Control of Behaviour: Edition en anglais - Brossura

Open University

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3540637958 ISBN 13: 9783540637950

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 1998

Riassunto

Control of Behavior examines the internal (neurophysiological) and external factors which influence behavioral control. The book describes behavioral mechanisms such as the factors underlying the situation when an animal changes from being active to being asleep, switches from performing one type of activity to performing another, or changes its responsiveness to a constant stimulus.

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This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the control of behaviour, drawing on the work of psychologists, neurophysiologists and ethologists. It describes those factors, both internal and external, that have been shown to control behaviour. Some behaviours are rhythmic, involving cyclic changes in the amount of hormone secreted. Other behaviours, such as aggression, are a response to external factors. Animals and humans may respond to identifiable stimuli in their environment in a particular way, but at other times the response to a stimulus may be difficult to predict. In this book, both rhythms and motivation will be explored and the links between them emphasized, leading to explanations of the control of behaviour at both the behavioural and neurophysiological level.
"Control of Behaviour" is part of a series produced by The Open University in the United Kingdom, a distance-learning institution.

Contenuti:

Introduction.- Motivation.- Biological Clocks.- Aggression.- Stress.- Epilogue.- Answers to Questions.- Glossary

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• Editore: Springer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 3540637958
• ISBN 13: 9783540637950
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 187
• Redattore: Toates Frederick