The Englishman: Memoirs of a Psychobiologist - Softcover

Staddon, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908684666 ISBN 13: 9781908684660

Publisher: University of Buckingham Press, 2016

Synopsis

"Although I have been basically an academic for most of my life, the way I got there has taken some surprising turns."

An unsuspected ancestry, playing in WW2 London, comical schooldays, and a spell in colonial Africa are just a few of the childhood moments described in John Staddon's memoir The Englishman.

This is not just another transatlantic autobiography from a British working-class kid who made his name in the USA. It's a witty and entertaining romp through the subject he has made his own. By way of his wide-ranging interests in biology, artificial intelligence, economics, philosophy and behavioural neuroscience, John Staddon introduces and explores his most important work on how animals learn.

He discusses the exciting field of behavioural psychobiology, explains theoretical research on choice and interval timing and debates so-called superstition in the learned behaviour of pigeons, rats, fish - and people.

The Englishman is an entertaining life story interwoven with expansive thoughts on the fascinating field of behavioural psychology.

About this title

About the Author

John Staddon is a James B. Duke Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology, Emeritus, at Duke University. He has worked in many universities around the world, including MIT, Oxford, and the University of Toronto. He is the author of "The New Behaviorism" (2014) and "Adaptive Behavior and Learning" (2016), among other books.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Buckingham Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908684666
• ISBN 13: 9781908684660
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256