| Perspectives on Behavioral Inhibition Contributor(s): Reznick, J. Steven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0226710408 ISBN-13: 9780226710402 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $86.13 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1989 Annotation: Behavioral inhibition, often displayed as shyness in children and avoidance in animals, can be observed in the earliest stages of infancy. Recent research indicates that in extreme cases the tendency to either approach or withdraw from uncertain events continues through late childhood and is supported by specific biological mechanisms, suggesting a genetic basis. To effectively study behavioral inhibition, researchers are departing from the essentially experiential and descriptive techniques of traditional psychology and turning to a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, genetics, and ethology. Perspectives in Behavioral Inhibition brings together the most current research of leading scholars in the various disciplines involved. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Personality |
| Dewey: 155.232 |
| LCCN: 89032463 |
| Series: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Mental Health and Development, Studies O |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.33" W x 9.28" (1.30 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Behavioral inhibition, often displayed as shyness in children and avoidance in animals, can be observed in the earliest stages of infancy. Recent research indicates that in extreme cases the tendency to either approach or withdraw from uncertain events continues through late childhood and is supported by specific biological mechanisms, suggesting a genetic basis. To effectively study behavioral inhibition, researchers are departing from the essentially experiential and descriptive techniques of traditional psychology and turning to a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, genetics, and ethology. Perspectives in Behavioral Inhibition brings together the most current research of leading scholars in the various disciplines involved. |