John Staddon

The New Behaviorism (eBook, PDF)

Foundations of Behavioral Science

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking book presents a brief history of behaviorism, along with a critical analysis of radical behaviorism, its philosophy and its applications to social issues. This third edition is much expanded and includes a new chapter on experimental method as well as longer sections on the philosophy of behaviorism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000389678
• Artikelnr.: 61361455

Autorenporträt

John Staddon is James B. Duke Professor of Psychology, and Professor of Biology and Neurobiology, Emeritus, at Duke University, USA. He is the author of more than 200 research papers and five books. His research is on the evolution and mechanisms of learning in humans and animals, and the history and philosophy of psychology, economics and biology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: History
1. The Psychology of the "Other One"
2. Neo-Behaviorism and Learning Psychology
3. The Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Part 2: Explanation
4. Behaviorist Theory
5. Radical Theory
6. Variation and Selection
7. Behavior-Evolution Parallels
8. Experimental Methods
9. What is Rational?
10. Philosophy of Behaviorism
11. Free Will, Behaviorism and Utopia
12. Values
13. Behaviorism and Mental Life
14. Cognitivism and the New Behaviorism
15. The New Behaviorism
16. Internal States: The Logic of Historical Systems
17. Consciousness and Behaviorism
18. Three Domains
Part 3: Behaviorism and Society
19. Law, Punishment and Behaviorism
20. The Contingencies of Medicine
21. Teaching
Postscript: Alchemy of the Mind