Behavioral genetics

Author(s)

• Plomin, Robert

Bibliographic Information

Behavioral genetics

Robert Plomin ... [et al.]

W.H. Freeman : Worth Publishers, c2001

4th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-431) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Behavioural Genetics", fourth edition provides an overview of human and animal behavioural genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioural, biological, and social sciences to the field. With the addition of new chapters, thorough updating, and a new co-author, this latest edition of "Behavioural Genetics" seeks to be at the crossroads of where psychology, psychiatry, and genetics intersect.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Mendel's laws of heredity
• beyond Mendel's laws
• DNA - the basis of heredity
• nature, nurture and behaviour
• identifying genes
• neurogenetics
• cognitive disabilities
• general cognitive ability
• special cognitive abilities
• psychopathology
• personality and personality disorders
• health psychology and aging
• evolution
• environment
• behavioural genetics in the 21st century.

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Details

• NCID: BA5354213X
• ISBN:
  • 0716751593
• LCCN: 00039394
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 449 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH457
  • DC21 : 591.5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Behavior genetics