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Sheila Weick, Kenneth Woodruff, Robert Morecook, Eileen Mello, Saundra Boyd, Ilija Gallego, Karen Saenz (Revised May, 2013)  \nAdapted by: College of Lake County Faculty: Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French (Revised July, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)  \nThis project was funded by a grant from the College of Lake County Foundation.  \nAdapted College of Lake County text can be found at:  \n[http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/IntroductionToPsychologyText.pdf](http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/IntroductionToPsychologyText.pdf)  \nOriginal text materials for Introduction to Psychology by Stangor 2011 (non-HCC version) at:  \n[http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Introduction%20to%20Psychology.pd](http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Introduction%20to%20Psychology.pdf)[f](http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Introduction%20to%20Psychology.pdf)  \nHouston Community College 2013 revision for Introduction to Psychology by Stangor, 2011 at:  \n[http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/robert.morecook/free-psychology-2301-textbook-dsm-5-version-2013](http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/robert.morecook/free-psychology-2301-textbook-dsm-5-version-2013)  \n[Original Publication Under the following license:](Original Publication Under the following license:)  \nThis work is licensed under the  \nCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 unported license to view a copy of this license, visit [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or)[ or](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or) send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.  \nTable of Contents  \n• Chapter 1--Introducing Psychology  \n• Chapter 2--Psychological Science  \n• Chapter 3 – Brain and Behavior  \n• Chapter 4 – Learning  \n• Chapter 5 – Memory and Cognition  \n• Chapter 6--Intelligence and Language  \n• Chapter 7--Growing and Developing  \n• Chapter 8 – Personality  \n• Chapter 9--Psychology in Our Social Lives  \n• Chapter 10--Defining Psychological Disorders  \n• Chapter 11--Treating Psychological Disorders  \nContents  \n.................................................................................................................................................................. 1  \nIntroduction to Psychology ............................................................................................................................ i  \nTable of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2  \nChapter 1 Introducing Psychology................................................................................................................. 5  \nPsychology as a Science............................................................................................................................. 6  \nThe Evolution of Psychology: Central Questions, History, and Contemporary Perspectives ......... 10  \nThe Many Disciplines of Psychology ..................................................................................................... 25  \nChapter 2 Psychological Science.................................................................................................................. 33  \nPsychologists Use the Scientific Method to Guide Their Research ..................................................... 34  \nPsychologists Use Descriptive, Correlational, and Experimental Research Designs to Understand Behavior ................................................................................................................................................. 42  \nFactors that Contribute to Credible Research ..................................................................................... 53  \nChapter 3 Brain and 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