Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 1987, Volume 35: Comparative Perspectives in Modern Psychology

By: Nebraska Symposium

Book Overview

The study of animal behavior throws light on everything said to be "natural" social and family relations, mating, communication, and learning. Comparative Perspectives in Modern Psychology illustrates that human behavior is best understood through a method of comparative psychology, based on evolutionary theory that views behavior as the result of the complex interplay of genetics and environment. Contents include: "The Comparative Psychology of Monogamy"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803279264
• ISBN13: 9780803279261
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"