Informed by the latest cutting-edge research, this beginner's guide to psychology provides a vibrant and witty examination of the very heart of what it is to be human, exploring the senses, how memory works, and what determines our intelligence and personality.
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ISBN:1851686029 (pbk.)
ISBN:9781851686025 (pbk.)
Physical Description:x, 240 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. print
Publisher:Oxford : Oneworld, 2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What is psychology? -- The nervous system : biological psychology in action -- Sensing and perceiving the world -- Learning, remembering, forgetting -- Language and communication -- Individual differences : intelligence and personality -- The development of behaviour -- Influencing others : social psychology in action -- Emotion, stress, and health -- Mental illness.
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