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 W H AT ’ S N E W I N T H E N I N T H E D I T I O N iii

Psychology in Action
NINTH EDITION

KAREN HUFFMAN
PA L O M A R C O L L E G E

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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 Brief Contents
Brief Contents
Preface xiii
Prologue xli
CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Research
Methods 2
CHAPTER 2 Neuroscience and Biological
Foundations 50
CHAPTER 3 Stress and Health Psychology 90
CHAPTER 4 Sensation and Perception 126
CHAPTER 5 States of Consciousness 166
CHAPTER 6 Learning 202
CHAPTER 7 Memory 242
CHAPTER 8 Thinking, Language,
and Intelligence 278
CHAPTER 9 Life Span Development I 314
CHAPTER 10 Life Span Development II 348
CHAPTER 11 Gender and Human
Sexuality 374
CHAPTER 12 Motivation and Emotion 406
CHAPTER 13 Personality 440
CHAPTER 14 Psychological Disorders 472
CHAPTER 15 Therapy 508
CHAPTER 16 Social Psychology 544

Available separately upon request:

CHAPTER 17 Industrial / Organizational
Psychology 582
CHAPTER 18 Psychology at Work in the Global
Economy 610
APPENDIX A Statistics and Psychology A1
APPENDIX B Answers to Review Questions
and Try It Yourself Activities B1
Glossary G1
References R1
Text and Illustration Credits T1
Name Index I1
Subject Index I11

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Contents

Preface xiii Research Methods 21

Experimental Research 21
Living Better with Huffman xiii
Research Highlight Love at First Fright? 27
What’s New in the Ninth Edition? xiii
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Applying Critical
Additional Changes xxviii
28
Thinking to Psychological Science
Continuing Features xxx Descriptive Research 28
Supplements xxxiv Case Study/Personal Story A Life Without Fear? 30
Acknowledgments xxxvii Correlational Research 31
Biological Research 33
Prologue: Critical Thinking/ Psychology at Work Becoming a Better Consumer
Active Learning xli 37
of Scientific Research
Gender & Cultural Diversity
Introduction to Psychology and Its Are There Cultural Universals? 38
1 Research Methods 2 Tools for Student Success 39
Introducing Psychology 4 Active Reading 40
What Is Psychology? 4 Time Management 43
Psychology’s Goals 6 Strategies for Grade Improvement 44
Additional Resources 46
Psychology at Work Careers in the Field 7
A Final Word 46
Origins of Psychology 9
Early Psychological Science 9 Neuroscience and
Modern Perspectives 14
The Science of Psychology 16
2 Biological Foundations 50

The Scientific Method 16

Neural Bases of Behavior 52
Ethical Guidelines 18 What Is a Neuron? 52
How Do Neurons Communicate? 54
Psychology at Work How Neurotransmitters
and Hormones Affect Us 54
Nervous System Organization 60
Central Nervous System (CNS) 61
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) 63
A Tour Through the Brain 66
Lower-Level Brain Structures 67
Cerebral Cortex 71
Case Study/Personal Story Phineas Gage 72
Two Brains in One? 75
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Biology
and Critical Thinking 78
Psychology at Work Working with
Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) 79

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CONTENTS vii

Our Genetic Inheritance 80 Research Highlight

Behavioral Genetics 81 Does Stress Cause Gastric Ulcers? 110
Psychology at Work Health Psychology in Action 111
Overcoming Genetic Misconceptions 82 Psychology at Work Would You Like
Evolutionary Psychology 84 to Be a Health Psychologist? 111
Gender & Cultural Diversity The Evolution Tobacco 112
of Sex Differences 85 Alcohol 113
Chronic Pain 115

3 Stress and Health Psychology 90 Health and Stress Management 116

Cognitive Appraisal and Coping 116
Understanding Stress 92
Psychology at Work Why You Shouldn’t
Sources of Stress 92
Procrastinate 118
Research Highlight Hurricane Katrina and Local
Resources for Healthy Living 118
College Students96
Psychology at Work Coping With
Gender & Cultural Diversity “Karoshi”—Can Job TechnoStress 120
Stress Be Fatal? 99
Critical Thinking/Active Learning
Effects of Stress 100
Reducing Stress through Critical Thinking 122
Psychology at Work Is My Job Too Stressful? 104
Stress and Illness 105
Cancer 105
Cardiovascular Disorders 106 4 Sensation and Perception 126
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 109 Understanding Sensation 129
Processing 130
Psychology at Work Do Subliminal Messages
Improve Sales?132
Adaptation 133
Case Study/Personal Story
Helen Keller’s Triumph and Advice 134
How We See and Hear 135
Vision 135
Hearing 141
Research Highlight Perfect (Yet Imperfect) Pitch 144
Our Other Senses 145
Smell and Taste 146
The Body Senses 148
Understanding Perception 150
Selection 150
Organization 153
Gender & Cultural Diversity Are the Gestalt
Laws Universally True? 155
Interpretation 158
Research Highlight Is There Scientific Evidence
for Extrasensory Perception (ESP)? 161
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Problems
with Believing in Extrasensory Perception (ESP) 162

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5 States of Consciousness 166 The Biology of Learning 229

