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Psychology / John P. Dworetzky.

By: Dworetzky, John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: St. Paul. MN : West Pub. Co, c1991Edition: 4th ed.Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0314774629 .Subject(s): PsychologyDDC classification: 150
Contents:
Unit 1: Psychological Foundation: The mind and The body -- History, systems and research methods -- The biological bases of behavior -- Sensation -- Perception -- State of consciousness -- Unit 2: Interacting with the environment -- Conditioning and learning -- Memory and information processing -- Cognition and language -- Motivation -- Emotion -- Unit 3: Development and individual differences -- Development through the lifespan -- Intelligence and creativity -- Personality -- Unit 4: Conflict and adjustment -- Health psychology -- Adnormal behavior -- Therapy -- Unit 5: Relating to one another -- Social behavior -- Sexuality, attraction and intimacy -- Applied psychology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00017161
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This comprehensive 19-chapter introduction to psychology is characterized by the author's witty and lucid style of writing. While covering complex issues, the text remains readable and interesting to students. It is strongly research-based, and contains an exceptional amount of up-to-date material. Focus On sections spotlight gender and human diversity issues, encourage critical thinking, and provide daily life applications of psychology.

Includes bibliographical references: (R 1-26) and indexes.

Unit 1: Psychological Foundation: The mind and The body -- History, systems and research methods -- The biological bases of behavior -- Sensation -- Perception -- State of consciousness -- Unit 2: Interacting with the environment -- Conditioning and learning -- Memory and information processing -- Cognition and language -- Motivation -- Emotion -- Unit 3: Development and individual differences -- Development through the lifespan -- Intelligence and creativity -- Personality -- Unit 4: Conflict and adjustment -- Health psychology -- Adnormal behavior -- Therapy -- Unit 5: Relating to one another -- Social behavior -- Sexuality, attraction and intimacy -- Applied psychology.

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