Advances in the study of behavior. Volume 12 / edited by Jay S.Rosenblatt ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosenblatt, Jay S.

Series:

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 12.

Advances in the study of behavior ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal behavior.

Human behavior.

Psychology, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOR V 12

Contents:

Front Cover; Advances in The Study of Behavior, Volume 12; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Erratum; Chapter 1. Pavlovian Conditioning of Signal-Centered Action Patterns and Autonomic Behavior: A Biological Analysis of Function; I. Introduction; II. The Prefiguring Hypothesis; III. Pavlovian Conditioning and Foraging Behavior; IV. Pavlovian Conditioning of Defensive Behavior; V. Pavlovian Conditioning of Reproductive Behavior; VI. Ecological Implications of Prefiguring; References; Chapter 2. Selective Costs and Benefits in the Evolution of Learning; I. Introduction

II . Learning and Evolution-Historical Background and Current ConcernsIII. An Ecological Conception of Learning; IV. Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Evolution of Adaptations; V. The Selective Benefits of Learning; VI. The Selective Costs of Learning; VII. Learning and the Adaptive Complex; VIII. Implications for the Study of Learning; References; Chapter 3. Visceral-Somatic Integration in Behavior, Cognition, and "Psychosomatic" Disease; I. Introduction; II. Visceral-Somatic Relationships; III. Higher Order Integration of Visceral and Somatic Activity

IV. Visceral Activity and Ideational ImageryV. Toward a Concept of Psychogenic Organic ("Psychosomatic") Disease; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Language in the Great Apes: A Critical Review; I. Introduction; II. Brief History of the Ape Language Projects; III. Theoretical Issues; IV. The Signing Apes; V. Artificial Lexicons; VI. Investigations into Meaning; VII. Investigations into Mental States; VIII. Relation to Animal Cognition and Natural Animal Communication; IX. Implications for Human Language and Cognitive Development

X. Problems Raised by the Language Research and Suggestions for Future ResearchXI. Concluding Statements; References; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-73840-9

9786611738402

0-08-058273-7

OCLC:

476215080