sexual minorities, and misconceptions regarding Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, including that Maslow didn’t create the pyramid.
- An all-new pedagogical aid helps students better understand the experimental method and the difference between independent and dependent variables. The new "Identifying Independent and Dependent Variables" feature challenges students to figure out the independent and dependent variables in studies described in adjacent text. This systematic program of exercises gives students extensive practice in recognizing independent and dependent variables, which should enhance their understanding of how psychologists conduct experiments.
- A highly praised didactic illustration program features figures, diagrams, photos, tables and graphs that work hand in hand with the narrative to clarify main points. For example, six Illustrated overviews provide well-organized reviews of key ideas in the areas of research, sensation and perception, learning, personality theory, psychopathology and psychotherapy. Numerous versions of diagrams of major concepts such as conditioning are often included throughout chapters to highlight connections among research areas.
- Seven unifying themes provide threads of continuity across chapters and a forum for a relatively sophisticated discussion of enduring issues in psychology. Focusing a spotlight on a number of basic insights about psychology, the themes emphasize that psychology is an empirical science, its theoretical diversity is a strength, the field evolves in a sociohistorical context, behavior is determined by multiple causes and is shaped by one's culture, heredity and environment interactively influence behavior and our experience of the world is highly subjective.
- A two- to three-page Personal Application near the end of every chapter offers insight into the practical side of psychology by focusing on a single issue, such as improving stress management, enhancing self-control and bolstering everyday memory. Although most of the Personal Application sections have a "how-to" approach, they also review studies and summarize data in much the same way as the main body of each chapter. Thus, they portray research and application as two sides of the same coin.
- Going beyond simply reviewing controversial research, Critical Thinking Applications actually teach students critical thinking skills that they can use in their academic and personal lives. Topics include looking for contradictory evidence; recognizing anecdotal evidence, circular reasoning, hindsight bias, reification, weak analogies and false dichotomies; and evaluating arguments systematically.
- Reality Checks sprinkled throughout the chapters address common misconceptions related to psychology and provide direct refutations of the misinformation. Examples include the notion that people use only 10% of their brains, the assumption that people who are colorblind see the world in black and white, and the idea that it is dangerous to awaken someone who is sleepwalking.
2. The Research Enterprise in Psychology.
3. The Biological Bases of Behavior.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Variations in Consciousness.
6. Learning.
7. Human Memory.
8. Cognition and Intelligence.
9. Motivation and Emotion.
10. Human Development Across the Life Span.
11. Personality.
12. Social Behavior.
13. Stress, Coping, and Health.
14. Psychological Disorders.
15. Treatment of Psychological Disorders.
Appendix A: Answers to Concept Checks.
Appendix B: Statistical Methods.
Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.
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