Psychology, 8th Edition
,MEDIA & PRINT RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS
For Instructors researchers. The DVD contains more than four hours of
compelling interviews and demonstrations, featuring recent psy-
chological research from peer-reviewed journals and relating
INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL research findings to students’ lives in an accessible and engaging
format.
by Bridgette Martin Hard (Stanford University), Debra Mashek
(Harvey Mudd College), and Jeff Cooper (Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland) STUDYING THE MIND VIDEO CLIP DVD
The Instructor’s Manual includes detailed chapter outlines and This DVD contains more than an hour’s worth of interviews
summaries, discussion topics to engage students in lecture, class- with some of today’s leading neuroscientists, who discuss how
room demonstrations with worksheets to engage students and rein- the latest research, technology, and conceptual models have led
force concepts, and additional reading, film, and online resources. to advances in our understanding of how the mind works.
Featured researchers include Mark D’Esposito, Michael
Gazzaniga, Marcia Johnson, Elizabeth Phelps, and John
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Gabrieli.
by Valeri Farmer-Dougan (Illinois State University), Matthew Isaak
(University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and Joseph Etherton (Texas
State University–San Marcos) INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE DVD
The Instructor’s Resource DVD provides an array of resources for
Revised and expanded for the Eighth Edition, the Test Bank has
instructors to create easy and effective lecture presentations:
been completely updated using an evidence-centered approach
designed by Valerie Shute of Florida State University and Diego • Lecture PowerPoint slides with clicker questions
Zapata-Rivera of the Educational Testing Service. The Test Bank • Media Enhanced PowerPoint slides and Video Enhanced
contains more than 2,500 multiple-choice questions structured PowerPoint slides
around a concept map that are coded according to a taxonomy of • Art PowerPoint slides
educational objectives: • Image Gallery of art featuring all of the line art and
photos from the text
• Factual questions test students’ basic understanding of • BlackBoard/WebCT coursepacks
facts and concepts. • BlackBoard/WebCT web quizzes and Test Bank
• Applied questions require students to apply knowledge in • Computerized Test Bank
the solution of a problem.
• Conceptual questions require students to engage in
qualitative reasoning and to explain why things are as INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE SITE
they are. The Instructor’s Resource Site is an online source of instructional
content for use in lectures, modified classrooms, and distance
Questions are further classified by section and difficulty, making education courses. The site includes:
it easy to construct tests and quizzes that are meaningful and
diagnostic whether an instructor is creating an in-class quiz, • Lecture PowerPoint Slides
midterm, or final exam. • Clicker Questions in PowerPoint format
The Test Bank is available in print, Word RTF, PDF, and • Art PowerPoint slides
ExamView® Assessment Suite format. • Image Gallery of art featuring all of the line art and
photos from the text
• BlackBoard/WebCT Coursepack
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE NEWS VIDEO CLIP DVD
• BlackBoard/WebCT Web Quizzes and Test Bank
This DVD features more than 130 short clips that show students • Computerized Test Bank and ExamView® Assessment
how the science of psychology is performed by today’s Suite Software
,For Students STUDY GUIDE
by Susan Oestreicher (University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh) and Ed
E. Coons (New York University)
STUDYSPACE
wwnorton.com/studyspace This Study Guide provides additional opportunities for s
testing and study suggestions. Each chapter contains a conc
This free student Web site provides a rich array of multimedia map showing the linkage of ideas, learning objectives, pract
resources and review materials within a proven, task-oriented questions with answers, a self test, and keywords from the tex
study plan. Each chapter is arranged in an effective Organize,
Learn, and Connect structure, with review materials such as
chapter outlines, flashcards, quizzes and ebook links. The ZAPS
Norton Quiz Assessment Program gives students customized wwnorton.com/zaps
chapter-by-chapter study plans that target specific content areas
for review. The StudySpace also offers: The Norton Psychology Labs (produced by the psycholo
departments at the University of Twente and the University
Rotterdam) are a collection of interactive online labs that all
• Chapter Audio Podcasts that serve as chapter overviews students to participate in classic psychological studies.
and discussions of key concepts. The content is chapter-
specific and is organized around the key Learning
Objectives.
• Animations that cover more topics and psychological
processes in the text. They can be accessed on StudySpace
and launched from the ebook.
