An Introduction to Hormones and Behavior

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5165-2344-3
Verlag: Cognella Academic Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Paperback

An Introduction to Hormones and Behaviour explores the ways in which hormones modulate behaviour and vice versa. The volume focuses on the key principles of the topic and features original readings from classic studies, as well as more recent research, to provide students with a holistic understanding of the interplay of hormones and behaviour.

The text begins with a chapter dedicated to endocrine principles and methods, then advances to discuss sexual differentiation, sex differences, and development. Later chapters address the distinctive characteristics and differences between male and female reproduction, as well as male and female parental behaviours. In the closing chapters, students learn about social behaviour, stress, and how hormones influence human behaviour. Each chapter features prewriting exercises, an introduction to provide context and background information, select readings, and critical thinking questions.

Easy to understand, focused, and written to provide students with a solid foundation in the topic, An Introduction to Hormones and Behaviour is an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in hormones and behaviour, behavioural endocrinology, and physiological psychology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Über Autor(innen)

Karen Bales is a professor in the Department of Psychology and a core scientist at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. She earned her Ph.D. in biology from the University of Maryland and served as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and the University of Maryland, College Park, under C. Sue Carter, 2000 – 2003. Dr. Bales is the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants for her research and has authored and coauthored many research articles for peer-reviewed journals including American Journal of Primatology, Social Neuroscience, and Physiology and Behavior, to name a few.