<div>Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of hu
Human behavior : a cell to society approach
โ Scribed by DeLisi, Matt; Matto, Holly C.; Vaughn, Michael G.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 410
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Preface xv Human Behavior and the Core Competencies (EPAS) xix About the Authors xxiii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE CELL TO SOCIETY FRAMEWORK 1 CHAPTER 2 GENES AND BEHAVIOR 23 CHAPTER 3 STRESS AND ADAPTATION 43 CHAPTER 4 EMOTION 63 CHAPTER 5 EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS 83 CHAPTER 6 TEMPERAMENT 103 CHAPTER 7 PERSONALITY 127 CHAPTER 8 COGNITION AND LEARNING 149 CHAPTER 9 SOCIAL EXCHANGE AND COOPERATION 171 CHAPTER 10 SOCIAL NETWORKS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL RELATIONS 195 CHAPTER 11 TECHNOLOGY 217 CHAPTER 12 THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 237 CHAPTER 13 INSTITUTIONS 261 CHAPTER 14 BELIEF SYSTEMS AND IDEOLOGY 283 Glossary 309 References 319 Author Index 357 Subject Index 367
โฆ Subjects
Human behavior Physiological aspects PSYCHOLOGY Reference
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