Motivation: A Biobehavioural Approach provides the reader with an
understanding of why an individual exhibits certain behaviours, and
what the causes of these actions are. Roderick Wong presents an
analysis of motivated behaviour such as sexual activity, parental
behaviour, food selection, fear or aggression, from a biological
perspective, each chapter focussing on individual systems underlying
specific motivational states that result in motivated acts. The
similarities, differences and integration between these motivational
systems are discussed throughout. Using a framework derived from
research and theory from animal behaviour and comparative psychology,
this book analyses relevant issues in human motivation such as mate
choice, nepotism, attachment and independence, sensation-seeking,
obesity and parent-offspring conflict. It will be particularly useful
for undergraduate students in psychology or behavioural science taking
courses in motivation and emotion, comparative psychology, animal
behaviour or biological psychology.
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ISBN
9780511038280
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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