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Questions, questions, questions.Almost every student has a least one question about introductory psychology that they really would like to have answered. How does the brain work? Is there any difference between the brain and the mind? Why do we dream? What makes people like or hate one another? Who do some people go 'crazy' while others remain 'normal'?For the past 27 years, Dr. Mike Atkinson has been teaching Introductory Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. Over the years, there are thousands of questions that students have asked him about psychology. This book is a selection of those frequently asked questions, or those that dealt with an interesting or complicated topic.