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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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