Neuroscience and Learning 229
Understanding Consciousness 168
Using Conditioning and Learning
Sleep and Dreams 170 Principles 232
The Power of Circadian Rhythms 171
Psychology at Work Classical Conditioning 232
Psychology at Work
The Dangers of Sleeping on the Job! 171 Psychology at Work Operant Conditioning 235
Stages of Sleep 174 Psychology at Work Cognitive-Social Learning 237
Why Do We Sleep and Dream? 178
Gender & Cultural Diversity Dream Variations
and Similarities 180 7 Memory 242
The Nature of Memory 244
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Interpreting
Your Dreams 181 Memory Models 244
Sensory Memory 247
Sleep Disorders 182
Short-Term Memory (STM) 248
Psychology at Work Self-Help Long-Term Memory (LTM) 249
184
for Sleep Problems
Psychology at Work Improving Long-Term
Psychoactive Drugs 185 Memory (LTM) 252
Understanding Psychoactive Drugs 186 Forgetting 257
Research Highlight Addictive Drugs as the Brain’s How Quickly Do We Forget? 257
“Evil Tutor” 188 Why Do We Forget? 257
Four Major Categories of Psychoactive Psychology at Work Key Factors in Forgetting 260
Drugs 189
Psychology at Work Club Drug Alert! 194 Gender & Cultural Diversity Cultural Differences
in Memory and Forgetting 261
Healthier Ways to Alter Consciousness 195
Biological Bases of Memory 263
Getting “High” on Meditation 195
How Are Memories Formed? 263
The Mystery of Hypnosis 196
Where Are Memories Located? 264
Biological Causes of Memory Loss 264
6 Learning 202
Research Highlight
Classical Conditioning 204 Memory and the Criminal Justice System 268
Pavlov and Watson’s Contributions 205
Basic Principles 208
Operant Conditioning 212
Thorndike and Skinner’s Contributions 212
Basic Principles 213
Psychology at Work Why Can’t We Get Anything
Done Around Here? 220
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Using Learning
Principles to Succeed in College 222
Cognitive-Social Learning 223
Insight and Latent Learning 223
Observational Learning 225
Research Highlight
“The Theory Heard Round the World” 227
Gender & Cultural Diversity Scaffolding as a
Teaching Technique in Different Cultures 228

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Using Psychology to Improve Our Memory 270 Assessing Piaget’s Theory 336
Understanding Memory Distortions 270 Information Processing 338
Tips for Memory Improvement 271 Social-Emotional Development 340
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Attachment 340
Memory and Metacognition 274 Parenting Styles 340
Research Highlight Romantic Love and
Thinking, Language, and Attachment 343
8 Intelligence 278 Critical Thinking/Active Learning
The Development of “Suicide Bombers” 344
Thinking 280
Cognitive Building Blocks 283
Problem Solving 283 10 Life Span Development II 348
Psychology at Work Heuristics and Your Career 284 Moral Development 350
Psychology at Work Kohlberg’s Research 350
Recognizing Barriers to Problem Solving 284 Assessing Kohlberg’s Theory 351
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Critical Thinking/Active Learning
Morality and Academic Cheating 353
Solving Problems in College Life 287
288
Creativity Personality Development 354
Language 291 Thomas and Chess’s Temperament
Theory 354
Characteristics of Language 291
Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory 355
Language and Thought 291
Language Development 293 Gender & Cultural Diversity
Cultural Influences on Development 357
Gender & Cultural Diversity Unspoken Accents 293
Animals and Language 295 Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood 359
Intelligence 297 Committed Relationships 359
What Is Intelligence? 297 Psychology at Work
Are Your Marital Expectations Unrealistic? 360
Psychology at Work
Multiple Intelligences and Your Career 299 Families 361
How Do We Measure Intelligence? 300 Research Highlight
Children Who Survive Despite the Odds 363
The Intelligence Controversy 303
Extremes in Intelligence 303 Psychology at Work
Positive Careers and Rewarding Retirements 364
Research Highlight Explaining Differences in IQ 305
Gender & Cultural Diversity Gender & Cultural Diversity Cultural Differences
in Ageism 365
Are IQ Tests Culturally Biased? 307
Grief and Death 366

9 Life Span Development I 314 Grief 367

Attitudes Toward Death and Dying 368
Studying Development 317 The Death Experience 368
Theoretical Issues 317 Psychology at Work
Research Methods 318 Dealing with Your Own Death Anxiety 369
Gender & Cultural Diversity Cultural Psychology’s
Guidelines for Developmental Research 319
Physical Development 321 11 Gender and Human Sexuality 374
Prenatal Period and Early Childhood 321 Sex and Gender 376
Adolescence and Adulthood 327 What Is “Maleness” and “Femaleness”? 376
Gender Role Development 376
Cognitive Development 331
Gender Identity Formation 378
Stages of Cognitive Development 333

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Research Highlight Fuel for Thought 416

