Edition |
Paperback ed. |
Description |
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and indexes. |
Contents |
Pt. 1. Controversial issues and unquestionable contributions : A matter of controversy -- Sketch for a portrait -- The Skinner box: a new microscope for psychology. Pt. 2. Skinner and the European tradition: Pavlov, Freud, Lorenz and Piaget : Pavlov's ambiguous heritage -- Freud in Skinner's writings -- Skinner and the ethological tradition -- Piaget and Skinner: constructivism and behaviourism. Pt. 3. Touchstones of radical behaviourism: brain, cognition, language and creativity : Skinner and biology -- From mentalism to cognitivism -- The language issue -- Thought processes and creativity. Pt. 4. The concern for real life: a venture into Utopia : Mental health -- Education -- Society and Utopia -- Freedom, at last... |
Subject |
Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990.
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Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990. |
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Behaviorism (Psychology)
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Behaviorism (Psychology) |
ISBN |
0863773915 |
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