Major principles and contemporary themes drive this narrative overview of the field touching on the latest ideas and findings in biological, cognitive, social, developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Gazzaniga and Heatherton provide the latest insights on a wide array of topics and issues including the growth of children's minds, the ways we learn, the impact of serious head injuries on behavior, the reasons why we discriminate against one another, the possibility of changing our personalities, and the causes ...
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Major principles and contemporary themes drive this narrative overview of the field touching on the latest ideas and findings in biological, cognitive, social, developmental, personality, and clinical psychology. Gazzaniga and Heatherton provide the latest insights on a wide array of topics and issues including the growth of children's minds, the ways we learn, the impact of serious head injuries on behavior, the reasons why we discriminate against one another, the possibility of changing our personalities, and the causes and treatments of psychological disorders.
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New. No Dustjacket. Size: 9.25 x 11 1/8 x 1; Type: Book 2003/Stated 1st Edition/1st Printing/Illustrations & Photographs/589 Pages Plus Glossary, Indexes, ETC. A new survey for introductory psychology courses, this text takes the reader on a tour of contemporary psychology. It integrates the knowledge of brain scientists & psychologists to help understand the relationship between mental life & human behavior. Contemporary principles & themes drive this narrative as it discusses ideas and findings in biological, cognitive, social, developmental, personality and clinical psychology. This book is a professional copy, and is extremely useful for fiction writers, managers, employers, etc.