View each page for licensing information. Chapters by different authors on all topics generally covered in biological psychology courses. Some chapters don’t have enough information while others have maybe too much. Instead, the following remix by Keys (Psyc 310: Biological Psychology (Keys)- LibreTexts) balances those out.
Author: Amy Liao
This is a collection of canvas pages that are organized like a textbook into modules for 12 chapters. The pages have good graphics and are engaging at an appropriate level for our use. However, this collection is missing information about Perception and about Ingestive behaviors which are part of the C-ID.
The textbook is designed to be used as primary reading for undergraduate Psychology students studying core biological psychology modules. Special note: This book is not complete, it is really good and highly usable – perhaps in conjunction with noba modules
An OER textbook that contains some basic information but does not include information regarding sleep, ingestive behaviors, sensation/perception and learning/memory. What is useful and different about this book is its emphasis on equity and each chapter has discussion questions and video links. It can be used very well in conjunction with, as a supplement to …
Biological Psychology (Hove and Martinez, 2024) – ROTEL project (CC BY-NC-SA)Read More »
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