Forty Studies that Changed Psychology, Global Edition, 7th edition

Published by Pearson (January 16, 2015) © 2015

  • Roger R. Hock Mendocino College
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Forty studies that helped shape the field of Psychology

Roger Hock's Forty Studies provides a glimpse of the science of psychology, unraveling the complexities of human nature. Hock summarises some of the most influential studies in psychological history studies, and guides the reader through a thoughtful interpretation of the results and why the study is considered so important. This book provides a more in-depth look and analyses that cannot be found by reading a textbook or research alone.

Table of contents

  • Chapter 1: Biology And Human Behavior
  • Reading 1: One Brain Or Two?
  • Reading 2: More Experience = Bigger Brain
  • Reading 3: Are You A Natural?
  • Reading 4: Watch Out For The Visual Cliff!
  • Chapter 2: Perception And Consciousness
  • Reading 5: Take A Long Look
  • Reading 6: To Sleep, No Doubt To Dream
  • Reading 7: As A Category, It's A Natural
  • Reading 8: Acting As If You Are Hypnotized
  • Chapter 3: Learning And Conditioning
  • Reading 9: It's Not Just About Salivating Dogs!
  • Reading 10: Little Emotional Albert
  • Reading 11: Knock Wood!
  • Reading 12: See Aggression . . . Do Aggression!
  • Chapter 4: Intelligence, Cognition, And Memory
  • Reading 13: What You Expect Is What You Get
  • Reading 14: Just How Are You Intelligent?
  • Reading 15: Maps In Your Mind
  • Reading 16: Thanks For The Memories!
  • Chapter 5: Human Development
  • Reading 17: Discovering Love
  • Reading 18: Out Of Sight, But Not Out Of Mind
  • Reading 19: How Moral Are You?
  • Reading 20: In Control And Glad Of It!
  • Chapter 6:  Emotion And Motivation
  • Reading 21: A Sexual Motivation
  • Reading 22: I Can See It All Over Your Face!
  • Reading 23: Watching Your Emotions?
  • Reading 24: Thoughts Out Of Tune
  • Chapter 7: Personality
  • Reading 25: Are You The Master Of Your Fate?
  • Reading 26: Masculine Or Feminine . . . Or Both?
  • Reading 27: Racing Against Your Heart
  • Reading 28: The One, The Many
  • Chapter 8: Psychopathology
  • Reading 29: Who's Crazy Here, Anyway?
  • Reading 30: You're Getting Defensive Again
  • Reading 31: Learning To Be Depressed
  • Reading 32: Crowding Into The Behavioral Sink
  • Chapter 9: Psychotherapy
  • Reading 33: Choosing Your Psychotherapist
  • Reading 34: Relaxing Your Fears Away
  • Reading 35: Projections Of Who You Are
  • Reading 36: Picture This!
  • Chapter 10: Social Psychology
  • Reading 37: A Prison By Any Other Name
  • Reading 38: The Power Of Conformity
  • Reading 39: To Help Or Not To Help
  • Reading 40: Obey At Any Cost?

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