Introduction to psychology : gateways to mind and behavior / Dennis Coon, John O. Mitterer.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : the psychology of studying -- Introduction to psychology and research methods -- Brain and behavior -- Child development -- From birth to death : life-span development -- Sensation and reality -- Perceiving the world -- States of consciousness -- Conditioning and learning -- Memory -- Cognition, language, and creativity -- Intelligence -- Motivation and emotion -- Gender and sexuality -- Personality -- Health, stress, and coping -- Psychological disorders -- Therapies -- Social behavior -- Attitudes, culture, and human relations -- Applied psychology -- Appendix : behavioral statistics.

From the publisher. The text of choice at schools across the country, by an author who garners more accolades from instructors and students with each succeeding edition, Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior attracts -- and holds -- the attention of even difficult-to-reach students. Dennis Coon and new contributor John Mitterer have updated the proven-effective SQ4R learning system (Survey, Question, Read, Reflect, Review, Recite) by harnessing critical thinking to better help students understand psychology's broad concepts and great diversity of topics. Throughout every chapter, these active learning tools-together with the book's example-laced writing style, cutting-edge coverage of the field's new research findings, and superb new media resources-ensure that students will find the study of psychology fascinating, relevant, and above all, accessible.