Understanding Behaviorism

Behavior, Culture, and Evolution
2. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4051-1261-1
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Understanding Behaviorism explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems in a scholarly but accessible manner.

Only book available that both explains behavior analysis and deals with philosophical and practical problems.

Makes behaviorism accessible and explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems.

Treats the ancient concepts of purpose, knowledge, language, and thought as well as modern social problems like freedom, responsibility, government, and culture.

Offers practical approaches to improving the lives of all humankind.

Includes suggestions for further reading.

Contents:

Part I: What Is Behaviorism?

1. Behaviorism: Definition and History

2. Behaviorism as Philosophy of Science

3. Public, Private, Natural, and Fictional

Part II: A Scientific Model of Behavior

4. Evolutionary Theory and Reinforcement

5. Purpose and Reinforcement

6. Stimulus Control and Knowledge

7. Verbal Behavior and Language

8. Rule-Governed Behavior and Thinking

Part III: Social Issues

9. Freedom

10. Responsibility, Credit, and Blame

11. Relationships, Management, and Government

12. Values: Religion and Science

13. The Evolution of Culture

Index

Zielgruppe

undergraduates and graduate students studying behavior analysis

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baum, William M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Tierpsychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Über Autor(innen)

William M. Baum is Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire and has appointments at the University of California, Davis and at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is an associate editor of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior and President of the Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior.