Control of Behaviour (Course SD206: Biology - Brain & Behaviour) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749250585 ISBN 13: 9780749250584

Publisher: Open University Worldwide, 1993

Synopsis

Control of Behavior examines the internal (neurophysiological) and external factors which influence behavioral control. The book describes behavioral mechanisms such as the factors underlying the situation when an animal changes from being active to being asleep, switches from performing one type of activity to performing another, or changes its responsiveness to a constant stimulus.

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From the Back Cover

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the control of behaviour, drawing on the work of psychologists, neurophysiologists and ethologists. It describes those factors, both internal and external, that have been shown to control behaviour. Some behaviours are rhythmic, involving cyclic changes in the amount of hormone secreted. Other behaviours, such as aggression, are a response to external factors. Animals and humans may respond to identifiable stimuli in their environment in a particular way, but at other times the response to a stimulus may be difficult to predict. In this book, both rhythms and motivation will be explored and the links between them emphasized, leading to explanations of the control of behaviour at both the behavioural and neurophysiological level.
"Control of Behaviour" is part of a series produced by The Open University in the United Kingdom, a distance-learning institution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Worldwide
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749250585
• ISBN 13: 9780749250584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196
• Editor: Toates Frederick M.