Psychology - Hardcover

Lester A. Lefton

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ISBN 10: 0205075908 ISBN 13: 9780205075904

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1982

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This introduction to psychology has been extensively rewritten with many examples to explain difficult concepts. The text covers: co-dependence, the health psychologist and AIDS research, Alzheimer's Disease, MMP1-2, community psychology, new conceptions of memory and cognitive psychology.

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From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: This newest edition is designed as an introduction to psychology. Key Topics: Covers scientific method and critical thinking. Also, gives emphasis throughout on applied and timely topics, such as criticisms of The Bell Curve. This book provides coverage of social, applied, environmental, community, educational, and sport psychology.

About the Author:

Linda Brannon received her Ph.D. in human experimental psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Brannon and co-author Jess Feist are both professors in the department of Psychology at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where they have been teaching since receiving their doctorates. After becoming interested in the emerging field of health psychology, Brannon and Feist co-authored the first edition of this text in the 1980s, and they have enjoyed expanding and developing their text along with the field for more than two decades. In addition to her work in health psychology, Dr. Brannon has authored a text on gender and is co-author of an introductory psychology text.

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