Eating Disorders 416
Critical Thinking/Active Learning
Obesity—Weighing the Evidence 418
Achievement 419
Theories and Concepts of Emotion 421
Three Components of Emotion 421
Research Highlight Mirron Neurons—
“I Share Your Pain” 423
425
Four Major Theories of Emotion
Critical Thinking About Motivation
and Emotion 430
Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Motivation 430
Case Study/Personal Story
The Polygraph as a Lie Detector 432
The Tragic Tale of “John/Joan” 380
Emotional Intelligence (EI) 432
Sex and Gender Differences 381
Case Study/Personal Story
Research Highlight The Emotional Intelligence of Abraham Lincoln 434
Video Games, Gender, and Spatial Skills 384
Gender & Cultural Diversity
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Culture, Evolution, and Emotion 435
Gender Differences and Critical Thinking 385
The Study of Human Sexuality 386
Gender & Cultural Diversity
A Cross-Cultural Look at Sexual Behaviors 387
Sexual Behavior 389
Sexual Arousal and Response 389
Gender & Cultural Diversity Are There Evolutionary
Advantages to Female Nonmonogamy? 391
Sexual Orientation 391
Sexual Problems 394
Sexual Dysfunction 394
Research Highlight Is Cybersex Harmful? 399
Sexually Transmitted Infections 399
Psychology at Work
Protecting Yourself and Others Against STIs 401 13 Personality 440
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Trait Theories 442
Rape Myths and Rape Prevention 402 Early Trait Theorists 442
The Five-Factor Model 443
12 Motivation and Emotion 406 Evaluating Trait Theories 444
Psychology at Work Personality and Your Career 445
Theories and Concepts of Motivation 408
Biological Theories 408
Research Highlight
Do Nonhuman Animals Have Personality? 446
Research Highlight Sensation Seeking 410
Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theories 447
Psychology at Work Overcoming Test Anxiety 411
Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory 448
Psychosocial Theories 412 Neo-Freudian/Psychodynamic Theories 452
Biopsychosocial Theory 412 Evaluating Psychoanalytic Theories 453
Motivation and Behavior 414 Humanistic Theories 455
Hunger and Eating 414 Rogers’s Theory 455

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Maslow’s Theory 457

Evaluating Humanistic Theories 457
15 Therapy 508
Insight Therapies 510
Social-Cognitive Theories 458
Psychoanalysis/Psychodynamic Therapies 510
Bandura’s and Rotter’s Approaches 459
Evaluvation 512
Evaluating Social-Cognitive Theory 460
Cognitive Therapies 514
Biological Theories 460 Humanistic Therapies 518
Three Major Contributors 460 Group, Family, and Marital Therapies 521
The Biopsychosocial Model 462
Critical Thinking/Active Learning
Personality Assessment 463 Hunting for Good Therapy Films 523
How Do We Measure Personality? 463
Behavior Therapies 524
Are Personality Measurements Accurate? 466
Classical Conditioning Techniques 524
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Operant Conditioning Techniques 526
Why Are Pseudo-Personality Tests So Popular? 468
Observational Learning Techniques 527
Evaluating Behavior Therapies 527
14 Psychological Disorders 472 Biomedical Therapies 528
Studying Psychological Disorders 474 Psychopharmacology 528
Identifying Abnormal Behavior 475 Electroconvulsive Therapy and
Psychosurgery 530
Gender & Cultural Diversity Avoiding Evaluating Biomedical Therapies 530
Ethnocentrism 475
Therapy and Critical Thinking 532
Explaining Abnormality 478
Therapy Essentials 532
Classifying Abnormal Behavior 479
Anxiety Disorders 483 Psychology at Work Careers in Mental Health 533
Five Major Anxiety Disorders 484 Research Highlight Mental Health and the Family—
Explaining Anxiety Disorders 486 PTSD 534
Mood Disorders 488 Gender & Cultural Diversity Similarities
Understanding Mood Disorders 488 and Differences 535
Gender & Cultural Diversity Institutionalization 537
How Gender and Culture Affect Depression 489 Evaluating and Finding Therapy 538
Explaining Mood Disorders 490 Psychology at Work Nonprofessional Therapy—Talking
Research Highlight Suicide and Its Prevention 491 to the Depressed 539

Critical Thinking/Active Learning How Your Thoughts

Can Make You Depressed 492
Schizophrenia 493
Symptoms of Schizophrenia 495
Types of Schizophrenia 496
Explaining Schizophrenia 497
Gender & Cultural Diversity
Schizophrenia Around the World 498
Other Disorders 500
Substance-Related Disorders 500
Dissociative Disorders 502
Personality Disorders 503
Psychology at Work
Testing Your Knowledge of Abnormal Behavior 504

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Worker Motivation 601

16 Social Psychology 544 Job Satisfaction 603
Our Thoughts About Others 546 Psychology at Work Job Satisfaction and
Attribution 546
Psychotherapy 605
Attitudes 548
Psychology at Work
Our Feelings About Others 551
Prejudice and Discrimination 551
18 in the Global Economy 610
Interpersonal Attraction 553 Communication 612
Gender & Cultural Diversity Nature of Communication 612
Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder? 554 Importance of Communication 615
Psychology at Work The Art and Science of Nonverbal Communication 616
Flirting 555 Gender and Cultural Diversity Male/Female
Our Actions Toward Others 559 Differences in Communication619
Social Influence 559 Psychology at Work Improving
Group Processes 564 Communication 621
Aggression 568 Persuasion 625
Altruism 570
Powers of Persuasion 625
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Routes to Persuasion 629
When and Why Do We Help? 572
Conflict 631
Applying Social Psychology to Social Identifying Conflict 632
Problems 573
Gender and Cultural Diversity What Hoppens to
Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination 573 Business When Cultures Clash? 632
Research Highlight Understanding Implicit Biases 575 Causes of Conflict 635
Overcoming Destructive Obedience 577 Psychology at Work Five Approaches to Conflict
Resolution 637
Note: Chapters 17 and 18 available separately upon
request. Critical Thinking/Active Learning
Are You Assertive? 638
Industrial/Organizational
17 Psychology 582
The Development of I/O Psychology 585
APPENDIX A Statistics and Psychology A1
The Beginning 585
World War II to Modern Times 587
APPENDIX B Answers to Review Questions B1
Industrial Psychology 588 Glossary G1
Recruitment and Selection 589
Employee Training 590 References R1
Evaluating Workers 591
Organizational Psychology 592 Text and Illustration Credits T1
Leadership and Power 593
Name Index I1
Gender and Cultural Diversity Male/Female
Differences in Leadership 598
Subject Index I11
Critical Thinking/Active Learning Power Versus
Influence? 599

