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Mastering the World of Psychology (with Tutor Center access)
Samuel E. Wood
Ellen Green Wood
Denise Boyd, Houston Community College

ISBN-10: 0205399835
ISBN-13: 9780205399833

Publisher: Pearson
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper Bound with PIN; 608 pp
Published: 04/18/2001
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Mastering the World of Psychology is an interactive learning text that teaches students psychology by showing them how to apply it to their lives.

A good psychology textbook must communicate clearly to its diverse audience. Mastering the World of Psychology is appealing to accomplished students, yet accessible to students whose academic skills are yet to be fully developed. Mastering recognizes that different students have different learning styles and addresses that challenge by offering a wide variety of pedagogical support tools that will help students succeed. No book on the market does more to help students get better grades than Mastering the World of Psychology.

Denise Boyd of Houston Community College joins Samuel Wood and Ellen Green Wood as an author of the first edition of Mastering the World of Psychology. Boyd has extensive experience with teaching students from varied ages, economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds. Along with her substantial teaching experience, Boyd brings to the author team a background in learning and development, which results in enhancing an already student-friendly text.

Mastering the World of Psychology has additional study tools to ensure that students have every resource needed to succeed in class—
- Built-In Study Guide. Following each chapter, students are provided with a study guide to reinforce key concepts.
- Practice Tests. For additional study, two practice tests per chapter are found at the end of the text. Each practice test has 20 multiple-choice questions, 10 True/False questions, and several short-answer questions to challenge students' recognition and recall skills.
- Tutor Center. Every copy of Mastering the World of Psychology is packaged with access to the Tutor Center, providing free, high-quality, one-on-one tutoring to students. Qualified tutors will answer questions students have about material in the text. The Tutor Center is open when students need the most help—in the late afternoon and evenings, 5:00-12:00pm (EST), Sunday-Thursday during the academic calendar. For more information, visit www.aw.com/tutorcenter/psych.
- Research Navigator. Research Navigator helps students quickly and efficiently make the most of their research time, and write better papers. Research Navigator is complete with extensive help on the research process and includes three exclusive databases of credible and reliable source material—EBSCO's ContentSelect Academic Journal Database, The New York Times Search by Subject Archive, and the “Best of the Web” Link Library. For more information, visit www.researchnavigator.com.
- MyPsychLab is an exciting new learning and teaching tool designed to increase student success in the classroom, and quickly and easily give instructors access to every imaginable resource needed to teach and administer an introductory psychology course. For more information, visit www.mypsychlab.com for a demonstration.
- Solutions Manual— A separate solutions manual allows students to check their answers to the practice tests, and indicates where further study is needed.

Mastering the World of Psychology has multiple interactive elements designed to reinforce concepts learned in the chapter:
- Margin Learning Questions and “Summarize It!” Margin Learning Questions ask key concept questions in every section. Found at the end of every chapter, “Summarize It!” repeats the margin learning questions and provides the answers.
- “Try It!” encourages students to learn by doing—simple experiments, self-assessments, and activities are found throughout the text.
- “Apply It!” helps students apply psychological principles to problems and issues that surround their personal lives.

Each chapter concludes with “Apply It!,” “Summarize It!,” “Surf It!” and “Study Guide.”

1. Introduction to Psychology.

An Introduction.

Descriptive Research Methods.

The Experimental Method.

The Correlational Method.

Participants in Psychological Research.

Exploring Psychology's Roots.

Schools of Thought in Psychology.

Current Trends in Psychology.

Psychologists at Work.

2. Biology and Behavior.

The Neurons and the Neurotransmitters.

The Central Nervous System.

Discovering the Brain's Mysteries.

The Peripheral Nervous System.

The Endocrine System.

3. Sensation and Perception.

The Process of Sensation.

Vision.

Hearing.

Smell and Taste.

The Other Senses.

Perception.

Additional Influences on Perception.

4. States of Consciousness.

What Is Consciousness?

Circadian Rhythms.

Altering Consciousness through Concentration and Suggestion.

Altered States of Consciousness and Psychoactive Drugs.

5. Learning.

Classical Conditioning.

Contemporary Views of Classical Conditioning.

The Cognitive Perspective.

Biological Predispositions.

Classical Conditioning in Everyday Life.

Operant Conditioning.

Cognitive Learning.

6. Memory.

Remembering.

The Nature of Remembering.

Factors Influencing Retrieval.

Biology and Memory.

Forgetting.

