Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

M O D U L E 1 3
Perceptual Organization: Constructing 
Our View of the World 126
The Gestalt Laws of Organization 126
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processing 127
Depth Perception: Translating 2-D to 3-D 129
Perceptual Constancy 130
Motion Perception: As the World Turns 131
Perceptual Illusions: The Deceptions of Perceptions 131
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
Culture and Perception 133
C H A P T E R 5
States of Consciousness 138
M O D U L E 1 4
Sleep and Dreams 141
The Stages of Sleep 142
REM Sleep: The Paradox of Sleep 143
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY:
Let Me Sleep on It: 
The Role of Sleep in Memory and Thinking 144
Why Do We Sleep, and How Much Sleep Is Necessary? 145
NEUROSCIENCE IN YOUR LIFE:
Why Are You Cranky? Your Brain Is Too Awake 146
The Function and Meaning of Dreaming 146
Sleep Disturbances: Slumbering Problems 149
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Contents
PSYCHWORK:
Sleep Technologist 150
Circadian Rhythms: Life Cycles 151
Daydreams: Dreams Without Sleep 151
BECOMING AN INFORMED CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Sleeping Better 152
M O D U L E 1 5
Hypnosis and Meditation 154
Hypnosis: A Trance-Forming Experience? 154
Meditation: Regulating Our Own State of Consciousness 156
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
Cross-Cultural Routes to Altered 
States of Consciousness 157
 
M O D U L E 1 6
Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness 159
Stimulants: Drug Highs 161
Depressants: Drug Lows 164
Narcotics: Relieving Pain and Anxiety 167