The Wiley handbook of contextual behavioral science / / edited by Robert D. Zettle [and three others] ; contributors, Mark Alavosius [and forty-five others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808496103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-118-48984-5; 1-118-48988-8; 1-118-48985-3; 1-118-48986-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (567 p.)
• Collana: Wiley Clinical Psychology Handbooks
• Disciplina: 150.19/8
• Soggetti: Context effects (Psychology); Behaviorism (Psychology); Contextual therapy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Examining the Partially Completed Crossword Puzzle: The Nature and Status of Contextual Behavioral Science; Trends in CBS; References; Part I Contextual Behavioral Science Nature, Strategy, and Current Status; Chapter 2 Why Contextual Behavioral Science Exists: An Introduction to Part I; Why CBS Gradually Distinguished Itself from Traditional Behavior Analysis; The Chapters in Part I; References; Chapter 3 Contextual Behavioral Science: An Overview; Contextual Behavioral Science in Context: A Brief History; Philosophy of Science Implications of CBS for Theory; Implications of CBS for Research Methods; Summarizing CBS; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Functional Contextualism and Contextual Behavioral Science; Pragmatism: What is True is What Works; The Unique Event in Context; The Pragmatism of B. F. Skinner; Functional Contextualism; Precision; Scope; Depth; Alternative Strategies: Mechanism and Organicism; Why a ; Contextual Strategy is Valuable; The Material Causality of the Body; Private Events; Analysis is Itself an Act in Context; Implications of Functional Contextualism for Other Areas of Science Functional Contextualism and Human Values; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Contextual Behavioral Science: Holding Terms Lightly; Precision and Scope in CBS; A CBS Metaphor from the History of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Scientific Generativity across Problem-Solving Contexts; New Terms in CBS; Summary; References; Chapter 6 Pragmatism and Psychological Flexibility in the Research Context: Applying Functional Contextualism to Scientific Methodology; Philosophical Context; Behavioral Barriers to Scientific Progress; Psychological Flexibility and Enhancement of Research Practices Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 A Functional Place for Language in Evolution: The Contribution of Contextual Behavioral Science to the Study of Human Evolution; The Central Role of Behavior in Evolution; The Crucial Role of Language in Human Evolution; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part II Relational Frame Theory; Chapter 8 Relational Frame Theory: Finding Its Historical and Intellectual Roots and Reflecting upon Its Future Development: An Introduction to Part II; Placing RFT in the Wider Context of CBS; Units of Analysis Relating as a Unit of Analysis; A Multidimensional Multilevel Framework for the Analysis of Relational Framing; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 9 Relational Frame Theory: The Basic Account; Introduction; Section 1: Background to the Development of Relational Frame Theory; Section 2: On the Origins and Properties of AARR; Section 3: The Rich Complexity of AARR; Section 4: Evidence for AARR as a Learned Operant Behavior; Section 5: Important Additional Features of AARR; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 10 Relational Frame Theory: Implications for the Study of Human Language and Cognition