• Drag-and-Drop Labeling Exercises that use the line art
from the text to help students understand key diagrams
and complex structures.
• Visual Quizzes that integrate the revised art program
from the text to help students review the details of
important figures and diagrams.
• A regularly updated Psychology in the News feed.
• Video exercises introduce students to the latest research
trends in psychology.
EBOOK
nortonebooks.com
Same great content, half the price!
The ebook links to StudySpace and offers many useful electronic
tools, such as highlighting and sticky notes.
, W. W. Norton & Company has been independent since its founding in 1923, when William Warder Norton
and Mary D. Herter Norton first published lectures delivered at the People’s Institute, the adult education
division of New York City’s Cooper Union. The firm soon expanded its program beyond the Institute, pub-
lishing books by celebrated academics from America and abroad. By mid-century, the two major pillars of
Norton’s publishing program—trade books and college texts—were firmly established. In the 1950s,
the Norton family transferred control of the company to its employees, and today—with a staffoff our
hundred and a comparable number of trade, college, and professional titles published each year—
W. W. Norton & Company stands as the largest and oldest publishing house owned wholly by its employees.
Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2004, 1999, 1995, 1991, 1986, 1981 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
All rights reserved
Printed in Canada
Editor: Sheri L. Snavely
Associate editor: Sarah England
Editorial assistants: Wamiq Jawaid and Josh Bisker
Project editor: Rebecca A. Homiski
Production manager: Chris Granville
Marketing manager: Amber Chow
Design: Antonina Krass
Photo editor: Trish Marx
Illustrations: Dragonfly Media Group
Composition: Preparé
Manufacturing: Transcontinental Interglobe
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gleitman, Henry.
Psychology / Henry Gleitman, James Gross, Daniel Reisberg. — 8th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-93250-8 (hardcover)
1. Psychology—Textbooks. I. Gross, James J., Ph. D. II. Reisberg, Daniel. III. Title.
BF121.G58 2010
150—dc22 2009042599
ISBN 978-0-393-11726-4 (pdf ebook)
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www.wwnorton.com
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,MEDIA & PRINT RESOURCES FOR INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS
For Instructors researchers. The DVD contains more than four hours of
compelling interviews and demonstrations, featuring recent psy-
chological research from peer-reviewed journals and relating
INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL research findings to students’ lives in an accessible and engaging
format.
by Bridgette Martin Hard (Stanford University), Debra Mashek
(Harvey Mudd College), and Jeff Cooper (Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland) STUDYING THE MIND VIDEO CLIP DVD
The Instructor’s Manual includes detailed chapter outlines and This DVD contains more than an hour’s worth of interviews
summaries, discussion topics to engage students in lecture, class- with some of today’s leading neuroscientists, who discuss how
room demonstrations with worksheets to engage students and rein- the latest research, technology, and conceptual models have led
force concepts, and additional reading, film, and online resources. to advances in our understanding of how the mind works.
Featured researchers include Mark D’Esposito, Michael
Gazzaniga, Marcia Johnson, Elizabeth Phelps, and John
TEST BANK
Gabrieli.
by Valeri Farmer-Dougan (Illinois State University), Matthew Isaak
(University of Louisiana at Lafayette), and Joseph Etherton (Texas
State University–San Marcos) INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE DVD
The Instructor’s Resource DVD provides an array of resources for
Revised and expanded for the Eighth Edition, the Test Bank has
instructors to create easy and effective lecture presentations:
been completely updated using an evidence-centered approach
designed by Valerie Shute of Florida State University and Diego • Lecture PowerPoint slides with clicker questions
Zapata-Rivera of the Educational Testing Service. The Test Bank • Media Enhanced PowerPoint slides and Video Enhanced
contains more than 2,500 multiple-choice questions structured PowerPoint slides
around a concept map that are coded according to a taxonomy of • Art PowerPoint slides
educational objectives: • Image Gallery of art featuring all of the line art and
photos from the text
• Factual questions test students’ basic understanding of • BlackBoard/WebCT coursepacks
facts and concepts. • BlackBoard/WebCT web quizzes and Test Bank
• Applied questions require students to apply knowledge in • Computerized Test Bank
the solution of a problem.
