Psychology: Themes & Variations
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ISBN: 0534367143 / Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company, January 2001
New edition of an introductory text that surveys psychology's broad range of content. Weiten (Santa...
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New edition of an introductory text that surveys psychology's broad range of content. Weiten (Santa Clara U.) presents 16 chapters that emphasize both research and application and cover topics including the evolution of psychology, the research enterprise, the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, variations in consciousness, learning, human memory, language and thought, intelligence and psychological testing, motivation and emotion, human development across the life span, personality, psychological disorders and their treatment, social behavior, and stress, coping and health. Attractively formatted with many color illustrations. Contains critical thinking applications by Diane F. Halpern, California State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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