The Psychology of B F SkinnerSAGE, 15.03.2001 - 286 Seiten Behaviorists, or more precisely Skinnerians, commonly consider Skinner's work to have been misrepresented, misunderstood, and to some extent defamed. In this book, the author clarifies the work of B F Skinner, and puts it into historical and philosophical context. Though not a biography, the book discusses Skinner himself, in brief. But the bulk of the book illuminats Skinner's contributions to psychology, his philosophy of science, his experimental research program (logical positivism) and the behavioral principles that emerged from it, and applied aspects of his work. It also rebuts criticism of Skinner's work, including radical behaviorism, and discusses key developments by others that have derived from it. |
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Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 B F SkinnersThe Man | 15 |
Chapter 3 Skinner s Intellectual Backgroun d | 27 |
Chapter 4 Skinner s Philosophy of a Science of Huma n BehaviorRadica l Behaviorism | 55 |
Chapter 5 Operant Conditioning and the Experimental Analysis of Behavior | 73 |
Chapter 6 Skinner on Cognition | 101 |
Chapter 7 Skinner on Language | 119 |
Chapter 8 Applied Behavior Analysis | 149 |
Expert SelfManager | 165 |
Chapter 10 Skinner s Views on Bettering Society | 193 |
Chapter 11 Criticisms of Skinner | 221 |
Chapter 12 Skinner s Legacy | 239 |
Chapter 13 B F Skinner s Published Works | 259 |
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About the Authors | 286 |
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