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Provides the framework to go from inquiry to understanding.

Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, 3/e,teaches students how to test their assumptions, and motivates them to use scientific thinking skills to better understand the field of psychology in their everyday lives. By applying scientific thinking, students can more intelligently evaluate claims about both laboratory research and daily life. In the end, students will emerge with the “psychological smarts,” or open-minded skepticism, needed to distinguish psychological misinformation from credible, useful psychological information.

Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, Global Edition

• Brief Contents


• Contents


• Preface


• Meet the Authors


• Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology: A Framework for everyday life


• What is Psychology? Science Versus Intuition


• Psychology and Levels of Analysis


• What Makes Psychology Distinctive?and Fascinating


• Why we can't Always Trust Our Common Sense


• Psychology as a Science


• Metaphysical Claims: The Boundaries of Science


• Recognizing that we Might Be Wrong


• Psychological Pseudoscience: Imposters of Science


• The Amazing Growth of Popular Psychology


• What is Pseudoscience?


• from inquiry to understanding: Why do we Perceive Patterns even when they don't Exist?


• psychomythology: The Hot Hand: Reality or Illusion?


• The Dangers of Pseudoscience: Why Should We Care?


• Scientific Thinking: Distinguishing Fact From Fiction


• Scientific Skepticism


• A Basic Framework for Scientific Thinking


• evaluating Claims: Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables


• Psychology's Past and Present: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been


• Psychology's Early History


• The Great Theoretical Frameworks of Psychology


• The Multifaceted World of Modern Psychology


• The Great Debates of Psychology


• How Psychology Affects Our Lives


• Your Complete Review System


• Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology: Safeguards Against Error


• The Beauty and Necessity of Good Research Design


• Why We Need Research Designs


• How We Can Be Fooled: Two Modes of Thinking


• The Scientific Method: Toolbox of Skills


• Naturalistic Observation: Studying Humans "In the Wild"


• Case Study Designs: Getting to Know You


• Self-Report Measures and Surveys: Asking People about Themselves and Others


• Correlational Designs


• Experimental Designs