Introduction to Psychology,
11th Edition

1. What Is Psychology?
2. Scientific Methods in Psychology.
3. Biological Psychology.
4. Sensation and Perception.
5. Development.
6. Learning.
7. Memory.
8. Cognition and Language.
9. Intelligence.
10. Consciousness.
11. Motivated Behaviors.
12. Emotions, Stress, and Health.
13. Social Psychology.
14. Personalities.
15. Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment.

• James W. Kalat

  James W. Kalat is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at North Carolina State University, where he taught Introduction to Psychology and Biological Psychology courses from 1977 through 2012. He also is the author of BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 13th Edition and co-author with Michelle Shiota of EMOTION, 3rd Edition. In addition to textbooks, he has written journal articles on taste-aversion learning, the teaching of psychology and other topics. Dr. Kalat served twice as program chair for the annual convention of the American Psychological Society, now named the Association for Psychological Science. He received an A.B. degree summa cum laude from Duke University and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

• Almost 600 new references are added, including 500 from 2012 or later, to reflect the most recent advances in the field. Almost every topic has at least minor updates.

• Each module now begins with a list of learning objectives that focus students' reading, and concludes with a set of multiple-choice review questions that allow students to get a quick reality check on some of the key concepts they should have learned.

• This edition presents expanded treatment of two issues that have become highly controversial and influential in current psychology -- the doubts about how many reported findings are replicable, and doubts about the categorical approach to mental illness (as exemplified by DSM-5).

• Kalat presents new evidence that supports exciting new hypotheses: Infant amnesia may be due to rapid production of new neurons in the hippocampus, because the new neurons facilitate new learning but also lead to increased forgetting. The excessive activity typical of people with anorexia nervosa may be a mechanism for temperature regulation; keeping someone warm can be a major first step in treatment. The "collectivist culture" that characterizes people in parts of Southeast Asia may be a result of a history of rice farming, as rice farming requires massive cooperation among neighbors.

• A new interpretation of Libet's famous study of the timing of consciousness in the control of movement suggests that self-initiated movements (as opposed to signal-elicited movements) depend on the basal ganglia and develop gradually. Therefore, according to the interpretation, it is unrealistic to ask anyone to state "the" time of a conscious decision.

• New information is presented on many topics, including expertise, the theory of mind, the amygdala and anxiety, and individual differences in taste and smell. There's also new discussion noting that because sex hormones influence brain development through different mechanisms in different brain areas, it is typical to be more "masculinized" or "feminized" in some ways than in others.

• Much new research applies directly to students, enhancing the text's relevance and ability to engage. Students will learn to beware of all-you-can-eat buffets if they want to lose weight, because people at such buffets try to eat enough to get their money's worth, even if they already feel full. They'll read about research that says that either a rest period or caffeine can enhance consolidation of a recent memory. There are also updated discussions of other topics that students will relate to, such as taking notes in class, persuasion, procrastination, and resisting temptation.

• Each module begins with a list of learning objectives. These provide a preview of the major topics of the chapter, serving as a roadmap to help guide your reading.

• Each module ends with a short list of multiple-choice review questions that provide a sampling of material you should have learned. If you're in doubt about any of the items, it's a "heads up" that you should review the relevant section of the module.

• The text includes new studies relevant to everyday life. For instance, did you know that if you want to lose weight you should beware of all-you-can-eat buffets -- because people at such buffets try to eat enough to get their money's worth even if they feel full? You'll also read about how caffeine can enhance memory, how to promote happiness, how to improve your study habits, and how to resist temptations.

• Within each chapter, Kalat arranges the material into a modular format so that students can master one section at a time, building confidence as they go. Using this flexible format, you can easily assign the text to match the way you teach the course. Each module starts with a list of learning objectives and closes with a summary, a list of key terms, and a short list of multiple-choice review questions, making it self-contained as an assignment.

• Kalat's text is accompanied by a comprehensive Test Bank with approximately 5000 multiple-choice test items. The test bank was written by the author himself to assure accuracy and clarity. Most items are new or reworded to reflect new content in the eleventh edition.

• "Try It Yourself" exercises found throughout the text encourage active learning. Students personally experience binocular rivalry, false memory, encoding specificity, motion blindness, and other phenomena -- assuring that they will remember these phenomena better than someone who just reads about them.

• Kalat's renowned critical thinking approach encourages students to question information and ask themselves, "How was this conclusion reached?" and "Does the evidence really support it?" Each chapter other than Chapter 1 has one or two sections that examine a research study in detail, from hypothesis to method to results and discussion, focusing attention on how the results lead to a conclusion. In some cases the discussion highlights the limitations of the study.

• Research shows that people learn better if they try to answer questions about what they read, as opposed to simply reading and re-reading. That's why you'll find "Concept Check" questions throughout the text. In addition, each module ends with a few multiple-choice review questions to give you a quick reality check on some of the key concepts you should have learned.

• Each module also includes a summary and list of key terms to facilitate your study and review.

• At many points the text offers a "Try It Yourself" activity to illustrate a concept, such as binocular rivalry, false memory, or motion blindness. You will remember these and other phenomena better if you experience them yourself rather than just read about them.

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