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" What is psychology? "
Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo.
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784431
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Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo.
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What is psychology?\ Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo.
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Australia ; Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, ©2006.
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xxxvii, 758 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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0155073338
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: 0495032107
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: 9780155073333
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What is psychology? --; How does biology influence our behavior? --; How do we sense and perceive our world? --; Consciousness: wide awake, in a daze, or dreaming? --; How do we learn? --; How does memory function? --; Cognition, language, and intelligence: how do we think? --; Motivation and emotion: What guides behavior? --; How do children grow, change, and develop? --; How do adolescents and adults change and develop? --; How do gender and sexuality impact our behavior? --; How do we understand and relate to others? --; Health, stress, and coping: how can you create a healthy life? --; What is personality, and how do we measure it? --; What are psychological disorders, and how can we understand them? --; What therapies are used to treat psychological problems?
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This textbook introduces theories of perception, behavior, memory, and language acquisition, and describes physical, cognitive, and social development from conception to death. Pastorino (Valencia Community College) and Doyle (Gainesville College) also explore motivation, emotion, gender differences, sexual attitudes, social influence, stress, personality, mental health disorders, and psychotherapy. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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Psychology -- Textbooks.
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Psychology.
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Ellen Pastorino
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Susann Doyle-Portillo
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