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Biological Psychology
Taschenbuch von Fred Toates
Sprache: Englisch

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Assuming no prior knowledge of biology and building upon previous editions, Biological Psychology third edition uses everyday experiences to explain complex concepts in an interesting and highly accessible way. This is complemented by a range of inventive pedagogical features and extensive full-colour illustrations to stimulate interest and help students to develop and test their understanding.

Features

  • A user-friendly approach guides students without a background in biology through the course of topics, without sacrificing depth or detail.
  • Learning outcomes, section summaries and 'test your knowledge' questions are included to aid the learning process and allow students to manage their progress.
  • Each chapter ends with a section entitled 'bringing things together', which encourages a wider and more considered understanding.
  • A dedicated feature on evolutionary psychology explains and explores this topic in depth.
  • Greater depth on neuroscience and its methods ensures students are introduced to the debates within this topical area.
  • 'A personal angle' introduces key figures.

Online resources accompanying the text can be found at [...]

These include video clips, interactions, animations, self-test questions and research updates to help students consolidate their understanding and prepare for assessment.

Frederick Toates is a Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University who has 44 years experience of researching and teaching the subject across the UK, continental Europe and the USA.

Assuming no prior knowledge of biology and building upon previous editions, Biological Psychology third edition uses everyday experiences to explain complex concepts in an interesting and highly accessible way. This is complemented by a range of inventive pedagogical features and extensive full-colour illustrations to stimulate interest and help students to develop and test their understanding.

Features

  • A user-friendly approach guides students without a background in biology through the course of topics, without sacrificing depth or detail.
  • Learning outcomes, section summaries and 'test your knowledge' questions are included to aid the learning process and allow students to manage their progress.
  • Each chapter ends with a section entitled 'bringing things together', which encourages a wider and more considered understanding.
  • A dedicated feature on evolutionary psychology explains and explores this topic in depth.
  • Greater depth on neuroscience and its methods ensures students are introduced to the debates within this topical area.
  • 'A personal angle' introduces key figures.

Online resources accompanying the text can be found at [...]

These include video clips, interactions, animations, self-test questions and research updates to help students consolidate their understanding and prepare for assessment.

Frederick Toates is a Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University who has 44 years experience of researching and teaching the subject across the UK, continental Europe and the USA.

Über den Autor

Frederick Toates is a Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University who has 44 years experience of researching and teaching the subject across the UK, continental Europe and the USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Genes, Environment and Evolution

Chapter 3: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Chapter 4: Neurons: How They Work

Chapter 5: The Brain: Basics of Structure and Role

Chapter 6: Development and Plasticity

Chapter 7: Sensory Systems: General Principles

Chapter 8: Vision

Chapter 9: The Other Sensory Systems

Chapter 10: The Control of Movement

Chapter 11: Learning and Memory

Chapter 12: Emotion

Chapter 13: Stress and Coping

Chapter 14: Pain

Chapter 15: Motivation

Chapter 16: Feeding and Drinking

Chapter 17: Sexual Behaviour

Chapter 18: Drugs and Addiction

Chapter 19: Sleep and Walking

Chapter 20: Cognition and Action

Chapter 21: Consciousness

Chapter 22: When Things Go Wrong

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Theoretische Psychologie
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 688
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780273734994
ISBN-10: 0273734997
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Toates, Fred
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Maße: 214 x 281 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: Fred Toates
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2011
Gewicht: 1,47 kg
Artikel-ID: 114118526
Über den Autor

Frederick Toates is a Professor of Biological Psychology at the Open University who has 44 years experience of researching and teaching the subject across the UK, continental Europe and the USA.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Genes, Environment and Evolution

Chapter 3: The Nervous and Endocrine Systems

Chapter 4: Neurons: How They Work

Chapter 5: The Brain: Basics of Structure and Role

Chapter 6: Development and Plasticity

Chapter 7: Sensory Systems: General Principles

Chapter 8: Vision

Chapter 9: The Other Sensory Systems

Chapter 10: The Control of Movement

Chapter 11: Learning and Memory

Chapter 12: Emotion

Chapter 13: Stress and Coping

Chapter 14: Pain

Chapter 15: Motivation

Chapter 16: Feeding and Drinking

Chapter 17: Sexual Behaviour

Chapter 18: Drugs and Addiction

Chapter 19: Sleep and Walking

Chapter 20: Cognition and Action

Chapter 21: Consciousness

Chapter 22: When Things Go Wrong

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Theoretische Psychologie
Genre: Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 688
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780273734994
ISBN-10: 0273734997
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Toates, Fred
Hersteller: Pearson Education Limited
Maße: 214 x 281 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: Fred Toates
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2011
Gewicht: 1,47 kg
Artikel-ID: 114118526
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