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Psychology : contemporary perspectives / Paul Okami, Widener University.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Okami, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology.
- psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Research-based but highly accessible, this fresh, contemporary, and engaging volume helps students appreciate the science of psychology and understand how its principles apply to their own lives. Features contemporary perspectives (not just contemporary references), the most current research, stories that help students connect with the principles of psychology, pedagogical features integrated into the body of the text, study tools, and ancillary online resources.--Adapted from publisher wesbite.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Psychology as science
- The brain, the body, and behavior
- The nature and nurture of behavior
- Human lifespan development
- Perception and the senses
- Varieties of consciousness
- Learning
- Memory
- Thinking, language, and intelligence
- Motivation
- Emotion and health
- Sex, gender, and sexual behavior
- Personality
- Psychological disorders
- Treatment
- Social psychology
- Glossary
- References
- Credits
- Name index
- Subject index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780199856619
- 0199856613
- 019935068X
- 9780199350681
- OCLC:
- 828834142
- Publisher Number:
- 99988365283
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