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This new edition edited by the best-selling team of Cardwell Clark & Meldrum has been fully revised & updated to match the new AQA A

Specification containing new features to ensure your students are completely up-to-date! This new fourth edition builds on the strengths that have made Psychology AS the most popular book on the subject at this level. Collins best-selling author team have tailored this edition to the new requirements of the 2008 AQA A

Specification to ensure it provides even better support for students from starting the subject to exam success. / Full coverage of the AQA A

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