Studying Human Behavior - How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality

Informationen zum Autor Helen E. Longino is chair and the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Stanford University. She is the author of Science as Social Knowledge and The Fate of Knowledge. Klappentext Deals with the complexities of human behavioral research! a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of "nature versus nurture." The author dissects five approaches to the study of behavior - quantitative behavioral genetics! molecular behavior genetics! developmental psychology! neurophysiology and anatomy! and social/environmental methods. Zusammenfassung Deals with the complexities of human behavioral research! a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of "nature versus nurture." The author dissects five approaches to the study of behavior - quantitative behavioral genetics! molecular behavior genetics! developmental psychology! neurophysiology and anatomy! and social/environmental methods.

Product details

• Authors: Helen E. Longino, LONGINO HELEN E, Longino Helen E.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2013
• EAN: 9780226492872
• ISBN: 978-0-226-49287-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, Psychology: emotions, Psychological methodology, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour