Hofer, Myron A., 1931-

The roots of human behavior : an introduction to the psychobiology of early development / Myron A. Hofer. - San Francisco : Freeman, c1981. - xiii, 331 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - A Series of books in psychology .

Contents
Introduction

Part 1. The Nature of Behavior
1. Evolution
2. Basic Properties of Behavior
3. The Organization Behavior

Part II. From Cll to Psyche
4. The Sperm and the Egg
5. Prenatal Behavior
6. The Newborn
7. From Biology to psychology

Part III. Interactions and Environments
8. The Early History of the Neuron
9. processes modifying Brain Organization
10. The Intrauterine Environment
11. The Parent-Infant Relationship

Part IV. The Emergence of the Child
12. The Forces of Rapid Change
13. The Origins of Language
14. Play: The Cradle of Adult Behavior
15. Early Sexual, Aggressive, and parenting Behavior

Summary and Perspectives

Includes bibliographies and index.

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Psychophysiology.
Human behavior.
Child psychology.
Psychobiology.
Behavior.
Child development.
Human development.
Psychophysiology.

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