Physiological Psychology, Biology - General & Miscellaneous, Behavioral Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Overview
In Motivation: A BiobehaviouraLApproach, Roderick Wong presents an analysis of motivated behavior such as sexual activity, parental behavior, food selection, and fear or aggression, from a biological perspective. Each chapter focuses on the individual systems underlying specific motivational states that result in motivated acts. The author discusses similarities, differences, and integration between these motivational systems throughout the volume. Using a framework derived from research and theory from animal behavior and comparative psychology, he analyzes relevant issues in human motivation such as mate choice, nepotism, attachment and independence, sensationseeking, obesity, and parent-offspring conflict.Book Details
Published
October 1, 2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
292
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521561754