An Introduction to Hormones and Behavior

<p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>An Introduction to Hormones and Behavior </em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>explores the ways in which hormones modulate behavior and vice versa. The volume focuses on the key principles of the topic and features original readings from classic studies as well as more recent research to provide students with a holistic understanding of the interplay of hormones and behavior.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The text begins with a chapter dedicated to endocrine principles and methods then advances to discuss sexual differentiation sex differences and development. Later chapters address the distinctive characteristics and differences between male and female reproduction as well as male and female parental behaviors. In the closing chapters students learn about social behavior stress and how hormones influence human behavior. Each chapter features prewriting exercises an introduction to provide context and background information select readings and critical thinking questions.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The revised first edition includes two new readings Testosterone and Cortisol Release among Spanish Soccer Fans Watching the 2010 World Cup Final and Hormones and Sleep.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>An Introduction to Hormones and Behavior</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is an excellent resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in hormones and behavior behavioral endocrinology and physiological psychology.</span></p>