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Real world psychology, 2 nd edition balances comprehensive coverage of the key concepts in introductory psychology with a concise writing style and engages students with current and interesting research that explores these concepts in reallife contexts. Behaviorists focus on your behaviors actions and figure out ways to change them. Visual figure ground is a visual perceptual skill that allows you to be able to isolate and focus on a single figure from a busy background. Ap exams are developed and scored by college faculty and experienced ap teachers.
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