Perspectives on Behavioral Inhibition (John D & C T Macarthur FNDTN Ser Mental Health/DEV MF) - Hardcover

Reznick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226710408 ISBN 13: 9780226710402

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1989

Synopsis

Behavioral inhibition, often displayed as shyness in children and avoidance in animals, can be observed in the earliest stages of infancy. Recent research indicates that in extreme cases the tendency to either approach or withdraw from uncertain events continues through late childhood and is supported by specific biological mechanisms, suggesting a genetic basis. To effectively study behavioral inhibition, researchers are departing from the essentially experiential and descriptive techniques of traditional psychology and turning to a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, genetics, and ethology. Perspectives in Behavioral Inhibition brings together the most current research of leading scholars in the various disciplines involved.

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About the Author

J. Steven Reznick is assistant professor of psychology at Yale University and lecturer at the Child Study Center of the Yale School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226710408
• ISBN 13: 9780226710402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 326