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W H AT ’ S N E W I N T H E N I N T H E D I T I O N xiii

Preface

Living Better With Huffman!

hy did we choose “Living better” as the theme for the Ninth Edition of Psychology

W in Action? Students too often think of psychology as primarily abnormal behav-

ior and psychologists as therapists. And Freud is still considered by many to be
psychology’s most important figure. Although instructors know and appreciate
the strong scientific basis and vast depth and breadth of our field, and the enormous
number of important contributors, this very abundance often traps us into forgetting
its overarching joy and pragmatic applications.
Psychology in Action (9e) is dedicated to capturing and celebrating all the best parts
of psychology. Did you notice the happy, life-filled people pictured on the cover of
this book? We chose these photos to reflect our “Living Better with Huffman” theme.
In its many facets, psychology is a uniquely valuable tool for self-understanding and
self-improvement. In its guiding principles are the means to live a life that is healthier,
happier, less stressful, and more productive.
Psychology can definitely enlighten, entertain, and lift all of us to great heights. But
can one text and one course cover all the major concepts and theories of psychology,
while still presenting its exciting and practical applications? As the author of this text and
a full-time teacher of psychology, I take this as an intimidating, but provocative, chal-
lenge. I must lead my readers and students step by step through the basic foundations of
psychology. At the same time, I must provide time and space for life applications! Stu-
dents need immediate active learning, “hands-on” exercises to master difficult concepts,
and we also need to show them how psychology can be used to live a “better life.”
Psychology in Action (9e) works to meet these goals by presenting concise, straight-
forward concepts, key terms, and theories, followed by quick activities (self-tests,
check & review), examples (case studies/personal stories), and demonstrations (Try
This Yourself, Visual Quizzes). Beginning with the first edition in 1987, this text has
always emphasized active learning—hence the title “Psychology in Action.” Each edi-
tion has continued and improved upon this foundation.

What’s New in the Ninth Edition?

Psychology at Work!
In response to reviewers, instructors, and students, and our “Living Better with Huff-
man” theme, Psychology in Action (9e) includes an expanded focus on applications and
better living (see Table 1). Our NEW feature, Psychology at Work, emphasizes how
psychology can be used to improve work, college, relationships, and virtually all other
aspects of everyday life. These expanded applications are also closely related to chap-
ter content, which helps students master essentials terms and concepts. For example,
Chapter 1 includes a special section, “Psychology at Work: Careers in the Field,”
which provides job descriptions and opportunities within the field of psychology.
Chapter 3’s topics, “Is My Job Too Stressful” and “Coping with TechnoStress,” offer
valuable research information and tips for coping with stress.

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TABLE 1 SAMPLE AND “BETTER LIVING WITH HUFFMAN” HIGHLIGHTS FROM PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION 9E (in addition
to the shorter discussions and examples throughout the text)

Better Living with Huffman/Psychology at Work Better Living with Huffman/Positive Psychology
Careers in the field (pp. 7–9) Dealing with pseudo-psychology (pp. 4–5)
Becoming a better consumer of scientific research (pp. 37–38) Ethical research (pp. 18–20)
How neurotransmitters and hormones affect Us (pp. 53–57) Overcoming genetic misconceptions (pp. 82–84)
Working with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) (pp. 79–80) Better living through neuroscience (pp. 229–231)
Overcoming genetic misconceptions (pp. 82–84) Wellness (pp. 90–122)
Is my job too stressful? (p. 104) Hardiness (pp. 108–109)
Would you like to be a health psychologist? (pp. 111–112) Biofeedback and behavior modification for improved
Why you shouldn’t procrastinate (p. 118) health (p. 115)
Coping with technostress (pp. 120–121) Health and stress management (pp. 116–118)
Do subliminal messages improve sales? (pp. 132–133) Preventing hearing loss (pp. 141–145)
The dangers of sleeping on the job (p. 171) Understanding and overcoming sleep disorders (pp. 182–185)
Self-help for sleep problems (pp. 184–185) Healthier routes to alternate states (p. 166)
Club drug alert! (pp. 194–195) Attaining the benefits of meditation (p. 195)
Why can’t we get anything done around here? (pp. 220–221) Therapeutic uses of hypnosis (p. 198)
Classical conditioning (pp. 232–233) Successful use of reinforcement and punishment (pp. 213–219)
Operant conditioning (pp. 235–236) Overcoming prejudice and discrimination (pp. 235–236)
Cognitive-social learning (pp. 237–238) Understanding and overcoming superstition (pp. 236–237)
Improving long-term memory (LTM) (pp. 252–254) Improving and understanding memory (pp. 270–274)
Key factors in forgetting (p. 260) Improved problem-solving (pp. 283–286)
Heuristics and your career (p. 284) Creativity and multiple intelligences (pp. 288–299)
Recognizing barriers to problem solving (pp. 286–287) Promoting secure attachment and positive parenting
Multiple intelligences and your career (p. 299) (pp. 340–342)
Are your marital expectations unrealistic? (p. 360) Romantic love and attachment (p. 557)
Positive careers and rewarding retirements (p. 364) Moral behavior (pp. 350–354)
Dealing with your own death anxiety (pp. 369–370) Marriage and family improvement (pp. 359–365)
Protecting yourself and others against STIs (pp. 401–402) Positive careers and retirement (pp. 364–365)
Overcoming test anxiety (p. 411) Resiliency (p. 363)
Personality and your career (pp. 445–446) Positive aspects of aging and dying (pp. 366–370)
Testing your knowledge of abnormal behavior (p. 504) Benefits of androgyny (p. 383)
Careers in mental health (p. 533) High achievers (pp. 419–421)
Nonprofessional therapy—talking to the depressed Emotional intelligence (pp. 432–435)
(pp. 539–540) Suicide and its prevention (pp. 491–492)
The art and science of flirting (pp. 555–556) How your thoughts can make you depressed (pp. 488–491)
• Optional Chapter 17 Job satisfaction Mental health for the family (pp. 534–535)
and psychotherapy (p. 605) Hunting for good therapy films (p. 523)
• Optional Chapter 18 Improving communication Love and interpersonal attraction (pp. 553–559)
(pp. 621–623), improving your powers of persuasion Aggression—understanding and reducing (pp. 568–569)
(p. 625), and five approaches to conflict resolution Altruism and helping behaviors (pp. 570–573)
(pp. 637–638) Reducing prejudice and discrimination (pp. 573–576)
Reducing destructive obedience (pp. 559-577)

