Biological Psychology

by Neil V. Watson (Author), S. Marc Breedlove (Author), Mark R. Rosenzweig (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.25

  Biological Psychology 4th edition is a comprehensive survey of the bases of behaviour that is both authoritative and up to date. Building on the strengths of its predecessor, it continues to offer an outstanding illustration program and a very broad perspective encompassing lucid descriptions of behaviour, evolutionary history, development, proximate mechanisms and applications. The new edition boasts hundreds of new references and hones students' critical thinking ability yet remains reader friendly throughout.

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $3.25

  The Second Edition of this best-selling text retains its focus on the examination of each major topic in psychobiology from five perspectives: the description of behaviour, the evolution of behaviour, the development of behaviour, the biological mechanisms underlying behaviour and applications of biological psychology to human problems. Improvements in this edition include new material on cognitive and clinical neuroscience, extensive chapter reorganisation, enhanced pedagogy and refined artwork. To further enhance students' understanding, each copy includes Sylvius: Fundamentals of Human Neural Structure , a CD-ROM tutorial. This Special Edition is comprised of three sections: (1) a Surface Anatomy module allowing the user to visualise the external features of the brain, (2) a Sectional Anatomy module focused on the internal structures and (3) an alphabetical Index from which the user can choose and obtain a visual description of various neuroanatomical structures.