Understanding Behaviorism: Behavior, Culture, and Evolution - Couverture rigide

Baum, William M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405112611 ISBN 13 : 9781405112611

Editeur : Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

Understanding Behaviorism explains the basis of behavior analysis and its application to human problems in a scholarly but accessible manner. Behaviorism is defined as the proposition that a science of behavior is possible, and the book begins by exploring the question of whether behavior is free or determined, relating behaviorism to pragmatism, and showing how feelings and thoughts can be treated scientifically. Baum then discusses ancient concepts such as purpose, knowledge, and thought, as well as social problems such as freedom, responsibility, government, and culture. This new edition of a classic work is an invaluable part of the new evolutionary perspective in understanding behavior in general and culture in particular, and culminates by offering practical approaches to improving the lives of all humankind.

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À propos de l?auteur

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 serves on the Executive Committee for the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior. He is also president of the Society for the Quantitative Analysis of Behavior.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405112611
• ISBN 13: 9781405112611
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible