Featuring a four-colour design, the second edition of this text focuses
on the building blocks of the field of psychology while making clear the
relevance of psychology to people's everyday lives. It aims to help foster
an appreciation of the scientific basis of the field, as well as providing
an impetus for critical thinking. Integrated throughout the text are several
learning aids. These include: special features like "psychology at work"
and "cutting edge" boxes and the "informed consumer" sections; opening
chapter prologues; and looking ahead, recap and review sections. The second
edition includes: a new chapter 15 - "Living with others in a Diverse World"
includes expanded multicultural coverage that is integratted throughout the
text; expanded coverage on cognitive psychology; new material on implicit
memory, cognitive theories of intelligence, cognitive abilities and gender
differences; new topics such as minority representation in the field of
psychology, circadian rhythms, sex differences in smell, and new theories
of dreaming; and greater emphasis on the influence of culture, ethnicity,
race and human diversity on behaviour, both from a subcultural and cross-
cultural perspective

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