A good summary of comparative psychology and a great starting point for students.
Sophie Edwards, University of St. Andrews
A comprehensive overview of topics within comparative psychology.
Lara Wood, Abertay University
A comprehensive and balanced introduction to comparative psychology that combines behavioural, psychological and biological insights, and encourages students to make connections within and beyond psychology.
An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the field of comparative psychology. Combining behavioural, psychological and biological insights, students are encouraged to make connections within and beyond psychology, while discussion of cutting-edge research stimulates students to explore the topic further.
Key Features
- The only up-to-date and student-oriented introductory textbook on comparative psychology.
- Essential knowledge is clearly conveyed through an understanding of the mechanisms governing animal behaviour, its evolution, and its development.
- Provides a comprehensive and balanced coverage of the field by combining behavioural, psychological and neurophysiological insights.
- A forward-thinking introduction which not only explains the history of comparative psychology thought, but critiques the on-going research within the field.
- Illustrations and images help to demonstrate key points and increase students' engagement with the topic.
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An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the field of comparative psychology. Combining behavioural, psychological and biological insights, students are encouraged to make connections within and beyond psychology, while discussion of cutting-edge research stimulates students to explore the topic further.
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1: Introduction
Part I: Survival
2: Navigation and Homing
3: Finding and Hoarding Food
4: Extracting and Processing Food
5: Predator and Anti-Predatory Behaviour
Part II: Reproduction
6: Acquiring and Maintaining Territories
7: Courtship and Reproduction
8: Parental Behaviour and Offspring Development
Part III: Social Life
9: Individuals and Groups
10: Acts and Signals
11: Friends and Foes
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Josep Call is a comparative psychologist specializing in primate cognition, Wardlaw Professor in the Evolutionary Origins of Mind at the University of St Andrews, and co-Director of the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences of the University of St Andrews.
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The only up-to-date and student-oriented introductory textbook on comparative psychology.
Essential knowledge is clearly conveyed through an understanding of the mechanisms governing animal behaviour, its evolution, and its development.
Provides a comprehensive and balanced coverage of the field by combining behavioural, psychological and neurophysiological insights.
A forward-thinking introduction which not only explains the history of comparative psychology thought, but critiques the on-going research within the field.
Illustrations and images help to demonstrate key points and increase students' engagement with the topic.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780198865490
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
326 gr
Høyde
247 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Dybde
9 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
184
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