APA Handbook of Comparative Psychology

Combining classical findings with current and new directions in the field, this wide-ranging two-volume reference presents the latest theory and research in animal and human cognition and learning. The reference is written to be accessible to specialists and nonspecialists in multiple disciplines, including researchers, clinicians, and practitioners, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. While most of the readership will be found in psychology and biology, the reference also contains material that will be of interest to those in anthropology, linguistics, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and economics. International contributors bring perspectives from psychology, primatology, evolutionary anthropology, biology, neuroscience, cognitive and behavioral sciences, and comparative cognition. Volume 1 is devoted to basic concepts, methods, the neural substrate, and behavior, with sections on concepts, methods, adaptation and evolution, genes and hormones, the neural substrate, and the final section on behavior, learning, perception, and cognition. Volume 2 covers perception, learning, and cognition in more depth. This volume contains sections on perception and memory, learning and motivation, and cognition and emotion. The books are illustrated with b&w drawings, diagrams, and process charts Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)