Myers' Psychology for AP* by David G Myers - First Edition, 2011 from Macmillan Student Store

Myers' Psychology for AP*

First  Edition©2011 David G Myers

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Table of Contents

Unit 1 Psychology’s History and Approaches

Unit 2 Research Methods: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

Unit 3 Biological Bases of Behavior

           Part A: Neural Processing and the Endocrine System

           Part B: The Brain

           Part C: Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior

Unit 4 Sensation and Perception

Unit 5 States of Consciousness

Unit 6 Learning

Unit 7 Cognition

           Part A: Memory

           Part B: Thinking, Problem Solving, Creativity, and Language

Unit 8 Motivation and Emotion

           Part A: Motivation

           Part B: Emotions, Stress, and Health

Unit 9 Developmental Psychology

Unit 10 Personality

Unit 11 Testing and Individual Differences

Unit 12 Abnormal Psychology

Unit 13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Unit 14 Social Psychology

Appendix A Careers in Psychology, by Jennifer Zwolinski

Appendix B Psychology at Work

Appendix C Promoting Health

Appendix D Animal Thinking and Language

Appendix E Answers to Test Yourself Questions

David G. Myers

David Myers received his B.A. in chemistry from Whitworth University, and his psychology Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He has spent his career at Hope College, Michigan, where he has taught dozens of introductory psychology sections. Hope College students have invited him to be their commencement speaker and voted him "outstanding professor."

His research and writings have been recognized by the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, by a 2010 Honored Scientist award from the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences, by a 2010 Award for Service on Behalf of Personality and Social Psychology, by a 2013 Presidential Citation from APA Division 2, by his 2015 election as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, and by three dozen honorary doctorates.

With support from National Science Foundation grants, Myers' scientific articles have appeared in three dozen scientific periodicals, including Science, American Scientist, Psychological Science, and the American Psychologist. In addition to his scholarly writing and his textbooks for introductory and social psychology, he also digests psychological science for the general public. His writings have appeared in four dozen magazines, from Today's Education to Scientific American. He also has authored five general audience books, including The Pursuit of Happiness and Intuition: Its Powers and Perils.

David Myers has chaired his city's Human Relations Commission, helped found a thriving assistance center for families in poverty, and spoken to hundreds of college, community, and professional groups worldwide. Drawing on his experience, he also has written articles and a book (A Quiet World) about hearing loss, and he is advocating a transformation in American assistive listening technology (see www.hearingloop.org). For his leadership, he received an American Academy of Audiology Presidential Award in 2011, and the Hearing Loss Association of America Walter T. Ridder Award in 2012.

He bikes to work year-round and plays daily pick-up basketball. David and Carol Myers have raised two sons and a daughter, and have one granddaughter.