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Motivation : a biobehavioural approach /

Provides the reader with an understanding of why individuals exhibit certain behaviors, and what causes these actions. 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 chap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wong, Roderick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction and perspective
  • Mating and reproductive activities
  • Paternal/maternal activities
  • Feeding activities
  • Food selection
  • Drinking activities
  • Stimulus seeking and exploratory activities
  • Aversive motivation systems : fear, frustration and aggression
  • Social motivation : attachment and altruism
  • Conclusions and retrospective.