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1、PsychologyandLifeWhenyoubeginyourintroductorycourseinpsychology,youmaybequitepleasantlysurprisedbythewide-rangingterrainofcontemporarypsychology.PsychologyandLifewillrevealtheintricaciesofyourhumanexperiencethroughrigorousresearch.PsychologyandLifewillleadyo
2、ufromtheinnerspacesofbrainandmindtotheouterdimensionsofhumanbehavior.Wewillinvestigatetheprocessesthatprovidemeaningfulstructuretoyourexperiences,suchashowyouperceivetheworld,communicate,learn,think,andremember.Wewilltrytounderstandthemoredramaticexpressions
3、ofhumannature,suchashowandwhypeopledream,fallinlove,actaggressively,andbecomementallyill.Finally,wewilldemonstratehowpsychologicalknowledgecanbeusedtounderstandandchangeculturalforcesatworkinourlives.AsauthorsofPsychologyandLife,webelieveinthepowerofpsycholo
4、gicalexpertise.Theappealofpsychologyhasgrownpersonallyforusoverourcareersaseducatorsandresearchers.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenavirtualexplosionofnewinformationaboutthebasicmechanismsthatgovernmentalandbehavioralprocesses.Asnewideasreplaceormodifyoldideas,wear
5、econtinuallyintriguedandchallengedbythemanyfascinatingpiecesofthepuzzleofhumannature. Foremostinthejourneywillbeascientificquestorunderstanding.Weshallinquireaboutthehow,what,when,andwhyofhumanbehaviorandaboutthecausesandconsequencesofbehaviorsyouobserveinyo
6、urself,inotherpeople,andinanimals.Wewillexplainwhyyouthink,feel,andbehaveasyoudo.Whatmakesyouuniquelydifferentfromallotherpeople?Yetwhydoyouoftenbehavesomuchlikeothers?Areyoumoldedbyheredity,orareyoushapedmorebypersonalexperiences?Howanaggressionandaltruism,
7、loveandhate,andmadnessandcreativityexistsidebysideinthiscomplexcreature-thehumananimal?Toappreciatetheuniquenessandunityofpsychology,youmustconsiderthewaypsychologistsdefinethefieldandthegoalstheybringtotheirresearchandapplications.Bytheendofthebook,wewillen
8、courageyoutothinklikeapsychologist.Inthisfirstsection,we’llgiveyouastrongideaofwhatthatmightmean.Manypsychologistsseekanswerstothisfundamentalquestion:whatishumannature?Psychologyanswersthisques
