Ünlü Fatma Sezen. Psychology

Anadolu University, 2020. — 213 p. — e-ISBN: 978-975-06-3708-7.The objective of this book is to provide you with a brief view on psychology. This book aims to be in-formative about the fundamental subjects in psychology. The authors intend to introduce the business students as well as other interested readers to the fundamental subjects in psychology.
The book is consisted of eight chapters. The chapters are titled as The History and Scope of Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, Motivation and Emotion, Perception and Sensations, Learning, Lifespan Development, Personality, and Abnormal Behavior.
The chapters of the book invite you to be active learners. In the chapters, you will not only read about the subjects; you will also think and make your interpretations on some of them as well as answer the multiple-choice questions. In some chapters, you will be guided for further reading, which are likely to open up new avenues for you in psychology.
The authors specialized in different subareas of psychology contributed for this book. They all deserve special thanks for their work!
We hope that this book will be more than satisfactory for students as well as all interested readers with both educational and training purposes.The History and Scope of PsychologyDefinition of Psychology
Psychology as a Science
The History of Psychology
Philosophical Roots Of Psychology
Different Approaches for Studying Human Behavior
Structuralism
Functionalism
Psychoanalysis
Behaviorism
Gestalt Psychology
Humanistic Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Subareas of Psychology
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Industrial And Organizational
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cross Cultural Psychology
Consumer Psychology
Health Psychology
Neuropsychology
Research Methods in PsychologyBasic Concepts of Scientific Research
Science and Philosophy
Classification of Science
Measurement and Assessment
Research and Method
Significance of Research in Psychology
Research Process in Psychology
Major Research Paradigms in Psychology
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Mixed Methods Research
Research Ethics in Psychology
Motivation and EmotionMotives
Perspectives on Motivation
Hierarchy of Motives
Primary Motives
Stimulus Motives
Social Motives
The Hierarchy of Needs
Emotions
Emotion And Behavior Relationship
Classification Of Emotions
Theories of Emotion
James Lange Theory
Cannon Bard Theory
Cognitive Theory
Sociobiological Theory
The Expression of Emotions
Perception and SensationThe Perceptual Process
Stimulus
Vision
Color Vision
Depth Perception
Distance Perception
Perceptual Organization
Hearing
Auditory Perception
Other Sensations
Smell
Taste Perception
Touch
LearningNature of Learning
Learning and Related Concepts
What Is Learning, and What Is Not?
Factors Influential over Learning
Neurobiology of Learning
Theories of Learning
Behavioral Theories of Learning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Cognitive Theories of Learning
Purposive Behaviorism
Insight Learning
Information Processing
Social Learning Theory
Lifespan DevelopmentPerspectives on Lifespan Development
Developmental Processes and Periods
Developmental Issues
Developmental Theories
Development in Infancy, Childhood,
Adolesence and Adulthood
Physical Development in Infancy
Motor Development
Development in Early Childhood
Development in Middle & Late
Childhood
Development in Adolescence
Development in Adulthood
PersonalityDefining & Measuring Personality
Nature vs Nurture Debate on Personality
Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic
Approaches to Personality
The Structure of Personality
Defense Mechanisms
Psychosexual Development
Psychodynamic Approach and
Neo-Freudians
Behavioral Approach to Personality
Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality
Cognitive Approach to Personality
Humanistic Approach to Personality
Trait Approach to Personality
Abnormal BehaviorAbnormal and Normal Behavior
The Criteria Used While Defining Abnormal Behaviors
Defining and Describing The Main Theoretical
Approaches of Abnormal
Psychological Approach
Cognitive-Behaviorist Approach
Humanist – Existentialist Approach
Sociocultural Approach
Biological Approach
Classification of Abnormal Behaviors
Anxiety-Related Disorders
Clasification of Psychological
Disorders