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by: Neil R. Carlson  List Price: $133.00 Amazon.com's Price: $106.40 You Save: $26.60 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 150 EAN: 9780205597918 Edition: 7 ISBN: 0205597912 Label: Allyn & Bacon Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon Number Of Items: 2 Number Of Pages: 576 Publication Date: July 06, 2007 Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Studio: Allyn & Bacon Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating: - Very InformativeThis is a very good text book in that it is well detailed, highly informative, and well illustrated. The only down side for me is that it is written in first person, which is something I am unaccustomed to in a text book and tends to take away from what I am supposed to be learning, in that it tends to make me think it is opinion and not fact that he is teaching. If one can get past that mentality, it is a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone interested in this realm of thinking. (I ... Read More Rating:  - Ali BabaAs a student with no background in Biology, this book helped me tremendously with my Physiological Psychology course. Rating:  - Paperback International EditionI was able to get the international edition for less (it is a paperback). The content is the same. Rating: - Excellent for basic neuropsychThis book is clear and does an excellent job of teaching a beginner the basics of neuropsych. Carlson understands this material can at times be dry and difficult and is able to write anecdotally and scientifically. Rating: - even for non-psy majorsThis book is really easy to, but that does not mean that it does not provide you with good information. In fact, I think the book is informative while being quite concise. The diagrams are nice too. 
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