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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807408603321

Autore

Hebb D. O (Donald Olding)

Titolo

The organization of behavior : a neuropsychological theory / / D.O. Hebb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2002

ISBN

1-135-63191-3

1-138-00382-4

1-282-32653-8

9786612326530

1-4106-1240-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (379 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/8

Soggetti

Neuropsychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: New York : Wiley, 1949. (A Wiley book in clinical psychology). With new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-319) and index.

Nota di contenuto

FOREWORD TO THE REPUBLICATION; PREFACE; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE PROBLEM AND THE LINE OF ATTACK; 2. SUMMATION AND LEARNING IN PERCEPTION; 3. FIELD THEORY AND EQUIPOTENTIALITY; 4. THE FIRST STAGE OF PERCEPTION: GROWTH OF THE ASSEMBLY; 5. PERCEPTION OF A COMPLEX: THE PHASE SEQUENCE; 6. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEARNING CAPACITY; 7. HIGHER AND LOWER PROCESSES RELATED TO LEARNING; 8. PROBLEMS OF MOTIVATION: PAIN AND HUNGER; 9. THE PROBLEM OF MOTIVATIONAL DRIFT; 10. EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES; 11. THE GROWTH AND DECLINE OF INTELLIGENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Since its publication in 1949, D.O. Hebb's, The Organization of Behavior has been one of the most influential books in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. However, the original edition has been unavailable since 1966, ensuring that Hebb's comment that a classic normally means ""cited but not read"" is true in his case. This new edition rectifies a long-standing problem for behavioral neuroscientists--the inability to obtain one of the most cited publications in the field.   The Organization of Behavior played a



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