4. Individual Differences and Development

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue xi
5. Part One. Significant Ideas
6. 1. Conscious and Unconscious 3
7. 2. The Sad Case of Phineas Gage 23
8. 3. Understanding Our ancestors, Understanding Our Emotions 37
9. 4. Individual Differences and Development 53
10. Part Two. Learning, Language, Thinking
11. 5. Stimulus and Response 67
12. 6. Language 81
13. 7. Mental Models 89
14. 8. The Digital World 103
15. Part Three. Mind and Brain
16. 9. You Need Your Head Examined 123
17. 10. Mental Illness, Psychosomatic Illness 137
18. 11. fMRI and Brain Bases of Experience 153
19. 12. Feeling within the Self, Feeling for Others 163
20. Part Four. Community
21. 13. In Affection and Conflict 175
22. 14. Cooperation 187
23. 15. What is it about Love? 201
24. 16. Culture 213
25. Part Five. Common Humanity
26. 17. Imagination, Stories, Empathy 227
27. 18. Authority and Morality 247
28. 19. Creativity, Expertise, Grit 259
29. 20. Consciousness and Free Will 275
30. Epilogue 289
31. Notes 293
32. References 309
33. Name index 343
34. Subject index 351
35. Image credits 361