Chapter Outline

THE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology as a Basic and Applied Science
The Goals of Psychology
Psychology’s Broad Scope: A Levels-of-Analysis Framework
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Death by Curse

PERSPECTIVES ON BEHAVIOUR
Psychology’s Intellectual Roots
Early Schools: Structuralism and Functionalism
The Psychodynamic Perspective: The Forces Within
The Behavioural Perspective: The Power of the Environment
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Are the Students Lazy?
The Humanistic Perspective: Self-Actualisation and Positive Psychology
The Cognitive Perspective: The Thinking Human
The Sociocultural Perspective: The Embedded Human
RESEARCH CLOSE-UP Love and Marriage in Eleven Cultures
The Biological Perspective: The Brain, Genes and Evolution

USING LEVELS OF ANALYSIS TO INTEGRATE THE PERSPECTIVES
An Example: Understanding Depression
Summary of Major Themes
BENEATH THE SURFACE What Did You Expect?

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
A Global Science and Profession
Psychology and Public Policy
Psychology and Your Life
APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE How to Enhance Your Academic Performance