Study Guide to Accompany Garrett & Hough′s Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
9781506392479 (ISBN)
Completely revised to accompany the best-selling Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience, Fifth Edition, the Study Guide offers students even more opportunities to review, practice, and master course material. Featuring chapter outlines, learning objectives, summaries and guided reviews, short answer and essay questions, multiple choice post-test questions, and answer keys, the guide reflects important updates made to the content in the main text to enhance student understanding.
Bob Garrett is a Visiting Scholar at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He was Professor of Psychology at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and held several positions there, including Chairperson of the Department of Psychology, Faculty Development Coordinator, and Interim Dean of Academic Affairs. He received his BA from the University of Texas at Arlington and his MA and PhD from Baylor University. He received further training in the Department of Physiology at Baylor University College of Medicine and at the Aeromedical Research Primate Laboratory, Holloman Air Force Base. Bob lives on a 3,200-acre ranch he shares with 48 other families in the hills outside San Luis Obispo. His sons, Geoffrey and Michael, and grandchildren, Evan, Naomi, and Talia, all live nearby. Gerald (Jerry) Hough is a Professor of Biological Sciences and Psychology at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He received his BS from Purdue University and his MS and PhD from The Ohio State University. He also held a post-doctoral position at Bowling Green State University, and taught undergraduate courses at Heidelberg College. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on anatomy, animal behavior, research methods, psychopharmacology, cognitive neuroscience, physiology, and learning. He is also an elected member of the American Ornithologists Union from his work on sparrows, pigeons, and Hawai’ian ‘amakihi birds. His research focus is in the evolutionary and neural bases of spatial and communication behaviors in birds. Gerald; his wife, Kerry; their two sons; and his mother, Carole, live in lovely southern New Jersey.
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1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience
Nature and Nurture
Post-test
Answers
2. Communication Within the Nervous System
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Cells That Make Us Who We Are
How Neurons Communicate With Each Other
Post-test
Answers
3. The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System
Development and Change in the Nervous System
Post-test
Answers
4. The Methods and Ethics of Research
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Science, Research, and Theory
Research Techniques
Research Ethics
Post-test
Answers
5. Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Psychoactive Drugs
Addiction
The Role of Genes in Addiction
Post-test
Answers
6. Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Motivation and Homeostasis
Hunger: A Complex Drive
Obesity
Anorexia, Bulimia, and Binge Eating Disorder
Post-test
Answers
7. The Biology of Sex and Gender
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Sex as a Form of Motivation
The Biological Determination of Sex
Gender-Related Behavioral and Cognitive Differences
Sexual Orientation
Post-test
Answers
8. Emotion and Health
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Emotion and the Nervous System
Stress, Immunity, and Health
Biological Origins of Aggression
Post-test
Answers
9. Hearing and Language
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Hearing
Language
Post-test
Answers
10. Vision and Visual Perception
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Light and the Visual Apparatus
Color Vision
Form Vision
The Perception of Objects, Color, and Movement
Post-test
Answers
11. The Body Senses and Movement
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Body Senses
Movement
Post-test
Answers
12. Learning and Memory
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Learning as the Storage of Memories
Brain Changes in Learning
Learning Deficiencies and Disorders
Post-test
Answers
13. Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
The Nature of Intelligence
The Biological Origins of Intelligence
Deficiencies and Disorders of Intelligence
Post-test
Answers
14. Psychological Disorders
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Schizophrenia
Affective Disorders
Anxiety, Trauma, and Stress-Related Disorders
Personality Disorders
Post-test
Answers
15. Sleep and Consciousness
Chapter Outline
Learning Objectives
Sleep and Dreaming
The Neural Bases of Consciousness
Post-test
Answers
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.11.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 215 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 690 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781506392479 / 9781506392479 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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