Introduction to scientific psychology /

This unique introductory textbook, the first to address psychology as a rigorous natural science, applies to the study of human behavior the same scientific standards taken for granted in other natural sciences. The result is a scientific psychology that studies the evolutionary, physiological, and...

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Main Author: Schlinger, Henry D.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Poling, Alan D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1998]
Series:Applied clinical psychology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This unique introductory textbook, the first to address psychology as a rigorous natural science, applies to the study of human behavior the same scientific standards taken for granted in other natural sciences. The result is a scientific psychology that studies the evolutionary, physiological, and environmental variables determining behavior. The authors discuss the relationship between science and psychology and examine issues traditionally important to psychologists, showing how these matters are often better understood by a natural science approach. Special features include; an outline and a summary for each chapter detailed learning objectives bold type for important terms italicized definitions, and a glossary./LIST.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 388 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-383) and index.
ISBN:9781489918932 (electronic bk.)
1489918930 (electronic bk.)