Psychology: Themes and VariationsBiological bases of behaviour - Sensation and perception - Sleep and dreams - Learning through conditioning - Human memory - Language and thought - Intelligence and testing - Motivation and emotion - Human development across the life span - Personality - Coping and stress management - Suicide - Psychological disorders - Psychotheraphy - Social behaviour - Split brain research (Gazzaniga, Bogen & Roger Sperry) ). |
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