Biological psychology
Aiming to make biological psychology accessible to psychology students, this book features examples integrated throughout the text
Print Book, English, ©2013
11th ed., International student ed View all formats and editions
Wadsworth / Cengage Learning, Stamford, Conn., ©2013
xx, 584 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
9781111839529, 9781408088692, 1111839522, 140808869X
1052802174
The biological approach to psychology
Neurons and actions potentials
Communication at synapses
Brain anatomy
Brain development and plasticity
The visual system
Hearing, the body senses, and the chemical senses
Control of movement
Sleeping and waking
Temperature control, thirst, and hunger
Sexual behaviors
Biology of emotions
Learning and memory
Lateralization, language and consciousness
Abnormal behavior
Previous edition: 2009