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1 online resource (x, 286 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
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 illuminates 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. |
Contents |
B.F. Skinner--The man -- Skinner's intellectual background -- Skinner's philosophy of a science of human behavior--Radical behaviorism -- Operant conditioning and the experimental analysis of behavior -- Skinner on cognition -- Skinner on language -- Applied behavior analysis -- B.F. Skinner : expert self-manager -- Skinner's views on bettering society -- Criticisms of Skinner -- Skinner's legacy. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990.
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Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 1904-1990. |
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Skinner, Burrhus Frederic, 1904. |
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Skinner, Burrhus F. |
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Behaviorism (Psychology)
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Behaviorism (Psychology) |
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Behaviorism. |
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Behavior. |
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Conditioning, Operant. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Ferguson, Kyle E.
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Other Form: |
Print version: O'Donohue, William T. Psychology of B.F. Skinner. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2001 0761917586 (DLC) 00011616 (OCoLC)45188938 |
ISBN |
9781452262741 (electronic book) |
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1452262748 (electronic book) |
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9781452229409 (ebook) |
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1452229406 (ebook) |
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0761917586 |
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9780761917588 |
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0761917594 |
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9780761917595 |
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