Further applications are provided with each chapter’s in-depth Critical Thinking/
Active Learning Exercises located at the appropriate place in each chapter. These
exercises are based on specific chapter content and devoted to developing various
critical thinking skills. For example, the Critical Thinking/Active Learning Exercise
in Chapter 16 asks readers, “Would you have obeyed Milgram’s directions?’’ and helps
develop independent thinking as a critical thinking skill.
Perhaps the most comprehensive and detailed applications are the two optional
chapters. In response to increasing demand for more coverage of how psychology applies
to business and work in the twenty-first century, we provide Industrial/Organizational
Psychology (Chapter 17) and Psychology at Work in a Global Economy (Chapter 18). These
chapters provide a general overview of industrial/organizational psychology, along

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with an extended discussion of communication, conflict management, leadership,

and persuasion techniques. They’re available as shrink-wrapped options to interested
professors and their students.

APA-Linked Learning Objectives!

Given increasing calls for national and state-mandated student learning outcomes (SLOs),
which are directly tied to accreditation, there is increasing pressure on professors to doc-
ument how they assess their students. In 2002, the American Psychological Association
(APA) task force created 10 broad-based learning goals for undergraduate psychology
majors (http://www.apa.org/ed/psymajor_guideline.pdf). For each of these 10 learning
goals, they also established specific learning outcomes and assessment guidelines. Sample text objective linked to
Psychology in Action (9e), and its ancillaries, are all organized and directly linked APA outcomes
to these same APA goals and outcomes. NEW, numbered learning objectives (15–25
per chapter) are found in special “Achievement” boxes located in the margin of each
chapter of the text. These objectives are then repeated with summarized answers in
the “Check & Review” sections found at the end of each chapter’s major section. In Objective 1.4: Contrast struc-
addition to these APA-linked text objectives, the preface of the text, student study turalism versus functionalism, and
guide, test bank, and Instructor’s Resource guide all contain a handy multipage table list the seven major perspectives
that lists the APA goals and outcomes, along with a corresponding page referenced list that guide modern psychology.
of the specific text objectives that meet each of these APA standards (see Table 2). The
complete list of all chapter-by-chapter objectives, along with a copy of Table 2, are
available electronically on our text website. This allows instructors to easily adapt our
text objectives to their own course and college requirements.
Professors have responded very favorably to these new objectives, which are
directly linked to the APA standards, because they can copy and print this table to
quickly and easily document how this text—and their course—satisfy their campus,
state, and national standards for learning outcomes and assessment.
A good friend and colleague made the following important points about assessment
and the APA guidelines.
These guidelines were written by an APA task force composed of college and university faculty
who have been involved in teaching and research on teaching for many years (Bill Buskist, Di-
ane Halpern, Charles Brewer, Jane Halonen, Bill Hill, Drew Appleby, Margaret Lloyd, Jerry
Rudmann and others). The intent of the task force was to outline “optimal expectations at the
completion of the baccalaureate degree by students who major in psychology.”

TABLE 2 PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION‘S (9E) DIRECT LINKS WITH APA GUIDELINES (Note: No textbook or single course
can address all these goals. These APA guidelines and Huffman objectives are intended for students who complete a
baccalaureate degree with a major in psychology.)

APA Undergraduate Learning Goals and Outcomes Huffman Learning Objectives

Psychology in Action (9e)
* Optional Chapters 17 and 18

Goal 1: Knowledge Base of Psychology

Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical
trends in psychology.

1.1 Characterize the nature of psychology as a discipline. Ch. 1 1.1–1.5

1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding represent- Ch. 2 2.1–2.21
ing appropriate breadth and depth in selected content Ch. 3 3.1–3.2, 3.5–3.18
areas of psychology (e.g., theory and research, history
Ch. 4 4.1–4.27
of psychology, relevant levels of analysis, overarching
themes, and relevant ethical issues). Ch. 5 5.1–5.2, 5.3–5.10, 5.12–5.16
1.3 Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the Ch. 6 6.1–6.15, 6.17–6.19
discipline to account for psychological phenomena. Ch. 7 7.1–7.8, 7.10–7.13

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1.4 Explain major perspectives of psychology (e.g., behav- Ch. 8 8.1–8.7, 8.9–8.20
ioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, Ch. 9 9.1–9.3, 9.5–9.15
psychodynamic, and sociocultural).
Ch. 10 10.1–10.6, 10.8–10.12, 10.14
Ch. 11 11.1–11.6, 11.8–11.14
Ch. 12 12.1–12.3, 12.5–12.13
Ch. 13 13.1–13.2, 13.4–13.16
Ch. 14 14.2, 14.4–14.8, 14.10, 14.13–14.15, 14.17–14.19
Ch. 15 15.1–15.19, 15.24–15.25
Ch. 16 16.1–16.2, 16.4–16.8, 16.11–16.20
*Ch. 17 17.1–17.11, 17.13–17.19
*Ch. 18 18.1–18.3, 18.5–18.8, 18.10–18.13
Knowledge base also emphasized in Student Study and Review Guide,
Instructor’s Resource Guide, WileyPlus, Wiley web site assets www.wiley.
com/college/huffman, etc.