• Conceptual questions require students to engage in
qualitative reasoning and to explain why things are as INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE SITE
they are. The Instructor’s Resource Site is an online source of instructional
content for use in lectures, modified classrooms, and distance
Questions are further classified by section and difficulty, making education courses. The site includes:
it easy to construct tests and quizzes that are meaningful and
diagnostic whether an instructor is creating an in-class quiz, • Lecture PowerPoint Slides
midterm, or final exam. • Clicker Questions in PowerPoint format
The Test Bank is available in print, Word RTF, PDF, and • Art PowerPoint slides
ExamView® Assessment Suite format. • Image Gallery of art featuring all of the line art and
photos from the text
• BlackBoard/WebCT Coursepack
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE NEWS VIDEO CLIP DVD
• BlackBoard/WebCT Web Quizzes and Test Bank
This DVD features more than 130 short clips that show students • Computerized Test Bank and ExamView® Assessment
how the science of psychology is performed by today’s Suite Software
,For Students STUDY GUIDE
by Susan Oestreicher (University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh) and Ed
E. Coons (New York University)
STUDYSPACE
wwnorton.com/studyspace This Study Guide provides additional opportunities for s
testing and study suggestions. Each chapter contains a conc
This free student Web site provides a rich array of multimedia map showing the linkage of ideas, learning objectives, pract
resources and review materials within a proven, task-oriented questions with answers, a self test, and keywords from the tex
study plan. Each chapter is arranged in an effective Organize,
Learn, and Connect structure, with review materials such as
chapter outlines, flashcards, quizzes and ebook links. The ZAPS
Norton Quiz Assessment Program gives students customized wwnorton.com/zaps
chapter-by-chapter study plans that target specific content areas
for review. The StudySpace also offers: The Norton Psychology Labs (produced by the psycholo
departments at the University of Twente and the University
Rotterdam) are a collection of interactive online labs that all
• Chapter Audio Podcasts that serve as chapter overviews students to participate in classic psychological studies.
and discussions of key concepts. The content is chapter-
specific and is organized around the key Learning
Objectives.
• Animations that cover more topics and psychological
processes in the text. They can be accessed on StudySpace
and launched from the ebook.
• Drag-and-Drop Labeling Exercises that use the line art
from the text to help students understand key diagrams
and complex structures.
• Visual Quizzes that integrate the revised art program
from the text to help students review the details of
important figures and diagrams.
• A regularly updated Psychology in the News feed.
• Video exercises introduce students to the latest research
trends in psychology.
EBOOK
nortonebooks.com
Same great content, half the price!
The ebook links to StudySpace and offers many useful electronic
tools, such as highlighting and sticky notes.
, W. W. Norton & Company has been independent since its founding in 1923, when William Warder Norton
and Mary D. Herter Norton first published lectures delivered at the People’s Institute, the adult education
division of New York City’s Cooper Union. The firm soon expanded its program beyond the Institute, pub-
lishing books by celebrated academics from America and abroad. By mid-century, the two major pillars of
Norton’s publishing program—trade books and college texts—were firmly established. In the 1950s,
the Norton family transferred control of the company to its employees, and today—with a staffoff our
hundred and a comparable number of trade, college, and professional titles published each year—
W. W. Norton & Company stands as the largest and oldest publishing house owned wholly by its employees.
Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2004, 1999, 1995, 1991, 1986, 1981 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
All rights reserved
Printed in Canada
Editor: Sheri L. Snavely
Associate editor: Sarah England
Editorial assistants: Wamiq Jawaid and Josh Bisker
Project editor: Rebecca A. Homiski
Production manager: Chris Granville
Marketing manager: Amber Chow
Design: Antonina Krass
Photo editor: Trish Marx
Illustrations: Dragonfly Media Group
Composition: Preparé
Manufacturing: Transcontinental Interglobe
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gleitman, Henry.
Psychology / Henry Gleitman, James Gross, Daniel Reisberg. — 8th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-93250-8 (hardcover)
1. Psychology—Textbooks. I. Gross, James J., Ph. D. II. Reisberg, Daniel. III. Title.
BF121.G58 2010
150—dc22 2009042599
ISBN 978-0-393-11726-4 (pdf ebook)
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110
www.wwnorton.com
W. W. Norton & Company Ltd., Castle House, 75/76 Wells Street, London W1T 3QT
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