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Authors: Jayson San Miguel; Amelia Liangzi Shi; Dinesh Ramoo; Elisa Niunin; Ephrathah Hadgu; Jessica Motherwell McFarlane; and Tareq Yousef
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About the Book
Jayson San Miguel
Source Chapter Attributions
What is Psychology?
Jessica Motherwell McFarlane
Introduction to the Theories of Psychology
The Basic Process of Scientific Research
Amelia Liangzi Shi
Designing Research in Psychology
Conducting Ethical Research
Chapter Resources
Cells of the Nervous System
Tareq Yousef
Parts of the Nervous System
The Brain and Spinal Cord
The Nature-Nurture Debate
Vanessa Raspa
Memory Models and Systems
Long-Term Memory
Amnesia and Forgetting
What is Learning?
Dinesh Ramoo
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning
The Elements of Cognition: Categories and Concepts
Decision Making and Problem-Solving
Ephrathah Hadgu
Cognitive Processes That May Lead to Inaccuracy
Communicating With Others: Development and Use of Language
Defining and Measuring Intelligence
Cognition Resources
Language and Intelligence Resources
The Beginning
Focused Perspectives on Lifespan Development
Ages, Stages, and Milestones of Development
Big Picture Models of Lifespan Development
Late Adulthood: Aging, Retiring, and Bereavement
Charles Stangor and Jennifer Walinga
Making Sense of Ourselves and Others
Behaving in the Presence of Others
Interacting with Others
Theories of Emotions
What is Motivation?
Theories of Needs and Motivations
Drive Reduction and Optimal Arousal
Psychodynamic and Humanistic Views of Personality
Cognitive-Behaviourist Perspectives on Personality
Traits, Temperaments, and Heritability
Personality and Culture
Personality Assessment
What are Psychological Disorders?
Leanne Stevens; Jennifer Stamp; Kevin LeBlanc (editors - original chapter); and Jessica Motherwell McFarlane (editor - adapted chapter)
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Personality Disorders
Schizophrenia
Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
Types of Treatment
Psychological Approaches to Treatment
Biological Approaches to Treatment
Stress and Health
Happiness & Positive Psychology
Glossary
Jorden A. Cummings and Lee Sanders
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Introduction to Psychology Copyright © 2025 by Jayson San Miguel; Amelia Liangzi Shi; Dinesh Ramoo; Elisa Niunin; Ephrathah Hadgu; Jessica Motherwell McFarlane; and Tareq Yousef is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Psychology
Individual chapters have been adapted from two main sources: Introduction to Psychology: Moving Towards Diversity and Inclusion, edited by Shirley Hutchinson and Chelsea Bell Eady, and Introduction to Psychology: The Full NOBA Collection. Source articles and chapters were licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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