BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS   Chapter 1:   Psychology And LifeChapter 2:   Research Methods In PsychologyStatistical SupplementChapter 3:   The Biological And Evolutionary Bases Of BehaviorChapter 4:   Sensation And PerceptionChapter 5:   Mind, Consciousness, And Alternate StatesChapter 6:   Learning And Behavior AnalysisChapter 7:   MemoryChapter 8:   Cognitive ProcessesChapter 9:   Intelligence And Intelligence AssessmentChapter 10: Human Development Across The Life SpanChapter 11: MotivationChapter 12: Emotion, Stress, And HealthChapter 13: Understanding Human Personality Chapter 14: Social PsychologyChapter 15: Psychological Disorders Chapter 16: Therapies For Psychological Disorders 

BRINGING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO LIFE New and updated "Psychology in Your Life" feature highlights why knowing about psychology is directly relevant to the decisions students make every day. (ex. p. 61) PERSONALIZE LEARNING WITH MYPSYCHLAB The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. The Pearson eText allows students to access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want—including listening online or downloading to their iPad.A personalized study plan for each student, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, arranges content from less complex thinking—like remembering and understanding—to more complex critical thinking—like applying and analyzing. This layered approach promotes better critical-thinking skills, and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.New MyPsychLab Video Series - This new video series offers the most current and cutting-edge introductory psychology video content. These exclusive half-hour videos take the viewer into today’s research laboratories, inside the body and brain, and onto the street to experience real-world applications.Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early—and find the best resources with which to help students.An assignment calendar allows instructors to assign graded activities, with specific deadlines, and measure student progress.Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.The New Experiments Tool, found in MyPsychLab, allows students to experience psychology through online experiments that reinforce class lessons and textbook content. IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING New and updated "Critical Thinking in Your Life" features invite critical thinking and open the door for students to ask more questions. (ex. p. 76)Strong pedagogy guides students through each chapter Updated "Stop and Review" questions end every major section and provide students with though-provoking questions to test how well they know the material before moving on. (ex. p. 53)"Recapping Main Points" at the end of every chapter summarize the chapter content and are organized according to major section headings. (ex. p. 76)"Practice test" concludes each chapter with 15 multiple choice questions based on the material in the chapter and feature boxes. The tests also provides three essay questions. (ex. p. 78) ENGAGE STUDENTS Engaging writing style makes complex concepts clear and interesting for students A new, fresh design helps to capture student interest. EXPLORE RESEARCH New research study call-outs highlight fascinating examples of psychological research for students. (ex. p. 62)New Pearson Experiments Tool found in MyPsychLab is integrated throughout the text, highlighting relevant experiments for students to experience. (ex. p. 72)560 new references introduce students to the most current research. (ex. p. 68)

Overview of Changes BRINGING PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO LIFE New and updated "Psychology in Your Life" feature highlights why knowing about psychology is directly relevant to the decisions students make every day. (ex. p. 61) PERSONALIZE LEARNING WITH MYPSYCHLAB The new MyPsychLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.The Pearson eText allows students to access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want–including listening online or downloading to their iPad.A personalized study plan for each student, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, arranges content from less complex thinking–like remembering and understanding–to more complex critical thinking–like applying and analyzing. This layered approach promotes better critical-thinking skills, and helps students succeed in the course and beyond.New MyPsychLab Video Series - This new video series offers the most current and cutting-edge introductory psychology video content. These exclusive half-hour videos take the viewer into today’s research laboratories, inside the body and brain, and onto the street to experience real-world applications.Assessment tied to every video, application, and chapter enables both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. With results feeding into a powerful gradebook, the assessment program helps instructors identify student challenges early–and find the best resources with which to help students.An assignment calendar allows instructors to assign graded activities, with specific deadlines, and measure student progress.Class Prep collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.The New Experiments Tool, found in MyPsychLab, allows students to experience psychology through online experiments that reinforce class lessons and textbook content. IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING Updated and new “Critical Thinking in Your Life” features invite critical thinking and open the door for students to ask more questions. (ex. p. 76)Updated “Stop and Review” questions end every major section and provide students with thought-provoking questions to test how well they know the material before moving on. (ex. p. 53) ENGAGE STUDENTS Anew, fresh design helps to capture student interest. EXPLORE RESEARCH New research study call-outs highlight fascinating examples of psychological research for students. (ex. p. 62)New Pearson Experiments Tool in MyPsychLab is integrated throughout the text, highlighting relevant experiments for students to explore. (ex. p. 72)560 new references introduce students to the most current research. (ex. p. 68) SUPPORT INSTRUCTORS Quality Test Bank: The Test Item File includes three banks of questions—the primary bank of questions (over 2800 items), a secondary bank of questions (over 1500 questions) and a third bank of questions pulled from the practice tests in the text (over 500 questions). A key feature for the test bank is the inclusion of rationales for the correct answer and a key distracter in the multiple choice questions. The rationales help instructors evaluate the questions they are ch