Comparative psychology : evolution and development of behavior /
"Comparative Psychology (second edition) is a core textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in Comparative Psychology, Animal Behavior, and Evolutionary Psychology. Its main goal is to introduce the student to evolutionary and developmental approaches to the study of animal behavi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Psychology Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: | "Comparative Psychology (second edition) is a core textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in Comparative Psychology, Animal Behavior, and Evolutionary Psychology. Its main goal is to introduce the student to evolutionary and developmental approaches to the study of animal behavior. The structure of the book reflects the principal areas of importance to psychology students studying animal behavior: evolution, physiological issues, learning and cognition, development, and social evolution. Throughout, this text includes many examples drawn from the study of human behavior, highlighting general and basic principles that apply broadly to the animal kingdom."--Back cover |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 785 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 709-753) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781841694603 1841694606 9781841694597 1841694592 |