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Alzheimer's Disease

Chad Hales, Allan Levey

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Alzheimer’s Disease Introduction Memory is a conserved cognitive task that has persisted for thousands of years. Early utilization may have ass...

Animal Behavior

Suzanne Baker

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Animal Behavior Introduction This field encompasses the scientific study of the behavior of nonhuman animals. Niko Tinbergen, who won the Nobel...

Animal Learning

Debbie Kelly

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Animal Learning Introduction Understanding why animals, including humans, behave as they do requires an appreciation for learning. Much of the ...

Anxiety Disorders

Jeannette M. Reid, Dean McKay

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2013-04-22

Anxiety Disorders Introduction Recent epidemiological research has shown that anxiety disorders, collectively, are the most common set of psyc...

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) In Adults

Will H. Canu, John T. Mitchell

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2012-11-21

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Adults Introduction Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable, ...

Attitudes

Jay K. Wood, Leandre R. Fabrigar

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2012-06-26

Attitudes Introduction The attitude construct is one of the oldest and most-studied constructs in social psychology, and as such, it has had a...

Attribution Theory

Bertram F. Malle, Joanna Korman

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2013-03-19

Attribution Theory Introduction In social psychology, the term attribution has at least two meanings. The first, usually labeled “causal attri...

Autism

James D. Herbert

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2013-03-19

Autism Introduction The term “autism” refers to a heterogeneous class of related neurodevelopmental disorders that emerge early in childhood a...

Autobiographical Memories

Qi Wang, Cagla Aydin, Jessica Zoe Klemfuss

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Autobiographical Memories Introduction Autobiography as a literary genre has existed for centuries—with Augustine’s (354–430) Confessions being...

Behavioral Economics

Guy Hochman, Shahar Ayal

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2013-03-19

Behavioral Economics Introduction Behavioral economics is concerned with the impact of psychological factors (e.g., motives, emotions) on econ...

Behavioral Genetics

Lisabeth DiLalla

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Behavioral Genetics Introduction Behavioral genetics is the study of genetic and environmental influences on behaviors. By examining genetic in...

Bereavement and Grief

Kathrin Boerner

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Bereavement and Grief Introduction The field of bereavement and grief focuses on the human experience of loss in response to the death of a lov...

Biological Psychology

James Kalat

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Biological Psychology Introduction Biological psychology approaches behavior and experience with the assumption that they are products of the n...

Clinical Neuropsychology

Bruce Caplan

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Clinical Neuropsychology Introduction Clinical neuropsychology is the psychological specialty that seeks to elucidate brain-behavior relations ...

Clinical Psychology

Joanna Berg, Rachel Ammirati, Scott O. Lilienfeld

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2012-06-26

Clinical Psychology Introduction Clinical psychology is a broad discipline that focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, etiology (causes), treat...

Cognitive Neuroscience

Teal S. Eich, Edward E. Smith

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction In 1918, the American philosopher and psychologist William James wrote: “Nature in her unfathomable designs...

Communication, Nonverbal Cues and

Judee Burgoon, Laura Guerrero

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2012-11-21

Nonverbal Cues and Communication Introduction Long before humans were communicating verbally—that is, through words—they were communicating no...

Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience

Leandre R. Fabrigar, Meghan E. Norris

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2012-07-24

Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience Introduction Social influence refers to the ways people influence the beliefs, feelings, and behaviors o...

Critical Thinking

Heather Butler, Diane Halpern

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Critical Thinking Introduction Critical thinking has been described in many ways, but researchers generally agree that critical thinking involv...

Cultural Psychology

Dov Cohen

Subject: Psychology »

Date Added: 2011-11-29

Cultural Psychology Introduction Cultural psychology is the study of how people shape and are shaped by their cultures. Topics of study in thi...

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