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Biological Psychology: An Introduction to Behavioral, Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience (Book with CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh) [With CDROM]

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I have used both the first and second editions of this text in courses for first-year graduate students in a Psy.D. program. The text is clear, the illustrations excellent, as are the color overheads. This is at exactly the right level for students who will be clinicians using this information in understanding and dealing with clients directly (as opposed to researchers).

This is the best introductory book in Biological Psychology/Neuropsychology I have seen so far. Very well written and with beautiful illustrations and pictures that make this interesting subject even better.

I had the chance to give a overlook to prof. M.Rosenzweig text "Biological Psychology...", talking with my assistant teacher, I said, at last a nice, and good text for undergraduate student that are not going to be medicine student, but other profesional. This is the text for a change in the teaching of neuroscience; the result of it use will be clear at december 2000. the reasons for this: - clear use of history. - great use of design in each theme treated. - all the aids (cd, etc) are exactly what a beginnig student need. - the use of real neuroanatomy part, are perfectly complement by the pictures, diagram in the text. profs. M. Rosenzweig, A. leiman & S.M. Breedlove thanks from Chile.

I read this book to better understand how biological factors affect human psychology. Although it is a student text and intended to include classroom lecture and discussion, it provides a through overview of the subject and a level of detail that helps explain human behavior. A bit academic for some, it will help any reader to appreciate the incredible complex interaction between the biological and psychological.

This text book is a really great tool for students that are just starting to learn about biopsych. It is informative and detailed but not to the point to were students can't understand the material. The CD is also a great resource.

I understand that Biopsychology is a very complicated and hard to understand topic. However, I wish the authors of this textbook would have done a little to minimize the dominating complexity of the topic. This textbook hits you hard and fast, there are no metaphors or breaks in the knowledge. Every sentence is something you feel like you have to know for your next test, making it very, very hard to study effectively. If your professor requires this book, make sure that they are a good instructor via ratemyprofessor.com or other sources. If you have a professor who cannot teach effectively, you may end up getting lost unless you are extremely competent at biology and learning new, foreign words easily. Each page usually has about 5-10 new vocab words that you should know.

This is easily the hardest textbook I've ever tried to read (even more than math), so make sure that you know you have the study habits and solid professor before you invest in this book and a class like this. If you have no prior knowledge, you will end up struggling more than most other classes. I didn't know anything beyond basic Psych 101 knowledge before taking this class, and I've had to study more than I have in any other class. It's possible to succeed, but this textbook won't do you any favors.

As a note, the online portion of this (biopsychology.com) is not entirely good, with very vague study questions. That said, it is free to access, so feel free to check that out before you purchase this textbook to get a good idea of the kind of tone the book uses!

Daughter needed this book for college, and the bookstore price for used and new was not comparable with price that was offered here. Book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner.

I'm using this book for my BioPsychology class. It is a great book and easy to read, plus I got a great price on a brand new bood! Couldn't be happier!!

My daughter bought this book for her class at SSU. It was what she needed

Book came quickly. It's good if you like to learn... otherwise it would work better to beat yourself in the face with.