Introductory Psychology

by Amy Nusbaum

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Heritage University
Subjects
Social Sciences
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CC BY-SA, as LibreTexts states it
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Week 1 - Introduction to Psychology
  7. 1.1: Class Day 1.1
  8. 1.1.1: Why Science?
  9. 1.2: Class Day 1.2
  10. 1.2.1: Analyzing Findings
  11. 2: Week 2 - Research Methods
  12. 2.1: Class Day 2.1
  13. 2.1.1: Analyzing Findings
  14. 2.2: Class Day 2.2
  15. 2.2.1: How to Manage Time
  16. 2.2.2: Communicating with Instructors
  17. 2.2.3: Email Etiquette
  18. 3: Week 3 - Ethics
  19. 3.1: Class Day 3.1
  20. 3.1.1: Moral Foundations of Ethical Research
  21. 3.1.2: From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes
  22. 3.2: Class Day 3.2
  23. 3.2.1: Participating in Class
  24. 3.2.2: Active Learning from Reading
  25. 4: Week 4 - Biological Psychology
  26. 4.1: Class Day 4.1
  27. 4.1.1: Cells of the Nervous System
  28. 4.1.2: Parts of the Nervous System
  29. 4.2: Class Day 4.2
  30. 4.2.1: Studying
  31. 4.2.2: Taking Notes
  32. 5: Week 5 - Biological Psychology
  33. 5.1: Class Day 5.1
  34. 5.1.1: The Brain and Spinal Cord
  35. 5.1.2: Substance Use and Misuse vs. Substance Use Disorders
  36. 5.1.3: A Brief History of Substance Use and U.S. Policy Responses
  37. 5.2: Class Day 5.2
  38. 5.2.1: Using Credible Sources
  39. 5.2.2: Writing for Science
  40. 5.2.3: What Are Scientific Journals
  41. 6: Week 6 - Memory
  42. 6.1: Class Day 6.1
  43. 6.1.1: Memory (Encoding, Storage, Retrieval)
  44. 6.1.2: Problems with Memory
  45. 6.2: Class Day 6.2
  46. 6.2.1: How to Find Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
  47. 6.2.2: PsycInfo Guide
  48. 7: Week 7 - Learning
  49. 7.1: Class Day 7.1
  50. 7.1.1: Classical Conditioning
  51. 7.2: Class Day 7.2
  52. 7.2.1: Analyzing Journal Articles
  53. 7.2.2: How to Read a Scientific Paper
  54. 8: Week 8 - Learning
  55. 8.1: Class Day 8.1
  56. 8.1.1: Operant Conditioning
  57. 8.2: Class Day 8.2
  58. 8.2.1: Annotated Bibliography
  59. 8.2.2: Writing an Annotated Bibliography
  60. 9: Week 9 - Stress and Health
  61. 9.1: Class Day 9.1
  62. 9.1.1: What Is Stress?
  63. 9.1.2: Regulation of Stress
  64. 9.1.3: Discrimination and the Stress Response
  65. 10: Week 10 - Psychological Disorders
  66. 10.1: Class Day 10.1
  67. 10.1.1: What Are Psychological Disorders?
  68. 10.1.2: Anxiety Disorders
  69. 10.1.3: Mood Disorders
  70. 10.2: Class Day 10.2
  71. 10.2.1: American Psychological Association (APA) Style
  72. 10.2.2: Reference List
  73. 10.2.3: Best Practices to Avoid Plagiarism
  74. 11: Week 11 - Treatment
  75. 11.1: Class Day 11.1
  76. 11.1.1: Mental Health Treatment - Past and Present
  77. 11.1.2: Types of Treatment
  78. 11.1.3: Reducing Disorder Biologically- Drug and Brain Therapy
  79. 12: Week 12 - Social Psychology
  80. 12.1: Class Day 12.1
  81. 12.1.1: What Is Social Psychology?
  82. 12.1.2: Conformity and Obedience
  83. 12.1.3: Attitudes and Persuasion
  84. 12.2: Class Day 12.2
  85. 12.2.1: Creative Techniques to Communicate Science
  86. 13: Week 13 - Social Psychology
  87. 13.1: Class Day 13.1
  88. 13.1.1: Prejudice and Discrimination
  89. 13.1.2: Class
  90. 13.1.3: Symbols of Pride or Prejudice?
  91. 13.2: Class Day 13.2
  92. 13.2.1: Infographics
  93. 14: Week 14 - Gender
  94. 14.1: Class Day 14.1
  95. 14.1.1: Understanding Gender Identities
  96. 14.1.2: Two Spirit
  97. 14.1.3: What Are Gender Roles and Stereotypes?
  98. 15: Week 15 - Sex and Sexuality
  99. 15.1: Class Day 15.1
  100. 15.1.1: Sexual Orientation
  101. 15.1.2: Safer Sex
  102. 15.1.3: Talking About Safer Sex
  103. Back Matter
  104. Index
  105. Glossary
  106. Detailed Licensing