5th Edition
Psychophysiology Human Behavior and Physiological Response
By John L. Andreassi
Copyright 2007
578 Pages
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Psychology Press
566 Pages
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Psychology Press
575 Pages
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Psychology Press
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As new technology fuels the rapid growth of research in psychophysiology, it is essential that those new to the field receive a comprehensive introduction. Psychophysiology: Human Behavior and Physiological Response provides students with elementary information regarding the anatomy and physiology of various body systems, recording techniques, integrative reviews of literature, and concepts in... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction to Psychophysiology. Concepts in Psychophysiology. The Nervous System and Measurement of Its Activity. The EEG and Behavior I: Motor and Mental Activities. The EEG and Behavior II: Sensation, Attention, Perception, Conditioning, and Sleep. Event-Related Brain Potentials and Behavior I: Measurement, Motor Activity, Hemispheric Asymmetries, and Sleep. Event-Related Potentials and Behavior II: Mental, Sensory, Attentional, and Perceptual Activities. Event-Related Slow Brain Potentials and Behavior. Neuroimaging, Neuromagnetism, and Behavior. Muscle Activity and Behavior. Electrodermal Activity (EDA) and Behavior. Pupillary Response and Behavior. Eye Movements, Eye Blinks, and Behavior. Heart Activity and Behavior I: Developmental Factors, Motor and Mental Activities, Perception, Attention, and Orienting Responses. Heart Activity and Behavior II: Stress, Emotions, Motivation, Personality, Social Factors, Brain Interactions, and Conditioning. Blood Pressure, Blood Volume, and Behavior. Applied Psychophysiology I: Detection of Deception, Vigilance, Job Design, and Workload. Applied Psychophysiology II: Auditory and Visual System Tests, Nervous System Disorders, Clinical Neurology, and Behavior Disorders. Applied Psychophysiology III: Biofeedback and Psychoneuroimmunology. Environmental Psychophysiology. Appendix: Laboratory Safety.
Biography
John L. Andreassi
"Overall, I found this book enjoyable to read. There was a good logical progression from one topic to the next. It is very comprehensive, extensively documenting positive, negative or controversial findings by many measures of mental processes ranging from attention, concentration, memory, perception, sensation, intelligence, affect, language, and cognition to sleep."
—The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