Improving Memory.

7. Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Imagery and Concepts.

Decision Making.

Problem Solving.

Language.

The Nature of Intelligence.

Emotional Intelligence.

Creativity.

8. Human Development.

Issues in Developmental Psychology.

Stage Theories of Development.

Heredity and Prenatal Development.

Infancy.

Early and Middle Childhood.

Adolescence.

Early and Middle Adulthood.

Later Adulthood.

9. Motivation and Emotion.

What Is Motivation?

Hunger.

Sexual Motives.

Social Motives.

The What and Why of Emotions.

The Expression of Emotion.

Experiencing Emotion.

10. Health and Stress.

Sources of Stress.

Responding to Stress.

Health and Illness.

Lifestyle and Health.

11. Personality Theory and Assessment.

Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis.

The Neo-Freudians.

Learning Theories and Personality.

Humanistic Personality Theories.

Trait Theories.

Nature, Nurture, and Personality.

Personality Assessment.

12. Psychological Disorders.

What Is Abnormal?

Schizophrenia.

Mood Disorders.

Anxiety Disorders.

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders.

Other Psychological Disorders.

13. Therapies.

Insight Therapies.

Relationship Therapies.

Behavior Therapies.

Cognitive Therapies.

The Biological Therapies.

Evaluating the Therapies.

Culturally Sensitive and Gender-Sensitive Therapy.

14. Social Psychology.

Social Perception.

Attraction.

Social Influence.

Group Influence.

Attitudes and Attitude Change.

Prosocial Behavior.

Aggression.

Prejudice and Discrimination.

Introductory Psychology (Psychology)

Course & Discipline Resources

For Introductory Psychology

Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive for Psychology, 4.0
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Pearson | CD-ROM Only | Instock
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Allyn & Bacon Introductory Psychology Study Site (Open Access)
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Pearson | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205521436 | ISBN-13: 9780205521432

Allyn & Bacon Transparencies for Introduction to Psychology, 2004
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Pearson | Transparency; 232 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205398626 | ISBN-13: 9780205398621
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Blockbuster Video Guide for Introductory Psychology
Allyn & Bacon
©2006 | Pearson | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205473008 | ISBN-13: 9780205473007
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Diversity Activities for Psychology
Whittlesey
©2001 | Pearson | Paper; 276 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205296386 | ISBN-13: 9780205296385
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Insights into Psychology DVD, Volume II
Allyn & Bacon
©2004 | Pearson | Video; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205402909 | ISBN-13: 9780205402908
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Insights into Psychology Video, Volume III
Allyn & Bacon
©2006 | Pearson | Video | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205472990 | ISBN-13: 9780205472994
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Music and the Teaching of Psychology
Lott-Harrison
©2008 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 020562586X | ISBN-13: 9780205625864
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Pearson Teaching Films for Introductory Psychology 2008
Pearson
©2009 | Pearson | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205652808 | ISBN-13: 9780205652808
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Study Card for Introduction to Psychology
Allyn & Bacon
©2005 | Pearson | Study Card; 8 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205435092 | ISBN-13: 9780205435098
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For the Psychology Discipline

Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Pearson | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Clicker Questions for Introductory Psychology
Martichuski
©2009 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205688039 | ISBN-13: 9780205688036
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Contemporary Readings in Psychology: A New York Times Reader
Coats
©2000 | Pearson | Paper; 126 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0139775137 | ISBN-13: 9780139775130
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How to Write Psychology Papers, 2/E
Parrott
©1999 | Pearson | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321044665 | ISBN-13: 9780321044662
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

Introductory Psychology DVD Set for Psychology
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©2006 | Pearson | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131754327 | ISBN-13: 9780131754324
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Mind Matters CD-ROM
Hilton & Perdue
©2000 | Pearson | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130272787 | ISBN-13: 9780130272782
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Psychobabble and Biobunk: Using Psychology to Think Critically about Issues in the News, 2/E
Tavris
©2001 | Pearson | Paper; 107 pp | Instock
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide: Psychology (Valuepack item only)
Kelley & Barr
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205517080 | ISBN-13: 9780205517084
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Stress Management Workbook: Techniques and Self Assessment Procedures
Gramling & Auerbach
©1998 | Pearson | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0138539200 | ISBN-13: 9780138539207
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This package contains:
• n/a, AWL Tutor Center Sticker (2000)
• Wood, Wood & Boyd, Mastering the World of Psychology (Book Alone) (2004)

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