Psychology, the Study of Human Experience

Psychology is a complete science of human experience and behavior. It studies the brain and nervous system, mental life, behavior, stresses, and emotional disorders, as well as creativity and triumphs. It studies how we grow up and grow old, how the brain processes information, how we perceive, and how we learn. It also studies how special people overcome obstacles, how we invent, how parents provide the environment for their children to thrive, and how we are alike and how we differ. Psychology: The Study of Human Experience, Third Edition, addresses each of these topics as well as how being female or being male affects us. It uses gender as an illustration of the profound influence of social, biological and cultural factors on emotion, cognition, and behavior.