Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

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Brief Contents
C H A P T E R 1 7
Social Psychology 576
M O D U L E 5 2
Attitudes and Social Cognition 579
M O D U L E 5 3
Social Infl uence and Groups 590
M O D U L E 5 4
Prejudice and Discrimination 598
M O D U L E 5 5
Positive and Negative Social Behavior 604
A P P E N D I X
Going by the Numbers: 
Statistics in Psychology A-2
M O D U L E 5 6
Descriptive Statistics A-5
M O D U L E 5 7
Measures of Variability A-10
M O D U L E 5 8
Using Statistics to Answer Questions: 
Inferential Statistics and Correlation A-14
Glossary G-1
References R-1
Credits C-1
Name Index I-1
Subject Index I-15
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Contents 
Preface xxiii
Making the Grade xxxix
C H A P T E R 1
Introduction to Psychology 2
M O D U L E 1
Psychologists at Work 5
The Subfi elds of Psychology: Psychology’s Family Tree 6
Working at Psychology 9
PSYCHWORK:
Licensed Social Worker 10
M O D U L E 2
A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future 15
The Roots of Psychology 15
Today’s Perspectives 18
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGY IN THE 21st CENTURY:
Psychology Matters 21
M O D U L E 3
Psychology’s Key Issues and Controversies 23
EXPLORING DIVERSITY:
Understanding How Culture, Ethnicity, 
and Race Infl uence Behavior 25
Psychology’s Future 26
BECOMING AN INFORMED CONSUMER OF PSYCHOLOGY:
Thinking Critically About 
Psychology: Distinguishing Legitimate Psychology from Pseudo-Psychology 27