Written in an almost conversational writing style, this book contains appropriate jokes and stories about psychology to provide learners with a "mental break" from the material and the motivation to continue reading it. The humor is accompanied by up-to-date information on chapter topics, attention to scientific research, and ample research citations. Chapter topics include sleep, dreams, hypnosis and drugs; learning and behavior; how memory works; development across the lifespan; cognitive psychology: thinking, intelligence, and language; motivation and emotion; sexuality and gender; health and coping with stress; theories of personality; psychological disorders; and social psychology. For an introduction to psychology.