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<div class="c-no-headers-number-list_container"><h5 class="h6">Preface to the sixth edition</h5><h5 class="h6">Guided Tour</h5><h5 class="h6">The teaching package</h5><h5 class="h6">The authors</h5><h5 class="h6">Acknowledgements</h5><h5 class="h6">Publisher's acknowledgements</h5><ol><li>The science of psychology</li><li>How to study behaviour</li><li>Evolution, genetics and behaviour</li><li>Psychobiology and neuroscience</li><li>Sensation</li><li>Perception</li><li>Learning and behaviour</li><li>Memory</li><li>Consciousness</li><li>Language and communication</li><li>Intelligence and thinking</li><li>Developmental psychology</li><li>Motivation and emotion</li><li>Personality</li><li>Social psychology I: Social cognition and attitudes</li><li>Social psychology II: Interpersonal and group processes</li><li>Psychology and health</li><li>Mental health and illness</li></ol><h5 class="h6">Glossary</h5><h5 class="h6">References</h5><h5 class="h6">Indexes</h5></div>

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<ul>
    <li>1. The science of psychology </li>
    <li>2. How to study behaviour </li>
    <li>3. Evolution, genetics and behaviour </li>
    <li>4. Psychobiology and neuroscience </li>
    <li>5. Sensation </li>
    <li>6. Perception </li>
    <li>7. Learning and behaviour </li>
    <li>8. Memory </li>
    <li>9. Consciousness </li>
    <li>10. Language and communication </li>
    <li>11. Intelligence and thinking </li>
    <li>12. Developmental psychology </li>
    <li>13. Motivation and emotion </li>
    <li>14. Personality </li>
    <li>15. Social psychology I: Social cognition and attitudes </li>
    <li>16. Social psychology II: Interpersonal and group processes </li>
    <li>17. Psychology and health </li>
    <li>18. Mental health and illness </li>
    <li>Glossary </li>
</ul>

G Neil Martin

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Discover more about the fascinating field of psychology and study the latest theories and research findings with this comprehensive guide.

Preface to the sixth edition

Guided Tour

The teaching package

The authors

Acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

Glossary

References

Indexes