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PSYCHOLOGY

ELEVENTH EDITION

DAVID G. MYERS

Hope College

Holland, Michigan

C. NATHAN DEWALL

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957352

ISBN-13: 978-1-4641-6752-2

ISBN-10: 1-4641-6752-4

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For Danielle Baker, in celebration of
your becoming part of our family

To Charles K. DeWall,
tireless educator, delightful dad,
and consummate artist

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