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Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology


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Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology (16 Volume set) brings together a number of titles which explore animal behaviour and learning, some in isolation but mostly comparing it with human behaviour. Research in this area looks at many different issues, using various methods and examines species from insects to primates. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1928 and 1997, with the majority from the 70s and 80s, includes contributions from many highly respected authors.

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Primate Models of Human Neurogenic Disorders

Primate Models of Human Neurogenic Disorders

1st Edition

By V.G. Startsev
March 03, 2020

Originally published in 1976, this volume reports research that will help us to understand the causes of psychogenic diseases. It deals both experimentally and theoretically with the question of symptom specificity in psychosomatic research โ€“ why some individuals respond to psychological stress ...

The Behavioral Significance of Color

The Behavioral Significance of Color

1st Edition

Edited By Edward H. Burtt, Jr.
March 03, 2020

Prior to publication the study of animal coloration was plagued by fanciful speculations, post hoc explanations and untestable hypotheses. This title, originally published in 1979, draws together widely scattered research into the coloration of animals; formulates predictive hypotheses to account ...

The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills Evolutionary Implications

The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills: Evolutionary Implications

1st Edition

Edited By Eugene S. Gollin
March 03, 2020

Originally published in 1985, the aim of this book was to examine the development of adaptive skills in a comparative context. Comparative explorations have evolutionary implications. Thus it is inevitable that the contributors to this volume, all of whom come to the study of development with a ...

The Neurobiology of Behavior An Introduction

The Neurobiology of Behavior: An Introduction

1st Edition

By Gordon J. Mogenson
March 03, 2020

Originally published in 1977, the objective of this book was to examine the mechanisms by which the multiple factors or determinants โ€“ homeostatic deficits, hormonal influences, circadian rhythms, experiential and cognitive factors โ€“ become translated by the central nervous system into ...

Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology

Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology

1st Edition

By Various
February 26, 2018

Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology (16 Volume set) brings together a number of titles which explore animal behaviour and learning, some in isolation but mostly comparing it with human behaviour. Research in this area looks at many different issues, using various methods and ...

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