Toates, F. M.
Biological psychology : an integrative approach / Frederick Toates. - Harlow, England : Prentice Hall, 2001. - xx, 650 p. ; 28 cm.
Preface. - Guided tour. - Reviewers. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. One. Introduction. - Ch. Two. Integrating explanations. - Ch. Three. Coordinated action: integrating systems. - Ch. Four. Neutons: a closer look. - Ch. Five. The brain: basics of structure and role. - Ch. Six. Development. - Ch. Seven. Sensory systems: general principles. - Ch. Eight. Vison. - Ch. Nine. The other sensory systems. - Ch. Ten. The control of movement. - Ch. Eleven. Learning and memory. - Ch. Twelve. From reflexes to goals. - Ch. Thirteen. Emotion. - Ch. Fourteen. Stress and coping. - Ch. Fifteen. Pain. - Ch. Sixteen. Motivation. - Ch. Seventeen. Feeding and drinking. - Ch. Eighteen. Sexual behaviour. - Ch. Nineteen. Psychoactive drugs. - Ch. Twenty. Sleep and waking. - Ch. Twenty-one. Cognition. - Ch. Twenty-two. Brains, minds and consciousness. - Ch. Twenty-three. Integration: understading how things can go wrong. - Glossary. - References. - Index
Biological psychology is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the biological bases of experience and behaviour. It adopts a gentle hand-holding approach, explaining the fundamental importance of a knowledge of biology in order to grasp and understand behaviour. The level of presentation assumes no prior knowledge of biology. A wide range of topics are covered, including emotion, stress, consciousness, pain, feeding, drinking and sex. The author's approach carefully integrates related areas of study such as neural science and ethology as well as relevant areas within general psychology. - Back cover
0582369738
Psychobiology.
612.8 / TOA
Biological psychology : an integrative approach / Frederick Toates. - Harlow, England : Prentice Hall, 2001. - xx, 650 p. ; 28 cm.
Preface. - Guided tour. - Reviewers. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. One. Introduction. - Ch. Two. Integrating explanations. - Ch. Three. Coordinated action: integrating systems. - Ch. Four. Neutons: a closer look. - Ch. Five. The brain: basics of structure and role. - Ch. Six. Development. - Ch. Seven. Sensory systems: general principles. - Ch. Eight. Vison. - Ch. Nine. The other sensory systems. - Ch. Ten. The control of movement. - Ch. Eleven. Learning and memory. - Ch. Twelve. From reflexes to goals. - Ch. Thirteen. Emotion. - Ch. Fourteen. Stress and coping. - Ch. Fifteen. Pain. - Ch. Sixteen. Motivation. - Ch. Seventeen. Feeding and drinking. - Ch. Eighteen. Sexual behaviour. - Ch. Nineteen. Psychoactive drugs. - Ch. Twenty. Sleep and waking. - Ch. Twenty-one. Cognition. - Ch. Twenty-two. Brains, minds and consciousness. - Ch. Twenty-three. Integration: understading how things can go wrong. - Glossary. - References. - Index
Biological psychology is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the biological bases of experience and behaviour. It adopts a gentle hand-holding approach, explaining the fundamental importance of a knowledge of biology in order to grasp and understand behaviour. The level of presentation assumes no prior knowledge of biology. A wide range of topics are covered, including emotion, stress, consciousness, pain, feeding, drinking and sex. The author's approach carefully integrates related areas of study such as neural science and ethology as well as relevant areas within general psychology. - Back cover
0582369738
Psychobiology.
612.8 / TOA