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Psychology: An Introduction, 8/e

Benjamin B. Lahey, University of Chicago

ISBN: 0072563141
Copyright year: 2004

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  • New visual “advance organizer.” The opening page to each major section of the text now contains a visual overview of the section material's conceptual organization. Studies have shown that viewing an advance organizer before reading a passage increases retention of the content of the passage.
  • Increased coverage of positive psychology and evolutionary psychology highlights these hot new areas in the discipline.
  • New information addresses developmental changes in the brain and their relations to changes in behavior and mental processes, keeping the book in step with the latest advances in psychology.
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