Alan Poling

Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology Alan Poling

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of substances that are used to modify behavior. While different classes of substances have known effects, one has only to see a group of people drinking to excess to recognize that not everyone responds in the same way to a given substance. Why do substances have the behavioral effects they do, and why do individuals vary in their responses to them? This book provides a conceptual framework for answering such questions. Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology includes a short overview of behavioral analysis and general pharmacology, followed by detailed discussion of assessment of drug effects, the stimulus properties of drugs, drug abuse, and more. Review Citations: Scitech Book News 12/01/2001 pg. 126 (EAN 9781878978363, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Poling, Alan Thomas Byrne, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA. Contributor Bio:  Byrne, Thomas Thomas Byrne, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, MA.