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From undergraduate course resources, to the prestigious cambridge handbooks in psychology series and our extensive collection of scholarly monographs, cambridge supports learning and research across all of psychology and related fields. The ultimate psychology reading list since 2008, the psychologist has been asking people in its one on one section for one book or journal article that all psychologists should read. For this reason, it is extra important to establish good study habits. Skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. While your psychology classes already have required reading lists, there are a number of great psychology books that can supplement your studies. Psychology at cambridge you have to take 2 papers 12 the course not in psychology in the first year, and 1 or 2 papers on the second year which are not in psychology.
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