Goal 2: Research Methods in Psychology

Understand and apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and
interpretation.

2.1 Describe the basic characteristics of the science of Ch. 1 1.6–1.15 (Research Highlight: Love at First
psychology. Fright, Case Study: A Life Without Fear,
2.2 Explain different research methods used by and Psychology at Work: Becoming a Better
psychologists. Consumer of Scientific Research)
a. Describe how various research designs address dif- Ch. 2 2.14, 2.18 (Case Study: Phineas Gage)
ferent types of questions and hypotheses. Ch. 3 3.3, 3.12 (Research Highlight: Hurricane
b. Articulate strengths and limitations of various Katrina and Local College Students, and Does
research designs, including distinguishing between Stress Cause Gastric Ulcers?)
qualitative and quantitative methods. Ch. 4 4.7, 4.16, 4.27 (Case Study: Helen Keller’s
c. Distinguish the nature of designs that permit causal Triumph and Advice, Research Highlight:
inferences from those that do not. Perfect (Yet Imperfect) Pitch, and Is There
Scientific Evidence for ESP?)
d. Describe how the values system of the researcher
can influence research design and decisions. Ch. 5 5.12 (Research Highlight: Addictive Drugs as
the Brain’s “Evil Tutor”)
2.3 Evaluate the appropriateness of conclusions derived
from psychological research. Ch. 6 6. 16 (Research Highlight: “The Theory Heard
Round the World”)
a. Interpret basic statistical results.
Ch. 7 7.12–7.13 (Research Highlight: Memory and the
b. Distinguish between statistical significance and
Criminal Justice System)
practical significance.
Ch. 8 8.20 (Research Highlight: Explaining
c. Describe effect size and confidence intervals.
Differences in IQ)
d. Evaluate the validity of conclusions presented in
Ch. 9 9.4 (Gender & Cultural Diversity: Cultural
research reports.
Guidelines for Developmental Research)
2.4 Design and conduct basic studies to address psycho-
Ch. 10 (Research Highlight: Children Who Survive
logical questions using appropriate research methods.
Despite the Odds)
a. Locate and use relevant databases, research, and
Ch. 11 11.4, 11.6, 11.10 (Gender & Cultural Diversity:
theory to plan, conduct, and interpret results of
A Cross-Cultural Look at Sexual Behaviors, The
research studies.
Study of Human Sexuality, Research Highlight:
b. Formulate testable research hypotheses, based on Video Games, Gender, and Spatial Skills, Is
operational definitions of variables. Cybersex Harmful? Case Study: The Tragic Tale
c. Use reliable and valid measures of variables of interest. of “John/Joan,” and Sexual Orientation)

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d. Select and apply appropriate methods to maximize Ch. 12 12.2, 12.4, 12.14 (Research Highlight:
internal and external validity and reduce the plausibil- Sensation Seeking, Fuel for Thought, and Case
ity of alternative explanations. Study: The Emotional Intelligence of Abraham
e. Collect, analyze, interpret, and report data using Lincoln)
appropriate statistical strategies to address different Ch. 13 13.4 (Research Highlight: Do Nonhuman
types of research questions and hypotheses. Animals Have Personality?)
f. Recognize that the theoretical and sociocultural Ch. 14 14.11 (Research Highlight: Suicide and Its
contexts as well as personal biases may shape research Prevention)
questions, design, data collection, analysis, and inter- Ch. 15 15.21 (Research Highlight: Mental Health and
pretation. the Family— PTSD)
2.5 Follow the APA Code of Ethics in the treatment of human Ch. 16 (Research Highlight: Understanding Implicit
and nonhuman participants in the design, data collection, Biases)
interpretation, and reporting of psychological research.
Appendix A Statistics and Psychology
2.6 Generalize research conclusions appropriately based on
the parameters of particular research methods. Research methods also emphasized in Student Study and Review
a. Exercise caution in predicting behavior based on Guide, Instructor’s Resource Guide, WileyPlus, Wiley web site assets
www.wiley.com/college/huffman, etc.
limitations of single studies.
b. Recognize the limitations of applying normative con-
clusions to individuals.
c. Acknowledge that research results may have
unanticipated societal consequences.
d. Recognize that individual differences and
sociocultural contexts may influence the applicability
of research findings.

Goal 3: Critical Thinking Skills in Psychology

Respect and use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to
solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.

