Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology (15th Edition)
Richard C. Atkinson, Ernest Hilgard
Language: English
Pages: 812
ISBN: 8131528995
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This 15th edition of Atkinson & Hilgard s Introduction to Psychology retains all the qualities which have established it as one of the leading psychology textbooks of the last 50 years: an accessible student-centered approach, a keen awareness of the latest research developments, and a thorough understanding of the classic landmark studies which have shaped psychology as an academic discipline. Covering all major areas of psychology, this text examines the theories, research and ideas that underpin the subject, providing students with an engaging and rigorous introduction to psychology. By consistently relating psychological concepts to everyday life, and drawing from an internationally diverse range of research, this edition continues to be the relevant, dynamic introductory text for students around the globe. Features include: Cutting Edge Research A vignette in each chapter highlighting recent research; Seeing Both Sides Two contrasting essays at the end of each chapter debating a particular point or concept from divergent perspectives; interim summaries at the end of subsections, Critical Thinking Questions designed to prompt debate and analysis; and Concept Review Tables which condense concepts/terminology into easily digestible chunks.
to another. Thus, some cells at a higher level in the visual system fire more rapidly if the retina is stimulated by a blue light and less rapidly when the retina is exposed to a yellow light; such cells seem to constitute the biological basis of the blue-yellow opponent pair. A summary neural wiring diagram that shows how the trichchromatic and opponent-process theories may be related is presented in Figure 4.23. This research on color vision is a striking example of successful interaction
but the children who viewed nonviolent For more Cengage Learning textbooks, visit www.cengagebrain.co.uk Psychologists are interested in what causes people to eat too much. Among the possible causes they have studied are genetic factors and environmental influences, such as a tendency to overeat in the presence of certain stimuli. Peer-rated aggression (10 years later) 6 200 150 100 50 0 Low Moderate High Viewing of violence in childhood Figure 1.3 The Relationship Between Childhood
therapy during recovery from knee surgery). Their project nicely demonstrates the growing interdisciplinary alliance between research in psychology on the one hand and real-world problems in medicine on the other. Further details about the work can be found at www.vrpain.com. dots fall into groups when we look at them. To illustrate this, begin by looking at the matrix of dots shown in Figure 5.5a. These dots are equally spaced up and down, so they can be seen as being organized in rows or
not limited to cognitive psychology. Psychologists have also initiated affective neuroscience (Panksepp, 1998) to discover how emotional phenomena are executed in the brain, as well as social neuroscience (Ochsner & Lieberman, 2001) to discover how stereotyping, attitudes, person perception, and selfknowledge are executed in the brain. Evolutionary psychology Evolutionary psychology is concerned with the biological origins of psychological mechanisms. In addition to psychology and biology, the
subjects switch continually integrate their activities. It is this interaction that enables mental processes that are greater than and different from each hemisphere’s special contribution. As one researcher describes it, ‘These differences are seen in the contrasting contributions each hemisphere makes to all cognitive activities. When a person reads a story, the right hemisphere may play a special role in decoding visual information, maintaining an integrated story structure, appreciating