Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

 
 
Contents 
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Arousal Approaches: Beyond Drive Reduction 311
Incentive Approaches: Motivation’s Pull 311
Cognitive Approaches: The Thoughts Behind Motivation 313
Maslow’s Hierarchy: Ordering Motivational Needs 313
Applying the Diff erent Approaches to Motivation 315
M O D U L E 3 0
Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring 317
The Motivation Behind Hunger and Eating 317
Social Factors in Eating 320
PSYCHWORK:
Nutritionist 320
Eating Disorders 322
NEUROSCIENCE IN YOUR LIFE:
Cognitive Processing in Anorexic Patients 323
BECOMING AN INFORMED CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Dieting and Losing 
Weight Successfully 323
The Need for Achievement: Striving for Success 325
The Need for Affi
liation: Striving for Friendship 325
The Need for Power: Striving for Impact on Others 326
M O D U L E 3 1
Understanding Emotional Experiences 328
The Functions of Emotions 329
Determining the Range of Emotions: Labeling Our Feelings 329
The Roots of Emotions 330
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
Do People in All Cultures Express Emotion Similarly? 335
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21 st CENTURY:
Smiling Athletes: 
Do Their Facial Expressions Come Naturally? 337
C H A P T E R 1 1
Sexuality and Gender 340
M O D U L E 3 2
Gender and Sex 343
Gender Roles: Society’s Expectations for Women and Men 343
Sexism on the Job 345
Gender Diff erences: More Similar than Dissimilar 348
NEUROSCIENCE IN YOUR LIFE:
When Brain and Socialization Meet 350
Sources of Gender Diff erences: Where Biology and Society Meet 351
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21 st CENTURY:
Trucks and 
Dolls: Does Fetal Exposure to Testosterone Aff ect How Children Play? 352