Fundamentals of Psychology: An Introduction focuses on issues that cut
through the artificial boundaries commonly held in the study of
behavior. The book reviews the nature of the organism in terms of
basic neurology, including the neurological organization of the
central nervous system and the general features of brain development.
The author also examines the normal course of development of the
visual systems. He discusses fixed patterns of behavior and the
developmental processes that include emotional behavior, self-control,
language use, perceptual, and cognitive development. The author then
explains the use of statistical concept in psychological research, as
well as the psychological methods of inquiry that involves variable
manipulation and observation of effects. The author also discusses
learning and motivation theory including the theories of Pavlov,
Skinner, and Premack. He discusses the organism as an information
processor using short- and long-term memory, and the mind as having
physical aspects such as brain codes and a brain structure known as
the corpus callosum. This book is helpful for psychiatrists,
psychologists, behavioral scientists, students and professors in
psychology.
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ISBN
9781483271491
Publisert
2016
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Academic Press
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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