Exploring Psychology in Modules 12th Edition

Exploring Psychology in Modules 12th Edition (ISBN : 9781319132125) | Comprehensive Introduction to Psychology

The modules version of Myers/DeWall’s bestseller Exploring Psychology, with its exceptionally current coverage set out in 49 brief segments. Exploring Psychology in Modules creatively helps students retain and appreciate psychology’s big ideas, with insights that enable readers to be better students, more tuned-in friends and partners, more effective co-workers, and wiser parents. These best-selling authors aim to captivate students with what psychologists are learning about our human nature, to help them think more like psychological scientists, and to help them relate psychology to their own lives–their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

offers a flexible and engaging approach to introductory psychology. This edition breaks down the traditional 15 chapters into 49 concise modules, allowing instructors to assign them in any order and making it easier for students to digest the material. Each module is designed to be read in a single sitting, enhancing understanding and retention.

This version retains the core principles that have made Myers the bestselling introductory psychology author worldwide: teaching critical thinking, applying psychological principles to everyday life, and reinforcing learning at every step. The 12th Edition is updated with over 1,000 new citations from 2018-2021, ensuring students receive the most current view of the field. New and expanded content on diversity, equity, and inclusion reflects the latest changes in psychology, particularly in areas such as cultural diversity, human sexuality, and gender psychology.

Key Features:

• Modular Format: 49 concise modules allow for flexibility in teaching and studying, with each module designed for easy reading in one sitting.
• Up-to-Date Content: Includes over 1,000 new citations from 2018-2021, providing a current and accurate view of the field.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Expanded coverage on diversity, equity, and inclusion, reflecting the latest changes and best practices in psychology.
• Instructor Activity Guides: New guides offer comprehensive resources for in-person and remote classroom activities, tailored to each module.
• Student Success Preface: A new preface offers practical advice on critical thinking, time management, embracing diversity, and applying psychology to live a better life.

Table of Contents:

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

• Module 1: The History and Scope of Psychology
• Module 2: Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

The Biology of Behavior

• Module 3: Neural and Hormonal Systems
• Module 4: The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined
• Module 5: Brain Regions and Structures
• Module 6: Damage Response and Brain Hemispheres
• Module 7: Genetics, Evolutionary Psychology, and Behavior

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

• Module 8: Consciousness: Some Basic Concepts
• Module 9: Sleep and Dreams
• Module 10: Drugs and Consciousness

Developing Through the Life Span

• Module 11: Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn
• Module 12: Infancy and Childhood
• Module 13: Adolescence
• Module 14: Adulthood

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

• Module 15: Gender Development
• Module 16: Human Sexuality

Sensation and Perception

• Module 17: Basic Concepts of Sensation and Perception
• Module 18: Vision: Sensory and Perceptual Processing
• Module 19: Hearing, Skin, Chemical, and Body Senses

Learning

• Module 20: Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning
• Module 21: Operant Conditioning
• Module 22: Biology, Cognition, and Learning

Memory

• Module 23: Studying and Encoding Memories
• Module 24: Storing and Retrieving Memories
• Module 25: Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Improving Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

• Module 26: Thinking
• Module 27: Language and Thought
• Module 28: Intelligence Assessment and Dynamics
• Module 29: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

• Module 30: Basic Motivational Concepts, Affiliation, and Achievement
• Module 31: Hunger
• Module 32: Theories and Physiology of Emotion
• Module 33: Expressing and Experiencing Emotion

Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

• Module 34: Stress and Illness
• Module 35: Health and Happiness

Social Psychology

• Module 36: Social Thinking and Social Influence
• Module 37: Antisocial Relations
• Module 38: Prosocial Relations

Personality

• Module 39: Classic Perspectives on Personality
• Module 40: Contemporary Perspectives on Personality

Psychological Disorders

• Module 41: Basic Concepts of Psychological Disorders
• Module 42: Anxiety-Related Disorders
• Module 43: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders
• Module 44: Schizophrenia
• Module 45: Dissociative, Personality, and Eating Disorders
• Module 46: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Therapy

• Module 47: Introduction to Therapy and the Psychological Therapies
• Module 48: Evaluating Psychotherapies
• Module 49: The Biomedical Therapies and Preventing Psychological Disorders

Appendices:

• Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life
• Psychology at Work
• The Story of Psychology: A Timeline
• Career Fields in Psychology
• Complete Module Reviews
• Answers to the Retrieve It and Experience the Testing Effect Questions
• Glossary
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index