LAUNCHPAD FOR GRAYS PSYCHOLOGY

Peter Gray's evolutionary perspective and emphasis on critical thinking have made his rigorous yet accessible introduction to psychology a widely respected classroom favourite, edition after edition. Now thoroughly revised, with the help of new co-author David Bjorklund, Psychology, Seventh Edition, invites and stimulates students to investigate the big ideas in psychological science.

Integrated coverage of the DSM-5

Part 1 Background to the Study of Psychology.- 1. Foundations for the Study of Psychology.- 2. Methods of Psychology.- Part 2 The Adaptiveness of Behavior.- 3. Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations of Behavior.- 4. Basic Processes of Learning.- Part 3 Physiological Mechanisms of Behavior.- 5. The Neural Control of Behavior.- 6. Mechanisms of Motivation and Emotion.- Part 4 Sensation and Perception.- 7. Smell, Taste, Pain, Hearing, and Psychophysics.- 8. The Psychology of Vision.- Part 5 The Human Intellect.- 9. Memory and Attention.- 10. Solving Problems: Reasoning and Intelligence.- Part 6 Growth of the Mind and Person.- 11. The Development of Body, Thought, and Language.- 12. Social Development.- Part 7 The Person in a World of People.- 13. Social Perception and Attitudes.- 14. Social Influences on Behavior.- Part 8 Personality and Disorders.- 15. Personality.- 16. Mental Disorders.- 17. Treatment.