Motivation: A Biobehavioural Approach - Couverture souple

Wong, Roderick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521567270 ISBN 13 : 9780521567275

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This book presents an analysis of motivated behaviour from a biological perspective.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521567270
• ISBN 13: 9780521567275
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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