Abbreviations Preface Section A-Biological bases of behavior A1 Evolution and biological psychology A2 Actions of the nervous system A3 Divisions of the vervous system A4 The cerebral cortex A5 The endocrine system Section B-Motivation B1 Approaches to motivation B2 Negative feedback and drinking B3 Hunger and eating B4 Sex B5 Aggression B6 Sleep and dreaming Section C-Sensory processes C1 Psychophysics C2 Vision C3 Hearing C4 The cutaneous senses C5 The chemical senses Section D-Perception D1 Theoretical perspectives D2 Depth perception D3 Movement pe4rception D4 Form perception D5 Constancies and illusions D6 Selective attention Section E-Learning E1 Associative learning E2 Instrumental learning E3 Mechanisms of learning E4 Complex learning Section F-Memory and thinking F1 Encoding in memory F2 Retrieval from memory F3 Memory loss F4 Mental represemtation F5 Problem solving F6 Thinking and reasoning Section G-Language G1 The structure of language G2 Speech recognition and production G3 Reading G4 Language comprehension G5 Learning to talk Section H-Cognitive and social development H1 The nature of development H2 Cognitive development in infancy H3 Cognitive development in childhood H4 Social and emotional development in infancy H5 Social and emotional development in childhood H6 Adolescence H7 Adulthood Section I-Social cognition I1 Attitudes I2 Causal attribution I3 Perceiving others I4 Self-perception Section J-Social interaction J1 Communication J2 Groups J3 Intergroup relations Section K-Personality and intelligence K1 The study of personality K2 The trait approach K3 The psychoanalytic approach K4 The phenomenological approach K5 Personality assessment K6 The measurement of intelligence K7 Theoretical perspectives on intelligence K8 Heredity,the environment and intelligence Section L-Psychopathology L1 Normality and abnormality L2 Schizophrenia and other psychoses L3 Mood disorders L4 Anxiety disorders L5 Eating disorders L6 Disorders of personality,identity,and menory L7 Treatment of psychopathology Section M-Health and illness M1 Health belief models M2 Smoking and alcohol abuse M3 Stress M4 Coronary heart disease M5 Doctor-patient interaction Further reading Index