3.1 Use critical thinking effectively. Ch. 1 1.1 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Applying
3.2 Engage in creative thinking. Critical Thinking to Psychological Science)
3.3 Use reasoning to recognize, develop, defend, and Ch. 2 2.19 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Biology
criticize arguments and other persuasive appeals. and Critical Thinking, and Psychology at Work:
Overcoming Genetic Misconceptions)
3.4 Approach problems effectively.
Ch. 3 3.18 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning:
Reducing Stress Through Critical Thinking)
Ch. 4 4.26–4.27 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning:
Problems with Believing in ESP, Research
Highlight: Is There Scientific Evidence for ESP?)
Ch. 5 5.7 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning:
Interpreting Your Dreams)
Ch. 6 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Positive
Psychology, Learning, and College Success)
Ch. 7 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Memory and
Metacognition)
Ch. 8 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Solving
Problems in College Life)
Ch. 9 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: The
Development of “Suicide Bombers”)
Ch. 10 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Morality and
Academic Cheating)

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Ch. 11 11.4, 11.10 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning:

Gender Differences and Critical Thinking, Sexual
Orientation, and Rape Myths and Rape Prevention)
Ch. 12 12.6, 12.11–12.14 (Critical Thinking/Active
Learning: Obesity—Weighing the Evidence, and
Critical Thinking About Motivation and Emotion)
Ch. 13 13.17 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Why
Are Pseudo-Personality Tests So Popular?)
Ch. 14 14.1, 14.12 (Myths About Mental Illness, and
Critical Thinking/Active Learning: How Your
Thoughts Can Make You Depressed)
Ch. 15 15.1 (Myths About Therapy, and Critical
Thinking/Active Learning: Hunting for
Good Therapy Films)
Ch. 16 16.19–16.20 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning:
When and Why Do You Help?)
*Ch. 17 17.14 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Power
Versus Influence?)
*Ch. 18 18.13 (Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Are
You Assertive?)
Critical thinking also emphasized in Student Study and Review Guide,
Instructor’s Resource Guide, WileyPlus, Wiley web site assets www.wiley.
com/college/huffman, etc.

Goal 4: Application of Psychology

Understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues.

4.1 Describe major applied areas of psychology (e.g., Ch. 1 1.3, 1.17 (Psychology at Work: Careers in the
clinical, counseling, industrial/organizational, school, Field, Becoming a Better Consumer of Scientific
health, forensics, media, military, etc.). Research, and Tools for Student Success)
4.2 Identify appropriate applications of psychology in Ch. 2 2.3, 2.16, 2.19 (Psychology at Work: How
solving problems (e.g., healthy lifestyles, origins and Neurotransmitters and Hormones Affect Us,
treatment of abnormal behavior, etc.). Working with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI),
4.3 Articulate how psychological principles can be used to and Overcoming Genetic Misconceptions)
explain social issues and inform public policy. Ch. 3 3.4, 3.6., 3.8, 3.9–3.18 (Can Job Stress be Fatal?,
Psychology at Work: Is My Job Too Stressful?,
4.4 Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research
Would You Like to be a Health Psychologist?,
findings as these relate to everyday life.
Why You Shouldn’t Procrastinate, Coping with
4.5 Recognize that ethically complex situations can Technostress, and Critical Thinking: Reducing
develop in the application of psychological principles Stress Through Critical Thinking)
Ch. 4 4.4, 4. 26–4.27 (Psychology at Work: Do
Subliminal Messages Improve Sales?, Critical
Thinking/Active Learning: Problems with
Believing in ESP, Research Highlight: Is There
Scientific Evidence for ESP?)
Ch. 5 5.4, 5.9, 5.12, 5.14–5.16 (Psychology at Work:
Dangers of Sleeping on the Job, Self-Help
for Sleep Problems, Addictive Drugs, Club
Drug Alert, and Healthier Ways to Alter
Consciousness,)
Ch. 6 6.6, 6.9–6.12, 6.16, 6.20–6.22 (Psychology at
Work: Why Can’t We Get Anything Done
Around Here?, Classical Conditioning, Operant

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Conditioning, Cognitive-Social Learning,

Research Highlight: “The Theory Heard Round
the World,” and Critical Thinking/Active
Learning: Using Learning Principles to Succeed
in College)
Ch. 7 7.5, 7.8–7.9, 7.12–7.15 (Psychology at Work:
Improving Long-Term Memory (LTM), Key
Factors in Forgetting, Research Highlight:
Memory and the Criminal Justice System,
Using Psychology to Improve Our Memory,
Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Memory
and Metacognition)
Ch. 8 8.4–8.5, 8.8 (Psychology at Work: Heuristics and
Your Career, Recognizing Barriers to Problem-
Solving, Multiple Intelligences and Your Career,
Critical Thinking/Active Learning: Solving
Problems in College Life, Creativity, Gender &
Cultural Diversity: Unspoken Accents,
Ch. 9 9.14–9.15 (Attachment, Parenting Styles, Critical
Thinking/Active Learning: The Development of
“Suicide Bombers”)
Ch. 10 10.8–10.9, 10.12–10.14 (Critical Thinking/
Active Learning: Morality and Academic
Cheating, Meeting the Challenges of Adulthood,
Psychology at Work: Are Your Marital
Expectations Unrealistic? Positive Careers and
Rewarding Retirements, Research Highlight:
Children Who Survive Despite the Odds, Grief
and Death)
Ch. 11 11.4, 11.5, 11.8, 11.11–11.14 (Case Study: Tragic
Tale of “John/Joan,” Research Highlight: Video
Games, Gender, and Spatial Skills, Gender
Differences, Androgyny, Sexual Response Cycle,
Is Cybersex Harmful?, Sexual Orientation, Sexual
Problems, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Rape
Myths and Rape Prevention)
Ch. 12 12.3–12.7, 12.11–12.14 [Research Highlight:
Sensation Seeking, Psychology at Work:
Overcoming Test Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Fuel
for Thought, Achievement Motivation, Intrinsic
Versus Extrinsic Motivation, Polygraph Testing,
and Emotional Intelligence (EI)]
Ch. 13 13.3, 13.9, 13.11 (Personality-Job-Fit Theory,
Applying Humanistic and Social-Cognitive Theories)
Ch. 14 14.1, 14.11–14.12 (Myths About Mental Illness,
Suicide and its Prevention, How Your Thoughts
Can Make You Depressed, and Psychology at Work:
Testing Your Knowledge of Abnormal Behavior)
Ch. 15 15.1, 15.20, 15.21, 15.25, 15.26 (Myths about
Therapy, Psychology at Work: Careers in Mental
Health, Research Highlight: Mental Health and the
Family-PTSD, How to Find a Good Therapist,

