Understanding Abnormal Behavior


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This book provides the reader with the current research in abnormal psychology. The authors' emphasis on the influence of society and culture on the identification, course, and treatment of disorders gives a well-rounded view of the field.




Psychology


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The aim of this book is to encourage students to think critically and imaginatively about psychology, and to apply what they learn to their own lives and the world around them. Included are quick quizzes, to reinforce learning




Psychology


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Psychology


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This text outlines Christopher Peterson's biopsychosocial approach to psychology, giving full coverage of evolutionary psychology. The emphasis of the book is on human diversity and applications of psychology. Features of this edition include Doing Research sections; chapter opening vignettes; stop and think questions; and a special chapter on industrial/organizational and applied psychology.




Psychology


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Psychology


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In this work, Lahey applies learning theory to this text and the result is a system that leads to student learning. Each chapter begins with an advanced organizer that tells the student what the chapter is about and gives him or her a cognitive structure on which to hang new information.




Psychology


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Psychology


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This is an upper-level introductory psychology text that incorporates cutting-edge material to present the core aspects of psychology. The authors use a set of five themes that are woven throughout the text to unite all of the material. These primary themes or emphases, introduced in Chapter 1, include: biological, learning, cognitive, developmental, and sociocultural factors. Then in each succeeding chapter the themes are (a) introduced at the beginning of the chapter in a set of Thematic Questions, (b) woven into the chapter material, and (c) summarized at the end in Themes in Review. New features have been added to this edition to create a more exciting and visually enhanced text.




Ie-Psych Explor/Appl


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