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* Psychology: yesterday and today * The research process: how we find things out * The biology of mind and behaviour: the brain in action * Sensory and perceptual processes: how the world enters the mind * Consciousness: focus on awareness * Learning * Memory: living with yesterday * Language and thinking: what humans do best * Types of intelligence: what does it mean to be smart? * Emotion and motivation: feeling and striving * Personality: vive la difference! * Psychology over the life span: growing up, growing older, growing wiser * Social psychology: meeting of the minds * Stress and health * Psychological disorders: more than everyday problems * Treatment: healing actions, healing words View detailed Table of Contents