THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science
The Goals of Psychology
Psychology’s Broad Scope: A Levels-of-Analysis Framework
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Death by Curse
PERSPECTIVES ON BEHAVIOUR Psychology’s Intellectual Roots
Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
The Psychodynamic Perspective: The Forces Within
The Behavioural Perspective: The Power of the Environment
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Are the Students Lazy?
The Humanistic Perspective: Self-Actualisation and Positive Psychology
The Cognitive Perspective: The Thinking Human
The Sociocultural Perspective: The Embedded Human
RESEARCH CLOSE-UP Love and Marriage in Eleven Cultures
The Biological Perspective: The Brain, Genes and Evolution
USING LEVELS OF ANALYSIS TO INTEGRATE THE PERSPECTIVES An Example: Understanding Depression
Summary of Major Themes
BENEATH THE SURFACE What Did You Expect?
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY A Global Science and Profession
Psychology and Public Policy
Psychology and Your Life
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE How to Enhance Your
Academic Performance
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