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and Psychology at Work: Nonprofessional

Therapy—Talking to the Depressed)
Ch. 16 16.5–16.8, 16.10–16.11, 16.16–16.22 (Cognitive
Dissonance and Attitude Change, Prejudice
and Discrimination, Psychology at Work: The
Art and Science of Flirting, Romantic Versus
Companionate Love, Conformity and Obedience,
Aggression and Altruism)
*Ch. 17 17.1–17.7, 17.15–17–19 (Employee Recruitment,
Selection, Training, and Evaluation, Job
Performance, Worker Motivation, Job
Satisfaction, Personality-Job-Fit Theory, and
Psychology at Work: Job Satisfaction and
Psychotherapy)
*Ch. 18 18.1–18.13 (Communication, Persuasion,
Conflict, Male/Female Differences in
Communication, Psychology at Work: Improving
Communication, Five Approaches to Conflict
Resolution, and What Happens to Business When
Cultures Clash?)

Applications also emphasized in Student Study and Review Guide,

Instructor’s Resource Guide, WileyPlus, Wiley web site assets www.wiley.
com/college/huffman, etc.

Goal 5: Values in Psychology

Weigh evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reflect other values that are the underpinnings of
psychology as a discipline.

5.1 Recognize the necessity for ethical behavior in all Ch. 1 1.6–1.16 (Research Highlight: Love at First
aspects of the science and practice of psychology. Fright, Case Study: A Life Without Fear,
5.2 Demonstrate reasonable skepticism and intellectual Psychology at Work: Becoming a Better
curiosity by asking questions about causes of behavior. Consumer of Scientific Research, and Gender
& Cultural Diversity: Are There Cultural
5.3 Seek and evaluate scientific evidence for psychological
Universals?)
claims.
Ch. 2 2.14, 2.18, 2.21 (Case Study: Phineas Gage and
5.4 Tolerate ambiguity and realize that psychological
Gender & Cultural Diversity: The Evolution of
explanations are often complex and tentative.
Sex Differences)
5.5 Recognize and respect human diversity.
Ch. 3 3.3–3.4, 3.12 (Research Highlight: Hurricane
5.6 Assess and justify their engagement with respect to Katrina and Local College Students, and Does
civic, social, and global responsibilities. Stress Cause Gastric Ulcers?, and Gender &
5.7 Understand the limitations of their psychological Cultural Diversity: “Karoshi”—Can Job Stress
knowledge and skills. be Fatal?)
Ch. 4 4.7, 4.16, 4.22 4.27 (Case Study: Helen Keller’s
Triumph and Advice, Research Highlight:
Perfect (Yet Imperfect) Pitch, Gender & Cultural
Diversity: Are the Gestalt Laws Universally
True?, and Is There Scientific Evidence for ESP?)
Ch. 5 5.8, 5.12 (Gender & Cultural Diversity: Dream
Variations and Similarities, Research Highlight:
Addictive Drugs as the Brain’s “Evil Tutor”)
Ch. 6 6. 16–6.17 (Research Highlight: “The Theory
Heard Round the World,” and Gender &

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Exercise 1: Assessment criteria and rubrics

Learning Objective 1: Experimental procedures and results
• Critical analysis and evaluation
- Sub-point: Additional details and explanations
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• Critical analysis and evaluation
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Learning Objective 3: Current trends and future directions
• Experimental procedures and results
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Learning Objective 4: Literature review and discussion
• Statistical analysis and interpretation
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• Comparative analysis and synthesis
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- Note: Important consideration
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• Experimental procedures and results
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Note: Case studies and real-world applications
• Comparative analysis and synthesis
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Remember: Best practices and recommendations
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Exercise 2: Assessment criteria and rubrics
Remember: Interdisciplinary approaches
• Practical applications and examples
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- Example: Practical application scenario
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Note: Assessment criteria and rubrics
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Definition: Literature review and discussion
• Current trends and future directions
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[Figure 13: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Definition: Critical analysis and evaluation
• Theoretical framework and methodology
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Example 14: Fundamental concepts and principles
• Theoretical framework and methodology
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- Note: Important consideration
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• Current trends and future directions
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[Figure 16: Diagram/Chart/Graph]
Important: Key terms and definitions
• Case studies and real-world applications
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- Note: Important consideration
Definition: Assessment criteria and rubrics
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
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- Example: Practical application scenario
Important: Key terms and definitions
• Fundamental concepts and principles
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• Learning outcomes and objectives
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Key Concept: Key terms and definitions
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• Literature review and discussion
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Formula: [Mathematical expression or equation]
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- Example: Practical application scenario
Important: Critical analysis and evaluation
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Example 26: Fundamental concepts and principles
• Problem-solving strategies and techniques
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Practice Problem 28: Comparative analysis and synthesis
• Learning outcomes and objectives
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• Interdisciplinary approaches
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Remember: Best practices and recommendations
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• Comparative analysis and synthesis
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Chapter 5: Comparative analysis and synthesis
Note: Comparative analysis and synthesis
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Important: Best practices and recommendations
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