Textbook map
Read Concepts alongside OpenStax Psychology 2e by Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins and Marilyn D. Lovett (2020). This map follows the inspected textbook sections, rather than treating a general book link as proof for every term.
What the connections mean
Direct coverageThe linked section discusses the concept. Related contextThe section supplies neighboring ideas; a supplementary source supports the specialist concept.
This selection covers 60 concepts across 28 textbook section connections. It is not the book’s complete glossary. Explanations, comparison prompts and practice scenarios here are original; textbook assessments and illustrations are not reproduced.
Chapter 3
- 3.1 Human Genetics
- Heritability
Related contextHuman Genetics covers gene-environment relationships but inspected text has no heritability term; Noba supplies the statistic and interpretation.
- Heritability
- 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System
- Action potential
Direct coverageDirect threshold, depolarization, repolarization, and all-or-none coverage.
- Neuron
Direct coverageDirect neuron anatomy and communication coverage.
- Neurotransmitter
Direct coverageDirect neurotransmitter and receptor coverage; supplement supports multiple-system effects.
- Synapse
Direct coverageDirect chemical-synapse and synaptic-cleft coverage; profile distinguishes the junction from its cleft.
- Action potential
- 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord
- Executive function
Related contextPsychology 2e 3.4 covers prefrontal judgment, reasoning, and impulse control. The three-component executive-function account comes from Diamond’s review.
- Neuroplasticity
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Executive function
Chapter 4
- 4.1 What Is Consciousness?
- Circadian rhythm
Direct coverageDirect biological-rhythm, SCN, and light synchronization coverage.
- Circadian rhythm
Chapter 5
- 5.1 Sensation versus Perception
- Absolute threshold
Direct coverageDirect 50%-detection definition; no extreme sensory-distance examples reproduced.
- Attention
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Bottom-up processing
Direct coverageDirect definition of stimulus-driven processing.
- Difference threshold
Direct coverageDirect JND, baseline-intensity, and Weber’s-law coverage.
- Perception
Direct coverageDirect perception and processing distinction; grouping elaboration checked in 5.6.
- Sensation
Direct coverageDirect definition and transduction coverage in 5.1; visual example cross-checked with 5.3.
- Top-down processing
Direct coverageDirect knowledge-and-expectancy definition; perceptual-set discussion verified in 5.6.
- Absolute threshold
Chapter 6
- 6.1 What Is Learning?
- Habituation
Related contextTextbook connection provides background; the supplementary sources establish this concept more directly.
- Habituation
- 6.2 Classical Conditioning
- Classical conditioning
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Extinction
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Stimulus generalization
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Classical conditioning
- 6.3 Operant Conditioning
- Operant conditioning
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Punishment
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Reinforcement
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Operant conditioning
- 6.4 Observational Learning (Modeling)
- Observational learning
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Observational learning
Chapter 7
- 7.1 What Is Cognition?
- Schema
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Schema
- 7.3 Problem Solving
- Confirmation bias
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Heuristic
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Confirmation bias
Chapter 8
- 8.1 How Memory Functions
- Cognitive load
Related contextTextbook connection provides background; the supplementary sources establish this concept more directly.
- Encoding
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Long-term memory
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Retrieval
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Working memory
Direct coverageThis section directly introduces or explains the concept.
- Cognitive load
- 8.2 Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
- Reconsolidation
Related contextTextbook connection provides background; the supplementary sources establish this concept more directly.
- Reconsolidation
- 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
- Metacognition
Related contextTextbook connection provides background; the supplementary sources establish this concept more directly.
- Metacognition
Chapter 9
- 9.2 Lifespan Theories
- Conservation
Direct coverageDirect conservation discussion in Piaget’s cognitive theory; Noba addresses experience and task interpretation.
- Object permanence
Direct coverageDirect hidden-object definition; Noba qualifies interpretations through task and delay effects.
- Scaffolding
Related contextPsychology 2e 9.2 covers Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory only. Scaffolding definition and fading support are verified in the separate Lifespan Development 5.3 supplement.
- Conservation
- 9.3 Stages of Development
- Attachment
Direct coverageDirect secure-base and attachment-observation discussion; Noba explicitly qualifies continuity as probabilistic.
- Sensitive period
Related contextPsychology 2e uses critical/sensitive period for prenatal organ development. The broader neural-plasticity distinction is supplied by Knudsen’s inspected abstract, not attributed to the course chapter.
- Temperament
Direct coverageDirect temperament coverage; Noba supplies a more precise reactivity/regulation and environmental-fit account.
- Theory of mind
Direct coverageDirect theory-of-mind and false-belief coverage; Noba supports multiple components and broader scope.
- Attachment
Chapter 10
- 10.1 Motivation
- Extrinsic motivation
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Intrinsic motivation
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Motivation
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Extrinsic motivation
- 10.4 Emotion
Chapter 11
- 11.4 Learning Approaches
- Self-efficacy
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Self-efficacy
- 11.5 Humanistic Approaches
- Self-concept
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Self-concept
- 11.7 Trait Theorists
- Personality trait
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Personality trait
Chapter 12
- 12.1 What Is Social Psychology?
- Attribution
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Attribution
- 12.2 Self-presentation
- Social norm
Direct coverageOpenStax 12.2 introduces social roles, social norms, and scripts, while the Noba module and social-norms literature (such as Cialdini, Reno, and Kallgren, 1990) distinguish descriptive from injunctive norms.
- Social norm
- 12.3 Attitudes and Persuasion
- Cognitive dissonance
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Cognitive dissonance
- 12.4 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
- Conformity
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Obedience
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Conformity
- 12.5 Prejudice and Discrimination
- Discrimination
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Prejudice
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Social identity
Related contextContextual course treatment of identity and group memberships. The fuller social identity definition is supplied by Noba’s Identity and Membership subsection.
- Stereotype
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Discrimination
Chapter 14
- 14.1 What Is Stress?
- Stress
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Stress
- 14.4 Regulation of Stress
- Coping
Direct coverageThe subsection explicitly discusses this concept.
- Resilience
Related contextContextual course reading on coping and social support. The subsection does not explicitly define resilience; the definition is supplemented by Noba and developmental research framing.
- Coping