Schaum's outline of theory and problems of introduction to psychology / Arno F. Wittig.

Includes index.

Psychology: Definition and History -- Definition and Purpose -- Areas of Study -- The Background and Beginning of Psychology -- Early Development of Psychology -- Current Outlooks in Psychology -- Methodology and Statistics -- The Experimental Method -- The Hypothesis -- Experimental and Dependent Variables -- Extraneous and Confounding Variables -- Sampling -- Experimenter Bias -- Other Psychological Methodologies -- Statistics -- Frequency Distributions -- Measures of Central Tendency -- Measures of Variability -- The Normal Probability Distribution -- Correlation -- Inferential Statistics -- Biological Foundations -- Elements of a Neuron -- Transmission of a Signal -- Organization of the Nervous System -- The Glandular Systems -- Developmental Psychology -- Genetics -- Evolution and Genetics -- Physical Development -- Cognitive Development -- Social Development -- Sensation and Perception -- Basic Sensory Processes -- Signal Detection Theory -- Types of Sensory Processes -- Perception: External Cues -- Perception: Internal Cues -- Unusual Perceptual Experiences -- Consciousness -- Characteristics of Consciousness -- Altered States of Consciousness: Internal Influences -- Altered States of Consciousness: External Influences -- Learning -- Classical Conditioning -- Operant Conditioning -- Cognitive Social Learning -- Retention and Forgetting -- Definitions -- Types of Storage -- Measures of Retention -- Theories of Forgetting -- Ways to Improve Memory -- Special Issues in Retention -- Cognitive Processes -- Conceptual Thinking -- Problem Solving -- Decision Making -- Language -- Motivation and Emotion -- The Motivation Cycle -- Principles of Motivation -- Types of Motives -- Conflict -- General Characteristics of Emotions -- Basic Types of Emotions -- Theories of Emotion -- Special Topics in Emotion -- Psychological Testing and Individual Differences -- Characteristics of a Good Test -- Measuring Intelligence -- Composition of Intelligence -- Assessing Personality -- Other Testing Areas -- Testing Concerns -- Personality Principles -- General Factors Influencing Personality -- Freud's Theory of Personality -- Other Psychodynamic Theories -- Dispositional Theories of Peronality -- Learning Theories of Personality -- Humanistic Theories of Personality -- Cross-Cultural Differences in Personality -- Abnoral Personality Patterns -- Definition of Abnormal Personality Patterns -- Perspective on Abnormal Behaviors -- Anxiety Disorders -- Somatoform Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Schizophrenic Disorders -- Personality Disorders -- Considerations for Diagnosis of Abnormality -- Therapies -- General Overview of Therapy -- Biomedical Therapies -- Psychodynamic Therapies -- Humanistic Therapies -- Cognitive Therapies -- Group Therapies -- Other Concerns With Therapy -- Social Psychology -- Social Knowledge -- Attitudes -- Prejudice -- Interpersonal Attraction -- Group Behavior -- Examination I -- Examination II -- Examination III -- Final Examination.

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