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1、PsychologyandLifeWhenyoubeginyourintroductorycourseinpsychology,youmaybequitepleasantlysurprisedbythewide-rangingterrainofcontemporarypsychology.PsychologyandLifewillrevealtheintricaciesofyourhumanexperiencethroughrigorousresearch.PsychologyandLifewil
2、lleadyoufromtheinnerspacesofbrainandmindtotheouterdimensionsofhumanbehavior.Wewillinvestigatetheprocessesthatprovidemeaningfulstructuretoyourexperiences,suchashowyouperceivetheworld,communicate,learn,think,andremember.Wewilltrytounderstandthemoredrama
3、ticexpressionsofhumannature,suchashowandwhypeopledream,fallinlove,actaggressively,andbecomementallyill.Finally,wewilldemonstratehowpsychologicalknowledgecanbeusedtounderstandandchangeculturalforcesatworkinourlives.AsauthorsofPsychologyandLife,webeliev
4、einthepowerofpsychologicalexpertise.Theappealofpsychologyhasgrownpersonallyforusoverourcareersaseducatorsandresearchers.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenavirtualexplosionofnewinformationaboutthebasicmechanismsthatgovernmentalandbehavioralprocesses.Asnewideas
5、replaceormodifyoldideas,wearecontinuallyintriguedandchallengedbythemanyfascinatingpiecesofthepuzzleofhumannature. Foremostinthejourneywillbeascientificquestorunderstanding.Weshallinquireaboutthehow,what,when,andwhyofhumanbehaviorandaboutthecausesandco
6、nsequencesofbehaviorsyouobserveinyourself,inotherpeople,andinanimals.Wewillexplainwhyyouthink,feel,andbehaveasyoudo.Whatmakesyouuniquelydifferentfromallotherpeople?Yetwhydoyouoftenbehavesomuchlikeothers?Areyoumoldedbyheredity,orareyoushapedmorebyperso
7、nalexperiences?Howanaggressionandaltruism,loveandhate,andmadnessandcreativityexistsidebysideinthiscomplexcreature-thehumananimal?Toappreciatetheuniquenessandunityofpsychology,youmustconsiderthewaypsychologistsdefinethefieldandthegoalstheybringtotheirr
8、esearchandapplications.Bytheendofthebook,wewillencourageyoutothinklikeapsychologist.Inthisfirstsection,we’llgiveyouastrongideaofwhatthatmightmean.Manypsychologistsseekanswerstothisfundamentalquestion:whatishumannature?Psychologyanswersthisques
