Explaining Social Behavior

Author : Jon Elster
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107071186
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explaining Social Behavior written by Jon Elster and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A substantially revised edition of Jon Elster's critically acclaimed book exploring the nature of social behavior and the social sciences.

Author : Michael Numan
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123914752
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neurobiology of Social Behavior written by Michael Numan and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social neuroscience is a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field which is devoted to understanding how social behavior is regulated by the brain, and how such behaviors in turn influence brain and biology. Existing volumes either fail to take a neurobiological approach or focus on one particular type of behavior, so the field is ripe for a comprehensive reference which draws cross-behavioral conclusions. This authored work will serve as the market’s most comprehensive reference on the neurobiology of social behavior. The volume will offer an introduction to neural systems and genetics/epigenetics, followed by detailed study of a wide range of behaviors – aggression, sex and sexual differentiation, mating, parenting, social attachments, monogamy, empathy, cooperation, and altruism. Research findings on the neural basis of social behavior will be integrated across different levels of analysis, from molecular neurobiology to neural systems/behavioral neuroscience to fMRI imaging data on human social behavior. Chapters will cover research on both normal and abnormal behaviors, as well as developmental aspects. 2016 PROSE Category winner - Honorable Mention for Biomedicine and Neuroscience Presents neurobiological analysis of the full spectrum of social behaviors, while other volumes focus on one particular behavior Integrates and discusses research from different levels of analysis, including molecular/genetic, neural circuits and systems, and fMRI imaging research Covers both normal and abnormal behaviors Covers aggression, sex and sexual differentiation, mating, parenting, social attachments, empathy, cooperation, and altruism

Author : Jerald Greenberg
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 1483274128
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Equity and Justice in Social Behavior written by Jerald Greenberg and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equity and Justice in Social Behavior provides a critical assessment of the social psychological knowledge relevant to justice. This book illustrates how the broad concept of justice pervades the core literature of social psychology. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the primary justice theories and identifies some of the focal issues with which they are concerned. This text then provides the necessary theoretical background for the study. Other chapters consider the various individual difference variables known to affect adherence to social justice norms. This book explains as well how the perceived causes of justice affect attempts to seek redress, and how actors and observers diverge in their perspectives about justice. The final chapter deals with the normative and instrumental interpretations that have been offered to explain justice behavior. This book is a valuable resource for social psychologists, social scientists, philosophers, political actors, theorists, and graduate students.

Author : Fred Dretske
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262540612
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explaining Behavior written by Fred Dretske and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1991-02-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do human beings move? In this lucid portrayal of human behavior, Fred Dretske provides an original account of the way reasons function in the causal explanation of behavior. Biological science investigates what makes our bodies move in the way they do. Psychology is interested in why persons—agents with reasons—move in the way they do. Dretske attempts to reconcile these different points of view by showing how reasons operate in a world of causes. He reveals in detail how the character of our inner states—what we believe, desire, and intend—determines what we do.

Author : Kari Dunn Buron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781934575918
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Behaviour and Self-Management written by Kari Dunn Buron and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical tools and other resources to help adolescents and adults improve their social success through better self-regulation, improved interpretation of social cues and other interpersonal skills, in order to lead successful independent lives.

Author : Robert L. Heilbroner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Macroeconomics written by Robert L. Heilbroner and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textbook on economics, with particular reference to the economic structure in the USA - covers national income, the gross national product, supply and demand, production costs, savings, investment, consumption, fiscal policy, budgetary equilibrium, monetary policy, banking, labour force and human resources, unemployment (incl. The impact of automation thereon), fluctuations in economic growth, etc.

Author : Michael Taborsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108788637
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Social Behaviour written by Michael Taborsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies conducted in the field, this book outlines the fundamental principles of social evolution underlying this phenomenal richness.To succeed in the competition for resources, organisms may either 'race' to be quicker than others, 'fight' for privileged access, or 'share' their efforts and gains. The authors show how the ecology and intrinsic attributes of organisms select for each of these strategies, and how a handful of straightforward concepts explain the evolution of successful decision rules in behavioural interactions, whether among members of the same or different species. With a broad focus ranging from microorganisms to humans, this is the first book to provide students and researchers with a comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by natural selection.

Author : Christina Lee
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134805705
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alternatives to Cognition written by Christina Lee and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this provocative book, Christina Lee takes a consciously critical approach to the apparently unchallenged principle that conscious thought is the cause of all human behavior. Without becoming polemical or destructive, she reconsiders a wide range of issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. Suitable for an international audience, the book deals with issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. It assumes some familiarity with contemporary social and applied psychology, and would be appropriate as a text or supplementary reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social psychology and psychological theory, although it is also written with an academic research audience in mind. While it is written largely for psychologists, it would also be of interest to academics from other social-science disciplines with a general interest in explanations of individual social behavior.

Author : Michelle Garcia Winner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780979528613
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Behavior Mapping written by Michelle Garcia Winner and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cognitive behavioral techniques are those which help a student to learn the thinking behind expected behaviors. Social Stories (developed by Carol Gray) are one type of cognitive behavioral technique for teaching students how to cope in a specific context or with specific people. Social Behavior Mapping is another complimentary method, which helps students to understand how our behaviors (expected and unexpected) impact how people feel, which then impacts how they treat us, which impacts how we feel about ourselves. Social Behavior Maps demonstrate to students how we all impact each other emotionally and behaviorally. This technique is not a panacea, but instead helps to demystify the complexity of social thought and related behaviors. It is being embraced in classrooms all over the United States. On this DVD, the evolution of social behavior mapping is explained along with step-by-step instructions on how to use this valuable treatment strategy. This DVD corresponds with a book called Social Behavior Mapping, also by Michelle Garcia Winner."--Container.

Author : Bertram Gawronski
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462518486
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology written by Bertram Gawronski and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the first authoritative explication of metatheoretical principles in the construction and evaluation of social-psychological theories. Leading international authorities review the conceptual foundations of the field's most influential approaches, scrutinizing the range and limits of theories in various areas of inquiry. The chapters describe basic principles of logical inference, illustrate common fallacies in theoretical interpretations of empirical findings, and outline the unique contributions of different levels of analysis. An in-depth look at the philosophical foundations of theorizing in social psychology, the book will be of interest to any scholar or student interested in scientific explanations of social behavior.