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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826106403321

Autore

O'Donohue William T

Titolo

The psychology of B.F. Skinner / / William O'Donohue, Kyle E. Ferguson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage, c2001

ISBN

1-5063-1778-2

1-4522-2940-6

0-7619-1758-6

1-4522-6274-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 286 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

FergusonKyle E

Disciplina

150.19/434/092

Soggetti

Behaviorism (Psychology)

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - B. F. Skinner's-The Man; Chapter 3 - Skinner' s Intellectual Backgroun d; Chapter 4 - Skinner' s Philosophy of a Science of Huma n Behavior-Radica l Behaviorism; Chapter 5 - Operant Conditioning and the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; Chapter 6 - Skinner on Cognition; Chapter 7 - Skinner on Language; Chapter 8 - Applied Behavior Analysis; Chapter 9 - B. F. Skinner : Expert Self-Manager; Chapter 10 - Skinner' s Views on Bettering Society; Chapter 11 - Criticisms of Skinner; Chapter 12 - Skinner' s Legacy

Chapter 13 - B. F. Skinner' s Published WorksIndex; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This text is a guide to Skinner's theories and their application in the field of behaviourism. His contributions to psychology his philosophy of science, his experimental research and the behavioural principles are illuminated by the authors.