Preface   xvii

Introduction   xviii

BACKGROUND AND BASICS	1

1   Beginnings   3

2   Research Methods    33

3   Biological Foundations    63

EXPERIENCING THE WORLD	93

4   Sensation    95

5   Perception    129

6   Consciousness    159

FUNDAMENTALS OF LEARNING	191

7   Conditioning and Learning    193

8   Memory    231

9   Thought and Language    265

ACTIONS AND REACTIONS	299

10   Motivation    301

11   Emotion and Stress    333

PATTERNS OF GROWTH	369

12   Human Development    371

13   Intelligence and Testing    409

THE INDIVIDUAL	443

14   Personality    445

15   Adjustment and Disorder    483

16   Therapy    519

SOCIETY AND CULTURE	557

17   Social Behavior 559

IN THE WORKPLACE	597

18   Statistical Methods 599


Epilogue 629

Glossary   631

References    660

Acknowledgments 684

Name Index    687

Subject Index 697

Narrative Index 709