PSYCH 5, Introductory Psychology, 5th Edition

Spencer A. Rathus received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany and is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey. His research interests include treatment of obesity and eating disorders, smoking cessation, human growth and development, methods of therapy and sexual dysfunctions. The author of the widely used Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, he has written several college textbooks, including PSYCH, HDEV, AIDS: WHAT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO KNOW, HUMAN SEXUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, and CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT.

1. What is Psychology?
2. Biology and Psychology
3. Sensation and Perception
4. Consciousness
5. Learning
6. Memory: Remembrance of Things Past--and Future
7. Thinking, Language, and Intelligence
8. Motivation and Emotion
9. The Voyage through the Life Span
10. Personality: Theory and Measurement
11. Stress, Health, and Coping
12. Psychological Disorders
13. Methods of Therapy
14. Social Psychology