Psychology

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1. The Science of Psychology

2. The Biological Perspective

3. Sensation and Perception

4. Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

5. Learning

6. Memory

7. Cognitive Psychology: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

8. Development across the Lifespan

9. Motivation and Emotion

10. Sexuality and Gender

11. Stress and Health

12. Social Psychology

13. Theories of Personality

14. Psychological Disorders

15. Psychological Therapies

Appendix A: Statistics

Appendix B: Applied Psychology