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Biological Psychology

Kalat, James W.
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781305105409
Publisert
2014-10-02
Utgave
12. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
Vekt
1520 gr
Høyde
285 mm
Bredde
222 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
624

Forfatter
Kalat, James W.

Biographical note

JAMES W. KALAT is Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, where he taught Introduction to Psychology and Biological Psychology for 35 years. Born in 1946, he received an AB degree summa cum laude from Duke University in 1968 and a PhD in psychology in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania, under the supervision of Paul Rozin. He is also the author of Biological Psychology, 12th edition (Boston, MA: Cengage, 2016), and coauthor with Michelle N. Shiota of Emotion, 2nd edition (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2012). In addition to textbooks, he has written journal articles on taste-aversion learning, the teaching of psychology, and other topics.

Biological Psychology

Kalat, James W.
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Kalat, James W.
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
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Dr. James W. Kalat's BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is widely used for good reason: an extremely high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples. Kalat's goals are to make biological psychology accessible and to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior, and he delivers. Updated with new topics, examples, and recent research findings, the new edition continues this book's tradition of quality.
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Presents a high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples.
Introduction. 1. Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses. 2. Synapses. 3. Anatomy and Research Methods. 4. Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity. 5. Vision. 6. Other Sensory Systems. 7. Movement. 8. Wakefulness and Sleep. 9. Internal Regulation. 10. Reproductive Behaviors. 11. Emotional Behaviors. 12. The Biology of Learning and Memory. 13. Cognitive Functions. 14. Psychological Disorders. Appendix A: Brief, Basic Chemistry. Appendix B: Society for Neuroscience Policies on the Use of Animals and Human Subjects in Research.
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"Very accessible to students. Well organized within each chapter and the modular structure allows instructors flexibility to customize their course. It is well written and has ample illustrations and real world application of concepts.""Very well written and easy to follow. Students find it very reader-friendly. It is up to the students' writing levels. The author includes key terms when necessary; [the book] suffices to cover biological psychology."
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Dr. James W. Kalat's BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is widely used for good reason: an extremely high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples. Kalat's goals are to make biological psychology accessible and to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior, and he delivers. Updated with new topics, examples, and recent research findings, the new edition continues this book's tradition of quality.
Les mer
Presents a high level of scholarship, a clear writing style with amusing anecdotes, and precise examples.
Introduction. 1. Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses. 2. Synapses. 3. Anatomy and Research Methods. 4. Genetics, Evolution, Development, and Plasticity. 5. Vision. 6. Other Sensory Systems. 7. Movement. 8. Wakefulness and Sleep. 9. Internal Regulation. 10. Reproductive Behaviors. 11. Emotional Behaviors. 12. The Biology of Learning and Memory. 13. Cognitive Functions. 14. Psychological Disorders. Appendix A: Brief, Basic Chemistry. Appendix B: Society for Neuroscience Policies on the Use of Animals and Human Subjects in Research.
Les mer
"Very accessible to students. Well organized within each chapter and the modular structure allows instructors flexibility to customize their course. It is well written and has ample illustrations and real world application of concepts.""Very well written and easy to follow. Students find it very reader-friendly. It is up to the students' writing levels. The author includes key terms when necessary; [the book] suffices to cover biological psychology."
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781305105409
Publisert
2014-10-02
Utgave
12. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
Vekt
1520 gr
Høyde
285 mm
Bredde
222 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
624

Forfatter
Kalat, James W.

Biographical note

JAMES W. KALAT is Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, where he taught Introduction to Psychology and Biological Psychology for 35 years. Born in 1946, he received an AB degree summa cum laude from Duke University in 1968 and a PhD in psychology in 1971 from the University of Pennsylvania, under the supervision of Paul Rozin. He is also the author of Biological Psychology, 12th edition (Boston, MA: Cengage, 2016), and coauthor with Michelle N. Shiota of Emotion, 2nd edition (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2012). In addition to textbooks, he has written journal articles on taste-aversion learning, the teaching of psychology, and other topics.

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