Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

BECOMING AN INFORMED CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Thinking Critically and Creatively 262
M O D U L E 2 5
Language 265
Grammar: Language’s Language 265
Language Development: Developing a Way with Words 266
The Infl uence of Language on Thinking: 
Do Eskimos Have More Words for Snow than Texans Do? 269
Do Animals Use Language? 270
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
Teaching with Linguistic Variety: 
Bilingual Education 271
NEUROSCIENCE IN YOUR LIFE:
Bilingualism and the Brain 273
C H A P T E R 9
Intelligence 276
M O D U L E 2 6
What Is Intelligence? 279
Theories of Intelligence: Are There Diff erent Kinds of Intelligence? 280
The Biological Basis of Intelligence 283
NEUROSCIENCE IN YOUR LIFE:
Your Intelligent Brain 284
Practical and Emotional Intelligence: Toward a More Intelligent View of Intelligence 284
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21 st CENTURY:
Artifi cial Intelligence:
Building a Smarter Robot 286
Assessing Intelligence 287
Adaptive Testing: Using Computers to Assess Performance 292
BECOMING AN INFORMED CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Scoring Better on 
Standardized Tests 293
M O D U L E 2 7
Variations in Intellectual Ability 295
Mental Retardation (Intellectual Disabilities) 295
PSYCHWORK:
Director of Special Education 297
The Intellectually Gifted 297
M O D U L E 2 8
Group Diff erences in Intelligence: 
Genetic and Environmental Determinants 300
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
The Relative Infl uence 
of Genetics and Environment: Nature, Nurture, and IQ 301
C H A P T E R 1 0
Motivation and Emotion 306
M O D U L E 2 9
Explaining Motivation 309
Instinct Approaches: Born to Be Motivated 309
Drive-Reduction Approaches: Satisfying Our Needs 310
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